Season 5 (2014)

Top 30 Compete
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May 26, 2014

Host award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, along with fellow judges restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot retur...Read more

Top 22 Compete
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June 2, 2014

The contestants must prepare a unique dish in the first mystery box challenge -- which features ingredients typically used in dess...Read more

Top 20 Compete
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June 9, 2014

The cooks compete to feed 500 male and female troops on a desert Army base; the losing team faces a pressure test featuring blueberry pie.

Top 18 Compete
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June 16, 2014

The contestants tackle a seafood challenge, with the winner choosing what dessert the others will prepare in the elimination round.

Top 17 Compete
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June 23, 2014

The contestants prepare a seafood menu for a beachfront wedding; one team faces a challenge featuring a meal with steak and fries.

Top 16 Compete
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June 30, 2014

A mystery-box challenge has the Top 16 chefs preparing dishes using canned foods. The winner will work with former "MasterChef" ch...Read more

Top 15 Compete
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July 7, 2014

The contestants must put aside their difference as they pair up to create a surf-and-turf dish; the challenge losers face a pressu...Read more

Top 14 Compete
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July 14, 2014

The remaining 14 cooks work in two sets of teams at a busy, iconic diner in Los Angeles; the members of the losing team must make ...Read more

Top 13 Compete
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July 21, 2014

The cooks must create a dish using Alaskan king salmon; during the elimination round, the cooks create a dish using one judge's favorite ingredients.

Top 12 Compete
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July 28, 2014

The cooks prepare romantic dinners for couples celebrating anniversaries; Ramsay's wife joins him for dinner; the losing team crea...Read more

Top 11 Compete
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August 4, 2014

For the first time, the contestants get to choose between two mystery boxes: one filled with high-end ingredients and one containi...Read more

Top 10 Compete
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August 11, 2014

The home cooks split into two teams and create menus of healthy football game concessions for an entire stadium; the cooks on the ...Read more

Top 8 Compete
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August 18, 2014

The cooks split into teams of two and prepare a poultry dish using different parts of the chicken; two pairs face a pressure test with eggs.

Top 7 Compete
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August 25, 2014

The remaining contestants receive hometown encouragement as they prepare savory apple dishes; while the challenge winner is safe f...Read more

Top 6 Compete
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September 1, 2014

Ramsay works alongside the cooks as they take over a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles; croquembouche pressure test.

Top 5 Compete
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September 8, 2014

Joined by VIP kitchen guests, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by loved ones; the cooks face a challenge involving rare protein dishes.

Top 4 Compete
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September 8, 2014

A final team challenge establishes who will move on to the top three.

Top 3 Compete
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September 15, 2014

The Top 3 contestants create dishes for a panel of judges from all 50 U.S. states. The winner earns an automatic spot in the Top 2...Read more

Winner Chosen
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September 15, 2014

In the Season 5 finale, the winner is chosen after the Top 2 compete for the trophy, a book deal and a $250,000 grand prize.