01x05 - Top 11 Compete

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Next on "MasterChef"...

Your time is done
inside "MasterChef."

...with two more cooks
out of the competition,

the remaining 12 are about to
be split into opposing teams...

Come on, guys,
Blue Team, let's go!

There must be 150 Marines

in that queue.

...for a challenge on a scale
they've never known.

Oh, my God.

From the bottom
of all our hearts,

we apologize.

The team who loses will face
an elimination taste test

where one more
contestant's dream

of becoming America's
first MasterChef...

will come to a bitter end.

The remaining 12 contestants

are about to face their first
MasterChef field challenge.

Yeah.

Oh, my God.

Whoo!

Should we put our hands
in the air? I mean, like...

Oh, my God. Look at that!

- Look.
- What did you do, man?

Our amateur home cooks

have been brought to
a U. S. Marine base

where for the first time

they will have to cook for
more than just the judges.

What's going on here?

- Whoo!
- Oh, my...

No way!

Oh, my God.

Welcome to Camp Pendleton!

With me is a man who knows
this place inside out.

Please say good morning
to Colonel Morano.

- Sir.
- Morning, sir.

The people here
have many duties,

but one thing that
they all share in common

is they all have to eat.

We go through
and poultry products

and over 200,000 pounds
of vegetables every month.

- Wow!
- Today all of you

are cooking one entree.

Alongside that,
you'll be cooking two sides.

And then finishing with
the most amazing dessert.

Got it. Got it, got it!

Now, all of you
will be cooking this

for 400 Marines
and their families

- at 1500 hours.
- Wow.

I was like, "No way."
I can't cook for four--

I've never cooked
for more than 20 people.

I was like,
"We are."

We're gonna split
into two teams.

And for the first time,
you will go head-to-head

as a team challenge.

The winning team will
advance to the next stage.

The losing team will face
a pressure test.

And on the back of
that pressure test,

there will be
an elimination.

This one is really dear
to my heart, guys.

My dad served in the Navy
for 32 years.

So make this one count.

David Miller,
did you realize we're coming

to a U. S. Marine base today
with that top on?

Uh, no, sir, I did not.

I think someone's gonna beat

the out of you
in a minute.

Right.

Mike, you won yesterday's

Chinese invention test, yes?

Now, today you're gonna pick

your team
that becomes Team Blue.

First choice.
Who's it gonna be?

I'm thinking,
"Okay, well, you know,
Mike's gonna look at me

and he's going to say,
'All right,

I want this guy on my team."

So I'm feeling pretty good.

- Jake, come over here, buddy.
- Jake, stand over, buddy.

And he, you know, calls Jake.

Lee, why don't you
come over here, brother?

Lee. Excellent.

I gotta pick my baby Tracy.

- Come here, sweetie.
- Tracy, let's go.

- Tony, come here, buddy.
- Tony, let's go.

And then so on and so on.

And that's
just pumping me up.

I'm like,
"All right, man, it's on."

- Sheetal, come here.
- Gordon: Sheetal, nice.

- Great.
- I love it.

Leave me with what we have.

Let's take the leftover team

and we're gonna kick your a*s.

Clearly, Team Red by default.

It definitely drove us.

I mean, it was like--
you feel like you're scraps.

You're like,
"All right," you know.

"I'm the last pick?

Okay, I'ma go out there
and I'ma show you."

Just put our hearts
on this plate.

Let's do everything we can.
We'll do this.

Today, everything
is on the line.

The team that loses
has to go into a pressure
challenge the next day.

That meant somebody
was going home

and I didn't want
that to be me.

Mike has picked
his Blue dream team

of Jake, Lee, Tony, Tracy,
and Sheetal.

While Sharone, David, Whitney,
Jenna, Faruq, and Slim

become the underdog Red Team.

Get your game face on.

One stunning entree, two sides,
one stunning dessert.

They'll be arriving
at 1500 hours.

You do not...
keep these Marines waiting,
is that clear?

Yes, Chef.

Your time starts now.
Off you go.

Let's go, guys. Let's go.

In this field challenge,

the judges will decide
which team wins

based on their food,

team performance
in the commercial kitchen,

and feedback
from the Marines.

Pantry! Produce!

- Check the pantry out.
- Okay, okay.

Walking through the kitchen,

I got my game face on.
I got no time to be, like,

"Oh, wow. Real-live
commercial kitchen."

I say we go with the steak.
I got a phenomenal recipe

for the best
barbecue sauce glaze

you'll ever have in your life.

All right, there we go.

Immediately, Sharone steps up

to fill an empty leadership
role on the Red Team.

We still need another side.

We got tons of potatoes.

That's so, like--

That's so boring!

- I know.
- Okay, so let's think.

Tell me, talk to me.

Potatoes au gratin
with bacon.

- Sharone: Do you know
how to make it?
- Yeah, sure.

Okay, there we go.

Instantaneously,
Sharone takes charge.

Get the mild Cheddar
and get the Monterey Jack, too.

- Get both of them.
- Uh-huh.

So, we're sitting down,
we're planning it out,

and it actually seems
to be working.

This is really important,
before we even get to the food,

we all got different styles.

Most importantly, let's
communicate with each other.

Immediately, we're,
like, all of us,

you could feel the electricity
just pulsating.

At the same time,
there was a bit of fear

because I've never cooked
for that many people

in my life.

Like, can we do this?

You want a stuffed
pork loin then or...

What do you feel most
confident, brother?

You know.
I want you to be in your,
you know...

I'm fine with that, dude,
we just gotta get at it.

We gotta get 'em going,
get 'em butterflied
and stuff 'em.

All right, I got this k*ller
stuffed pork loin, you know?

We gotta make a lot of it.

I'm confident if
we all team up, you know,

we can bust it out.

Mike, what is
actually on the menu?

What have you
decided to do?

Sort of like a stuffed loin.

Sure.
What are the side dishes?

Like a roasted corn
sort of salad.

- Right.
- We've got scalloped potatoes.

Scalloped potato,
like a gratin dauphinois?

- Yes, yes.
- Okay.

Dessert, what's for dessert?

It's gonna be puff pastry
layered with some cream.

Puff pastry with cream?

- These are Marines, yeah?
- Yeah.

I don't think they do
much puff pastry.

Talk to me about the menu,
please. What is it?

I've got some
marinated skirt steak

that we're gonna glaze
with a sweet, spicy,
and smoky barbecue sauce.

- Uh-huh.
- Scalloped potatoes

with yummy bacon,
crispy bacon.

Second side, what is it?

We're doing simple
roasted vegetables
with fresh herbs.

While the Red Team starts

on an apple turnover dessert,

over on the Blue Team,

Mike's leadership
is in question.

- Mike?
- Yes, sir.

You're not listening
to me, my friend.

I told you, I don't
want that parsley,

- I want flat-leaf parsley.
- Dude, I don't think
they have it, bro.

How come you pulled
that one out then
if you needed it?

I didn't pull it.

I found out pretty quickly
that Mike

didn't really have
the leadership stuff

because he is so frantic.

You want this?
That's gonna cover all of it?

That's flat-leaf parsley.
Is that all you got?

- This is gonna cover all of it?
- Okay, it's a good start.

- Is that all?
- It's a good start.

I have a very, kind of--

I don't know if
you'd call it enthusiastic,

or intense, or passionate,
or just crazy.

Whatever it is,
it is what it is.

How many of the apples
do you need sliced?

You're stressing me out, man.

How many of these apples
do you need sliced?

Just slice 'em all, okay?

Mike's over there
just frantic.

He's just like,
"What do you want me to do?
What do you want me to do?

And I'm just like,
"Whoa, okay. All right."

Mike, I need you
to take a breath and
slow down in your head.

You slow down in your head,
you go faster on the table.

- What am I doing, bro?
- You're stressing people out
around you

- is what you're doing.
- I'm helping you out.

I have no problem
being a subordinate

as long as the person
that's directly above me

has got their head gear
cleaned out

and together,
you know?

- Okay.
- You sure? I'm just asking.

Let's try this again
from the top.

- Let's just start over.
- Okay, all right, brother.

Look, keep it positive.
Keep it positive, bro.

- Let's just start over.
- Keep it positive.

I didn't know
you get like that.

Looking at
what Jake was doing

when he was
cutting down the fat,

I was real worried that

the pork was gonna be
coming out dry.

I'm sure flavor
might've been cool,

but I'm thinking,
"Dude, it's gonna come out dry."

- You with me?
- I got you.

Dude, I'm supposed
to be team leader.

It's my responsibility.

I had the privilege
of choosing the team,

so I definitely
felt the burden.

The burden of responsibility
is gonna be on me.

With a power struggle emerging,

can the Blue Team
pull together

or will a fight over the wheel
steer them into the rocks?

How do you want
the parsley done?

Looking at
what Jake was doing

when he was cutting down
the fat,

I was real worried that the pork
was gonna be coming out dry.

As a team leader,
I cannot let this happen

and just do nothing.

Not only is Blue Team
captain Mike

convinced that Jake's pork
is going to end up dry,

he also fears
they won't have enough

to feed the 400 Marines
and their families.

I thought, "Okay, I gotta
create some insurance."

Okay.

Luckily, I go in the fridge,

I see pork loins left,

and I'm thinking,
"Thank you, God. Thank you."

I trust Jake and his thing,
but I think, you know,

because I'm the captain,
and, you know,

I don't wanna change
what he's doing,

we're gonna do pork two ways.

We're gonna do
a very simple pork loin

with some bacon, some garlic,

and some rosemary
in there as well.

And it looks like Mike's fear
over Jake's pork loins

is about to be confirmed.

Hey, Jake, what are you
doing there?

Trimming off the silver skin
and the excessive fat.

- You know that's on there
for a reason.
- Okay.

It's a loin, so it's lean.

I felt really good that

I had cooked
those three extra loins.

So taking that much fat off
there, you got every chance

- of drying that meat out.
- Absolutely, absolutely.

- So just think about it, yeah?
- Very good.

- Will do.
- You're jeopardizing, yeah?

- Don't wanna let
these guys down.
- The possibilities

- big time there, okay?
- Okay.

- Yeah?
- Thank you, Chef.

This is flat-on perfect
for gratin.

- Then let's do it. I'ma be
careful. I'ma be careful.
- All right.

All right, big boy, you taking
the meat to the grill, huh?

How you gonna make sure these
things stay medium-rare?

What, are you gonna
just mark 'em?

I'm literally just
searing them off

and then I'm gonna keep 'em,
let 'em cook down.

'Cause you know these things
aren't that thick.

These things are
gonna be cooked through
right away. Be careful.

The Red Team,
under Sharone 's leadership,

is coming together, no?

Yeah, I really thought
that, you know,

Sharone is trying his hardest

to make that team work,

not just himself.

I think that the Blue Team

seems very scattered,
you know?

You got Mike sitting
in a corner

doing pork one way,
Jake's doing pork his style,

but have no real game plan.

I'm very worried about that.

Also worried,
no one's talked
about portions.

- Right.
- They're making, like,

mounds and mounds of meat,
potatoes,

we haven't talked about what
does 400 portions of food mean?

Yeah, I mean,
you're cooking for Marines

and these guys
can pack away some food.

David, what are you doing?

Sautéing some bacon
for potatoes au gratin.

Look at me.
Turn the heat up, yeah?

Get the bacon
nice and crispy.

You're dressed like
a waiter, yeah?

I want you to cook
like a cook. Come on.

- Yes, sir.
- Get in the game. Let's go.

Oh, my God.

What a nightmare.

Once I had
all the grease out,

I had forgotten the bacon

was sitting at the side
of the tilt pad.

So I go to roll it back up.

It shakes a little bit.

And I lost about five pounds

of cooked bacon.

Oh, by the way,

it's cooked perfectly.

I'm feeling like
we're pretty behind.

So, we've got
a problem, yes?

Just over half an hour to go
and just touch that there.

Chef Ramsey pulls out
the pork loins

and they're undercooked.

I was just stressing
big time about that.

Don't panic, yeah?


but that is raw.

We cannot start panicking,

but you gotta listen to me.

- You take one off each tray.
- Sure.

- The ovens up to max.
- Okay.

And get them cooking.
They're boiling, okay?

- Okay.
- One of you take control.

Talk about pressure,
you know?

We win as a team,
we lose as a team,

but I was the guy
that was responsible
for the pork.

I was definitely concerned that
this thing might not work out.

Meanwhile, on the Red Team,

Sharone is fast-questioning
whether Faruq

has prepared enough
vegetables for their dish.

Ah, man, I don't know
if that's enough, Faruq.

This is 200 people
we're doing.

Sharone, he's looking at me,
he's like, "I don't think

that's gonna be
enough vegetables."

I'm like,
"Dude, it's gonna be fine.

- Let's just get it done."
- Faruq, are we good?

- Yep.
- I look at the guys
and I'm asking,

"How many pans
of these potatoes

are we gonna be serving?"

And they say three.

And in my head, immediately,

I'm taken aback.
That's not enough.

Dude, that's not enough.

We got 200 to 300 people
we're feeding

and we got three?

That's not gonna work.

Five feet
in between each table!

My main concern right now
is not having enough.

We do not know
the scale of this operation.

We don't know
what we're gonna need,

and other than
the fact that we see

a mountain of food
in front of us,

have no idea if that's gonna
be able to feed everybody.

Ten minutes left, guys!

Everything inside
the hot boxes,

then we're heading
to the beach

where the Marines
are waiting.

Come on, guys,
Blue Team, let's go!

The last ten minutes
in the kitchen

was total mayhem.

We gotta put it in!

We need to put those
into the cool box.

The clock's
totally running down.

We're running
around the kitchen,

trying to get
all the loins out,

and get 'em wrapped.

Eight minutes, guys!

Come on,
let's get this wrapped!

Turn everything off!

People are Saran Wrap, foil,

in the hot box,
in the cooler.

Blue Team, Red Team,
five minutes to go!

Nothing would suck more
than cooking this food
for three hours

and forgetting the equipment
necessary to serve it to people!

Let's do this, come on!
What else, what else?

Three minutes to go!

Three minutes, you guys!
Three minutes!

Blue Team!

You've still got food
in the ovens.

Lee, puff pastry--
is this yours?

I'll get it, I'll get it,
I'll get it!

Come on! Come on, Tracy!
Come on, baby!

Who's got food in the ovens?

No one! Mike! Mike! No one!

Come on!
Two minutes to go!

We were just barely getting

the last of the apple crisps
out of the oven.

Give me towels! Towels!

Nine!

Gordon counts down,
"Ten, nine..."

Eight, seven, six, five...

- What else?
- four...

Whitney comes over
with the last pan.

I slam it in there.

Two!

I'm like, "Oh, my God.

We actually did this."

- One and stop.

Good job, guys! Good job.

That was out of control.

- Good job.
- Mike: Fantastic job.

- Great teamwork.
- Blue Team, Red Team!

It's not over yet.
We gotta get to the beach.
Let's go!

Let's go, go, go, go!
Let's go!

The Marines
and their families

are ready,
willing and hungry.

But the sheer number of mouths
lining up to be fed

leaves both teams praying

they haven't miscalculated
the number of portions.

Marines and families,

this is "MasterChef!"

We are incredibly honored

to cook for you all
here today.

- Thank you.

Are you guys hungry?

Yeah!

Okay, Blue Team, Red Team,
off you go!

Marines,
distinguished guests,

please come forward,
have a read of the menu,

and the choice is all yours.

Welcome to the Blue Team.

The Blue Team
has stuffed pork loin

with creamy scalloped
potatoes and corn salad

followed by a berry Napoleon.

All right,
you enjoy that, okay?

Thank you so much.

Thanks for choosing Red!

Team Red are offering
barbecue beef,

potatoes gratin,
and roasted vegetables

with a apple turnover
for dessert.

Don't be shy to ask
for more beef if you want.

Enjoy. You're welcome.

In addition to
all-over performance,

the judges will use feedback
from the Marines

to help them decide which team
will win the challenge.

I'm gonna go with
the skirt steak.

Oh, my gosh, like,

we were blowing away
the Blue Team.

And I was like,
"You know what?

The Red Team definitely
has this in the bag.

How is the beef?

Really good barbecue sauce.
Love it.

- How is it?
- Very good.

- Happy with the choice?
- Yeah.

Yes?

So many people
came to us for our food

because we chose--
you know, we chose a menu

that they all liked
and they gravitated to.

Slim, I'm gonna need potatoes

in about eight to nine people.

As the Marines devour
the culinary delights,

two things become clear.

I'm gonna need more veggies here
in just a minute.

The Red Team's barbecue steak
is a runaway success,

but they're running
dangerously low

on the sautéed vegetables
and potato gratin side dishes.

We need more veggies, Slim!

Don't wanna run out
of stuff, guys.

Someone should get in
that hot box and make sure

you got enough food
to feed all these people.

We got one pan
of potatoes there.

We've got
one tray of veggies.

I'm looking in the hot box,
and I'm like,

"Uh, guys, we've got
one tray of potatoes

and one tray
of vegetables left."

We have one pan
of potatoes left.

We only have one pan
of veggies left.

Yeah, it's not looking
real good at this point.

The queue is getting longer.

- This is it.
- I know.

- This is all we have left.
- I know.

It is what it is.

Slowly, but surely,

the veggies are disappearing

and we all have
the moment of....

Have you got any more veggies?

That's the last tray
of vegetables.

We are officially
out of veggies.

Sorry about that. Last portion
of potatoes right here.

These men and women,
they deserve this meal
that we're giving to 'em.

And we had the one job
of just feeding them

and making sure they were happy,
and we were failing.

Red Team, embarrassingly,
running out of vegetables.

- How many trays?
- Three trays of potatoes.

- Three trays of vegetables.
- That's crazy.

I mean, there must be


Well, someone's gonna
have to break the news to 'em,

and it's not gonna be me.

We are out of potatoes.
We are out of vegetables.

No more veg, yeah?
And no more potatoes.

Oh, come on, guys.

Okay,
Red Team, embarrassingly,
running out of vegetables.

- How many trays?
- Three trays of potatoes.

- Three trays of vegetables.
- That's crazy.

I mean, there must be


Someone's gonna have to
break the news to 'em,
and it's not gonna be me.

Marines, I know a lot of you

are getting ready
to getting shipped off
on tours of duty.

All we wanted to do

was come out here
and cook for you.

We ran out of veggies,
we ran out of potatoes,

and again, from the bottom
of all of our hearts

here on the Red Team,
we apologize,

and we hope that
you'll accept our apology.

- Come on over!
- Come on over!

We got plenty
of food for y'all!

We hear that, basically,
Red Team has run out of food.

And I'm looking
at what we have left,

and I'm like, "We're golden."

I felt really good that
I had cooked those extra loins.

I felt real good
about that for sure.

We were in
the Red one before.

We were in the Red line,
but we moved over here

because they
ran out of potatoes.

Come on, man.
I got him, I got him.

All we got left is beef
and apple pie,

and they were still loving it.

Hey, Marines, we got
double steak and double pie!

And that line did
not go anywhere.

They kept coming,
kept coming.

You know, you really can't
pass up an opportunity

for steak and barbecue sauce.

I gotta hop on it
while I can.

I told him I like steak,
and he's like, "You know what?

I'm gonna give you a fat one."

So I'm like,
"All right, good to go."

Time to go eat. Oh!

- Oh, wow.
- Hey, man. Hey!

Appreciate it.

With the troops fed,
the judges convene

to decide which team
performed better

in the field challenge.

The losing team
will face a pressure test

where one contestant will be
eliminated from "MasterChef."

- This is too close to call.
- Joe: Very difficult.

Blue Team
didn't run out of anything.

- Right.
- They had plenty veg,
plenty of potatoes,

and the pork was the only
weak link in the chain.

Pork wasn't as good
as the beef from the Red Team.

Quite frankly, the Red Team
ex*cuted a perfect steak

with perfect sauce.
I mean, it was probably

one of the best things we had.

- Gordon: Yeah.
- The food was amazing.

It was delicious.

If they had enough,
no question, but...

You know, these guys
came here to eat.

If you think
you're gonna feed


finest Marines

with three pans of potatoes,

I think you're making
a big misjudgment.

And, listen,
at the end of the day,

if you want to be
a MasterChef,

you have to be able
to gauge portions.

On a technical aspect,
the Red Team really
didn't accomplish

what they were
supposed to accomplish,

which is to feed
those people.

Yeah, tough one. For me...

it's 49/51.

Yeah, very close.

Marines, were you happy
with the food?

Yeah!

Right, Blue Team, Red Team,
please come down!

I feel like, you know, it could
go either way at this point.

But I feel like the Blue Team

earned it and deserved it

because we did not
run out of food.

Blue Team, got off
to a difficult start.

However, you found
your stride.

The food was phenomenal.
Well done.

Really well done.

- Thank you, Chef!

Red Team, you must've
made the most delicious

barbecue sauce ever made
in Camp Pendleton.

- Well done.

Tremendous teamwork.

And more importantly,
delicious food.

It was a very,
very close contest.

Joe, Graham, and myself
have watched the teamwork,

the coordination,
the passion,

and what you did
to those ingredients.

And the winning team

of this unique challenge,

congratulations goes to...

...the Blue Team!

- Yeah!

I just yelled
like a crazy woman, okay?

I mean, it was just,
it was fantastic.

Thank you!

I thought we had it, man.
I thought we had it.

I thought the Red Team
had enough in us

to win that challenge.

But the thing is
is that we ran out of food.

You know, had we not run out,
you know,

we would've won
the challenge.

That was a very close contest.

Congratulations, Blue Team.

Red Team, you will be
facing a pressure test.

And on the back of that test,

one of you will be
leaving the competition.

I know each
and every one of us

put our hearts
into those dishes,

and it sucked.

It didn't feel good losing.

I hate--
I hate losing.

I will see you back
in the MasterChef kitchen

first thing tomorrow morning.

- Well done, guys.

It's a real tough
and nerve-wracking thing

knowing that
one of the six of us

is gonna go home.

Coming up...

Today's pressure test
is an amazing taste test.

...the contents of this pot

sends one of
these contestants...

Cumin.

...home.

So we walk into the kitchen,
and this time,

there's something
different about it.

We got these black aprons on
instead of white.

To me,
black reminds me of death,

so somebody's
gonna be done here.

It's definitely stressful.

This was the most nervous
I've been

going into the kitchen,
definitely.

Red Team, one of you
will be leaving

this competition.

In order to avoid
elimination today,

you have to tell us

what's in this pot.

Because today's
pressure test

is an amazing taste test.

Now the pressure
is really on.

There is no telling
what he made

because Graham could've made

a beef bourguignon

or something I don't even
know how to pronounce,

much less know what's in it.

And so I was definitely
worried at that point.

This is something I made
specially just for you guys.

I put in 20
different ingredients.

- Oh, boy.

For today's pressure test,

you have to guess as many
of those ingredients

as you can.

If you guess right,
then you can keep guessing.

If you guess wrong,
your turn is over.

- Sharone: Wow.
- Oh, my God.

The individual that guesses
the fewest ingredients

in that stunning dish
will be leaving "MasterChef."

Prove to us
that you can identify

the most ingredients
in that stunning dish

and the good news is
you join the Blue Team.

- Come on up, guys.
- Come on up here.

- Come on up.
- Gordon: Okay?

So, all of you,
with the exception of Whitney,

please go in to
the MasterChef restaurant.

- Let's go.
- You ready?

We have a Texas-style chili.

When Graham lifted up
the lid from the pot,

relief just completely
came over me.

Because being from the South,

I mean, chili's
something I love.

I know what it tastes like.
I know what's in it.

Ready for
the first ingredient?

Onions.

Onions?

Onions?

- Onions?
- Onions.

Are you sure? Onions?

- Well done.
- Onions is correct.

Well done.

- Celery.
- Celery.

Celery.

- Joe: You are correct, celery.
- Yay!

Good job.

Green bell peppers.

Yes, you are correct.

Three correct.

Tomatoes.

Yes, you're correct.

- Jake: All right, all right.

Beans.

You are correct,
there are beans.

Well done.

Jalapeño pepper.

- Mike: Yes!
- You are correct.

- Gordon: Good job.
- Beef.

You are correct.

Garlic.

Graham, you like to put a good
garlic base on your chili?

Garlicky chili.

Bold.

You are correct, garlic.

Whitney,
right out of the gate,

just knocking it
out of the park.

I'm like, "Whoa,
these others behind her

are gonna have their work cut
out for 'em, you know?"

Beef stock.

You are correct.

- Salt.
- You're correct.

There's definitely
a green herb in here.

And I'm going to say
that it is cilantro.

Is there cilantro?

- You are correct.
There is cilantro.
- Well done.

And oil.

You are correct.

There's gotta be some chili.

Is there...

chili...

powder in there?

A ground chili powder?

Could this be the correct


It is not.
You're incorrect.



- Excellent job.
- Excellent, Whitney.

After I only named 12,

I just started breaking down
at that point

because second-guessing

my last decision on
what ingredient I chose

could send me home.

Okay, Faruq.

Whitney got 12 in a row
out of 20.

You have to beat 12.

- Are you ready?
- Yes, I am.

- Good luck.
- Good luck.

I'm gonna say celery, Chef.

I'ma go with onions, Chef.

- Green bell peppers.
- Three correct.

Good chili has gotta have
some tomatoes in it, Chef.

Beans. Beef.

Six in a row.

I'ma go with jalapeños.

Salt. Garlic.

I see a leafy ingredient.

Could be parsley,
could be cilantro.

The pressure just starts
really getting to me,

and I'm praying at this point,

"Please, please not be
able to tell

whether it's parsley
or cilantro."

I'ma go with parsley.

- Parsley.
- Parsley.

If there's no parsley,

Whitney is safe.

Parsley, yes or no?

No, there's no parsley.

Nine correct.

Whitney, congratulations.
Upstairs.

Oh, my God, like,
all this pressure

of watching Faruq
name all the ingredients,

it was overwhelming.

I was so happy
to get to go up

and watch the next person
as they are

in all the stress of trying
to name the ingredients.

Jenna, there's only four
contestants left.

Faruq got nine in a row.

- You need ten
out of 20 ingredients.
- Okay.

Will Jenna the Texas homemaker

be able to beat Faruq

with her knowledge
of Texas-style chili?

So, Jenna's up
and she's from Texas.

Texas-style chili's gotta be
in her repertoire.

I'm like, "All right,
man, just breathe.

Breathe, breathe."

First ingredient,
what was it, please?

Beef.

Onions. Celery.

- You are correct.
There is celery in the chili.
- Well done.

Green bell pepper.

Garlic.

Hmm.

Salt.

Tomatoes.

Seven ingredients in a row.

You have to get two more

to tie with Faruq.

Um, chili powder.

Chili powder.

Joe, yes or no?

Jenna, there is
no chili powder.

Oh, dear.

- Faruq, congratulations.
- Whoo!

Join upstairs. Well done.

Only getting seven
is a fairly low number.

It's not looking good.

Okay, Slim,
the bar is set at seven
ingredients in a row.

Eight ingredients in a row

puts you safe
from elimination.

We have a Texas-style chili.

- Are you a big chili fan?
- Absolutely not.

Not comfortable with it
or just have had it,

- but don't really like it?
- I don't like it. I just...

- You don't like chili?
- No, I do not.

Maybe it's time to start.

I've never made chili.

You've never made a chili?

In my life.

She says she's never
cooked chili.

She's saying she doesn't
even like chili

and I'm thinking,
"Thank God."

Once again, Slim is forced

to confront
an unfamiliar food.

And her limited repertoire
could cost her everything.

Ingredient number one, please.

Celery?

There is celery
in the chili.

Beans?

Onions.

Three correct.

Tomatoes.

Salt.

Five in a row correct.

Jalapeño?

Minced garlic.

- You're correct, it's garlic.
- Gordon: Well done.

- Good.
- One ingredient left.

Slim, you have to beat seven.

One more correct
ingredient in a row

keeps you safe
from elimination.

I don't know
if it was beef or pork.

Now, that it's, like,
dissolving in my mouth,

it feels like pork.

Ingredient number eight...

what is it, please?

She's never made chili.

She doesn't like chili.

I'm not out yet.

Two more MasterChefs' dreams

hinge on whether or not
Slim can guess

the eighth ingredient.

Either Jenna or Slim
will join the others

safely upstairs.

I don't know if
it was beef or pork.

It feels like pork.

One more correct
ingredient in a row

puts you safe with
Faruq and Whitney,

and it keeps
Jenna downstairs.

Ingredient number eight...

what is it, please?

- Beef.
- Beef?

- Your instinct was correct.
- Congratulations.

Slim, up you go!

Up you go,
congratulations.

It felt so good to be safe.

It felt so good to have
my a*s off the line,

but it was sad seeing

that Jenna was
still standing there.

Jenna, there's only
two chefs left

and your score is seven.

You feel safe or vulnerable?

No, I don't feel safe at all.

- You don't feel safe?
- At all, no.

Right, David.

First of all,

thank you for
dressing appropriately.

You're very welcome.

Okay, Graham, please, reveal.

- Oh, okay.
- Graham: Okay?

- So we have
a Texas-style chili.
- David: Yes.

David, Jenna's from Texas

and she only scored
seven out of 20.

- Okay.
- Get more than seven right

in a row and you're safe.

- All right.
- Good luck.

Well, I'm gonna start
with the obvious stuff.

Let's go with beef.

I'm gonna say celery.

Two correct ingredients
in a row.

Tomatoes.

It's chili. Like, I could,
without even, like,

opening my eyes, tell you,
you know,

ten or 15 ingredients
that are in most chilis.

Garlic.

- Joe: Correct.
- Gordon: Well done.

Good work.
Really good work.

One more and you,
young man,

are completely safe
from elimination.

Ingredient number eight.

What is it, please?

Salt.

You're gonna have to
keep on playing the game.

- Well done.
- There is salt in it.

You are safe.
Congratulations.

Join the others. Well done.

- Thank you.

- Well done.
- David: That's it? Really?

I'm safe? I'm still here?

Total relief.

And, you know,
you take it forward.

It's down to
Sharone and Jenna--

the financial advisor versus
the stay-at-home mom.

Sharone, you're the last up.

Jenna got seven out of 20.

You can't afford
a single mistake

before number seven.

Okay?

Now, please stand
in front of the pot.

This pressure test
is absolutely crucial.

I really want to prove
to the judges

that I deserve to be
the MasterChef.

This is my dream.

Ingredient one, celery.

Ingredient two.

Beans.

You've got two in a row.

Onions.

With every ingredient

Sharone guesses correctly,

Jenna's dream fades.

Five correct
ingredients in a row.

Ingredient number six.

Jalapeños.

I'm waiting for him.
I'm just hoping

that he's gonna say
chili powder

at some point.

If he says chili powder,

I'm set.

One more to tie.

If it's an incorrect
ingredient,

you leave "MasterChef,"

Jenna, you're safe.

I'm gonna go with an important
flavoring agent for a chili,

and that would be salt.

You're correct.
There's salt.

Well done.

- Good job.

This is the only ingredient
that matters.

Get this one correct and Jenna
is leaving "MasterChef."

Ingredient number eight,
what is it, please?

First whiff that I get

of that deep, rich...

delicious chili...

that I think helps
bring everything out

and give it that,
just, yummy earthiness

and flavor...

I am hanging by a thread

on him saying chili powder.

Cumin.

That's it.
It's make or break.

If it's cumin, you're safe--

Jenna, you're
leaving "MasterChef."

Is there cumin?

The whole "MasterChef"
experience

is coming down to this moment.

Is there cumin?

Congratulations.

- Really well done.

Really well done.

Please, go upstairs
and join the rest of them.

Jenna, you have been amazing.

Keep your head up high, yes?

We're all incredibly
proud of you as judges

and when you go back
to your family,

they should hold you in awe,

'cause you have done
exceptionally well.

- Good job.
- Joe: Congratulations.

- Graham: Great job.
- Gordon: Well done.

It is a big deal
to be going home.

The "MasterChef" experience

was life-changing
and amazing.

It has really opened my eyes
just to people

and to experiences,
and taking a risk,

taking a chance,
leaving home.

And even though
everything has been great,

I know that I've got
my family waiting for me

and that's really
where my heart is,

and I'm happy that
I'm gonna be back with my kids

and my family.

Next time on "MasterChef,"

contestants have cooked for
three of the most brutal judges

on the planet.

But now they're going up
against someone

even tougher...

Please say hello for Cat Cora.

- ...an Iron Chef.

She's one of the top
world-class chefs.

She knows how to throw down
in the kitchen.

If your dish is better
than Cat Cora's,

you catapult yourself
to the final four.

It's the ultimate cook-off

as we continue our quest

to find America's first
MasterChef.