Season 3
(2012)
Overview
Season 3 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a two-night premiere on Fox on June 4 and 5, 2012. By the third episode, which aired on June 11, 2012, the judges had tasted all 100 dishes and given white MasterChef aprons to 36 contestants. In the same episode, the judges cut that number down to 18 contestants. The season concluded on September 10, 2012 with the first blind contestant Christine Ha winning the MasterChef title.
Cast
Episodes
Auditions (1) 0.0
June 4, 2012
After a nationwide search, only the best amateur cooks – including a stock broker, a professional opera singer, a plast…
Auditions (2) 0.0
June 5, 2012
The auditions continue as the judges critique the good and the bad and continue to winnow down the competition. Those w…
Auditions (3) and Top 36 Bootcamp 0.0
June 11, 2012
The final round of auditions is held in Los Angeles. Then, the 36 remaining hopefuls compete in a ground-beef challenge…
Top 18 Compete 0.0
June 12, 2012
The Top 18 must create gourmet dishes using duck and bananas. Later, they're challenged to cook with unusual and intimi…
Top 16 Compete 0.0
June 18, 2012
Culinary boot camp awaits the 16 remaining hopefuls at California's Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, where they'll wor…
Top 15 Compete 0.0
June 19, 2012
Fifteen hopefuls remain, and they're tasked with creating unique dishes using unconventional—and unappetizing—cuts of m…
Top 14 Compete 0.0
June 25, 2012
The judges split the cooks into teams to prepare breakfast for hotel guests; the members of the losing team must prove …
Top 13 Compete 0.0
June 26, 2012
A budget-friendly mystery-box challenge requires the wannabe chefs to create a gourmet meal using only $20 worth of ing…
Top 12 Compete 0.0
July 2, 2012
The 12 remaining hopefuls are split into three teams for a food-truck challenge that requires them to create budget-fri…
Top 11 Compete 0.0
July 3, 2012
Judge Graham Elliot joins the amateur cooks in the kitchen, taking part in a mystery-box challenge. Later, a double eli…
Top Nine Compete 0.0
July 9, 2012
The amateur chefs must cook with exotic ingredients from the sea
Top 8 Compete 0.0
July 16, 2012
The amateur chefs are taken to a Southern California rodeo, where they'll work in teams to feed a hearty meal to 101 hu…
Top 7 Compete 0.0
July 17, 2012
Paula Deen is a guest judge for a Southern-inspired mystery-box challenge. Later, the hopefuls are paired up to cook a …
Top 6 Compete, Pt. 1 0.0
July 23, 2012
Part 1 of 3. Eight previously eliminated contestants return and compete for a chance to win back their aprons and conti…
Top 6 Compete, Pt. 2 0.0
July 24, 2012
Part 2 of 3. The seven remaining hopefuls find shrimp in the mystery basket, and must make standout dishes with a very …
Top 6 Compete, Pt. 3 0.0
August 14, 2012
Conclusion. The six remaining hopefuls compete in a team challenge at Hatfield's, a Hollywood hot spot, where they atte…
Top 5 Complete 0.0
August 21, 2012
A game-changing twist surprises the five remaining hopefuls during a mystery-box challenge. Later, the wannabe chefs ar…
Top 4 Compete 0.0
August 28, 2012
Four hopefuls remain, and they must work in teams of two to prepare a gourmet meal for three world-renowned chefs: Dani…
Top 3 Compete 0.0
September 4, 2012
Part 1 of 2. Season 3 finale: The three remaining hopefuls are tasked with creating a dish that best embodies their per…
Winner Chosen 0.0
September 10, 2012
In their final challenge in the kitchen, the two home cooks will conceptualize and prepare the most important three-cou…