The tenth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 29, 2019, and concluded on September 18, 2019. Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges. The season was won by creeler Dorian Hunter, with former Army interrogator Sarah Faherty finishing second, and college student Nick DiGiovanni placing third.
Top 20 Except where otherwise cited, source for names, hometowns and occupations: Ages and nicknames as given on air. Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status Dorian Hunter 45Cartersville, Georgia CreelerWinner September 18 Sarah Faherty 31San Diego, California Former Army Interrogator Nick DiGiovanni 22Barrington, Rhode Island College StudentEliminated September 18 Noah Sims 32Epworth, Georgia Septic Service TechnicianEliminated September 11 Shari Mukherjee 34Rochester, Minnesota Stay-at-Home MomEliminated September 4 Subha Ramiah 54West Nyack, New York R&D Director Micah Yaroch 19Grand Rapids, Michigan Kitchen PorterEliminated August 28 Brielle "Bri" Baker 24 Dallas, Texas Cocktail ServerEliminated August 21 Jamie Hough 42Pawleys Island, South Carolina FishermanEliminated August 15 Fred Chang 24Redondo Beach, California Revenue AnalystEliminated August 8 Wuta Onda 30Bronx, New York English TeacherEliminated August 1 Renee Rice 33Ada, Oklahoma ReceptionistEliminated July 31 Samuel "Sam" Haaz 35Philadelphia, Pennsylvania AttorneyEliminated July 25 Keturah King 30London, England Freelance WriterEliminated July 18 Elizabeth "Liz" Linn 53Durand, Michigan Events ConsultantEliminated July 11 Michael Silverstein 31Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Real Estate Flipper Evan Tesiny 36Brooklyn, New York Sales CoordinatorEliminated June 27 Kimberly White 31New York, New York Shoe DesignerEliminated June 20 Deanna Colon 45 Simi Valley, California Vocal CoachEliminated June 12 Kenneth "Kenny" Palazzolo 46Boston, Massachusetts Carpenter
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(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished as a runner-up in the finals. (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge/ Skills Test or Elimination Test). (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round. (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but didn't win. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge. (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination. (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or Pressure Test, and they advanced. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they advanced. (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
This contestant was on the winning team but was selected to compete in the elimination test by their team captain.
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