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The home cooks faced
their toughest critics

in their very first
team challenge.

They're children,
not animals.

Guys, I need help.

Start putting
some meatballs on,

or you're never
gonna have it done.

I'm seriously
about to lose it.

When the red team triumphed...

The blue team faced off
in a pressure test

and things got ugly.

- You can save yourself.
- I'm gonna take it.

That was
a bitch move.

In my neighborhood,
that'd get your ass kicked.

In the end...

It's time
to say good-bye.

Adriana was eliminated.

Tonight, the mystery box
is tackled by a special guest...

- Whoo!
- I'm Gordon Ramsay.

Whoo, hoo, hoo, hoo!

Isn't there enough pressure
on us already?

And there are some big fumbles
in the kitchen.

One cook plated raw fish.

These kind of dishes
send you home.

Then, a twist
in the elimination challenge...

Remove one mixer.

Are you kidding me?

Puts one of the season's
strongest home cooks

in jeopardy.

Who will be the next
to say good-bye

to the MasterChef kitchen?

Your time is done.

Find out right now

on MasterChef.

Great to see you all.
Let's go, guys.

I'm super happy to be
in the MasterChef kitchen.

and my daughter is 100%
of my motivation.

Like, I have to win
for her.

I'm here to cook.
and I know how to cook.

So if y'all think I'm just
a loudmouth from the Bronx,

Get outta here.

I can do this.

Welcome back
to the MasterChef kitchen.

It's time for your next
mystery box challenge.

As with every mystery
box challenge,

the contestants
have to prepare,

cook, and present
one incredible dish

using all or some
of the ingredients

inside the box.

Today, somebody
will be cooking

a mystery box
beside you

to give you the benchmark
of a great chef.

Now, would you like
to be introduced

to the chef
that all of you

will be
cooking alongside?

Yes, chef.

Excited?

Yes, chef.

Take a look behind you
at the MasterChef doors.

I'm thinking Bobby Flay.

I'm thinking
Mario Batali.

I'm thinking
Anne Burrell.

Is it Rachael Ray?
Is it Wolfgang Puck?

Good evening.
I'm Gordon Ramsay.

Are you ready?

Yes, chef.

Doors open,
and it's Gordon Ramsay.

So it's like, "hello?

isn't there enough pressure
on us already?"

Joe, Graham.

Ladies and gentlemen,
it is now time

to discover what lies

under that mystery box.

One.

Two.

Three. Lift.

Okay, okay, okay.

In front of you,

you have black cod,

black and white
sesame seeds,

shiitake mushrooms,
baby beets,

ginger, cauliflower, soy,
rice wine vinegar,

and miso paste.

Yes!

The first thing
that my eyes go to

is the soy sauce
and the rice wine vinegar.

I love to cook, like,
asian fusion

at home for my family.

Home cooks...

Chef...

Your 60 minutes...

starts...

Now!

- What's up?
- What are you doin'?

Do you know what?
60 minutes is a long time, guys.

I've made
my mind up already

within seconds
of lifting that box off.

So I'm not gonna tell you
what I'm doing.

What would you do?

Mixed fried cod
and vegetables.

Like, fish and chips.
a real asian fritto misto.

Nice. Graham.

Like, a cauliflower bisque.
Go a vegetable route.

Maybe do
some pickled beets.

Yep.

I'm gonna do a crispy-skinned
piece of the cod.

I'm doing some miso broth
with some ginger,

getting some acidity
going on in here.

Winning the mystery box,
you're kind of in charge

of who goes home
in a kind of an abstract way.

I'm gonna do a pan-seared
black bass,

make a couple of purees
and a miso-flavored rice

to accompany that.

I'm trying to prove
that I belong here

and that I'm here to stay
till the end, you know?

No matter how it is,

I'm not gonna be
the next one going home.

Dang.

Chef, you're
freaking me out,

not cooking...
what's going on?

Honestly...

There's no great rush.

All right.

Where's he goin'?

Everyone starts pulling things
out of their box.

People are running
to the pantry.

and Gordon
goes for a stroll.

Gordon's just hanging out.

He said he's gonna be cooking
right with us,

but I don't know,
I think he's got

a little show-off
to him.

Gordon, you worried?

I'm coming for ya.

It's kind of intimidating
because, you know,

he can come back
and whip together

a hell of a meal

in, like,
five minutes, you know?

Tea wasn't in the mystery box,

so technically, you can't be
using that right now, Gordon.

But I'll
let it slide.

Guys, half of your time
has evaporated!

30 minutes gone,

and chef Ramsay

has yet
to begin cooking.

I think Gordon might have
a run for his money today.

I've been in the middle
most of the time

that I've been here,
and I think wee gonna have

to fix that today.

If I'm not top three
this time,

I'm gonna be
pretty pissed.

Chef, welcome
to the competition.

Are you... are you gonna
start cooking something?

Uh, halfway? Yes.

You gonna actually cook,
or are you

just gonna make us
a little salad

in your half hour left?

Watch and learn,
mr. Bastianich.

I don't know if he's gonna
go with an asian twist...

We got shiitake mushrooms
going in with the shallots.

What herb is that, chef?

This is basil,
mint in the dressing,

and basil
to finish the rice.

"Bah-sil" is actually pronounced
"bay-sil" here.

I wonder if he's gonna
go for the "ori-gah-no."

I don't know, but he has
no "tuh-mah-toes."

Yeah, that's true.

Luca.

Ciao, Joe.

Today is the day
you gotta deliver.

What are you making?

I'm making a crispy-skin
black cod.

- Okay.
- I made a miso sauce

that I'm not sure
if I'm gonna use it.

- You like the sauce?
- I'm not sure about it.

You like the sauce?

I'm...

That sauce could make
or break you.

Thank you.

- How we doin', Jonny?
- Good.

Still think I'm doing
a play on fish and chips.

- Fish and chips.
- Yes.

Do you think
that there's a chance

that chef Ramsay is gonna do
fish and chips as well?

I hope not,
I don't wanna...

I don't wanna make
the same dish as him.

Yeah, you wanna go
head-to-head with that?

Yeah, if he does it
in the last ten minutes,

I'm gonna be pretty upset
if it takes me an hour

and he gets it done
in ten minutes.

- Howard, what do we got?
- Whats up, Joe, how you doing?

Porcini, soy sauce, rice

and I'm doing
a soy sauce vinaigrette.

and I'm gonna bread
the black cod

and also sear it, so...

Your station
looks like a disaster.

I'd hate to see you
on the bottom here.

No, definitely not.
I've been there too often,

so it's time to get
to the top.

Okay, thanks, Howard.

Ladies and gentlemen
and chef Ramsay,

just over ten minutes to
complete your mystery box dish.

- Damn.
- How's Gordon doing?

I think he's doing
all right.

I see him pan-searing.

He's got
two plates out,

which I don't understand
what's up with that.

He's probably got a backup

- or a practice one.
- Yeah.

We'll see.

One minute left.

If you haven't
begun plating now,

you had better start.

Let's go, guys.
Come on!

Fire it up.

Ten seconds left.
Ten seconds.

Eight, seven,

six, five...
Come on, guys!

Four, three...

two, one, and stop.

Gordon, bring your dish
up here, please.

Wow.

Everyone,
come up here and see

how a MasterChef deals
with the mystery box.

So I'll give you a quick
explanation of what it is.

A delicious
sesame-seed-crusted black cod

on a bed of fragrant rice
with caramelized cauliflower

and a roasted peanut
miso sauce.

Wow.
Guys, jump in.

It's awesome, man.
Beautiful sauce on it.

Beautiful texture
on the cauliflower.

Beautifully seared.

Wow. Super tasty
and flavorful.

He did an excellent job,
of course.

No surprise there.

Pretty inspiring.

This is something
worth working towards.

All right, please, everybody,
back to your stations.

After observing and tasting
throughout the challenge,

the judges now take
one final look

to identify three
standout dishes.

The winner of this challenge
will receive

a major advantage
in the next round.

Well done, everybody.

Here's the good news.

We were really,
really impressed today.

But one dish stood out
as appalling.

One home cook
plated raw fish.

That's not raw fish.

I was, like,
"did somebody...

Did somebody do, like,
sashimi or something?"

Yep, it's you.

We were really,
really impressed today.

But one dish
stood out as appalling.

One home cook
plated raw fish.

That's not raw fish.

I was, like,
"did somebody...

Did somebody do, like,
sashimi or something?"

Howard,
bring that dish up.

Even without tasting it,

you know immediately,
it's raw.

It won't even separate.

I'm just amazed.

This kind of [bleep]

is what pisses us off

and these kind
of dishes

are what send
you home.

For the first time
in this competition,

we were struggling

and arguing

over the three
best dishes.

The first dish
we wanna bring up,

all of its components
worked really well together.

So far, this home cook
has been consistently

in the middle
of the pack.

This dish might help them
rise to the top.

Please step forward...

James.

I'm looking
at James' dish,

and it doesn't nearly
look as good as mine.

A pan-seared,
crispy black cod

with a toasted sesame
cauliflower puree,

and shiitake mushroom salad
with a miso vinaigrette.

This dish caught
all three of our eyes.

You have a perfect cook
on the black cod.

See?
Moist, glistening.

Great, great
salt-acid balance.

A professional cook
would be proud

to put a dish together
as good as this.

Thank you.

Who are you cooking for
at home?

My fiancee.

You cook fish a lot
back in Houston?

Yeah.

That's one of the best things
that we've had

in a long time.

It's delicious.

It's got finesse.
It's well-balanced.

Is this a fluke, or
is this what you're about?

That's exactly
what I'm about.

I can't wait to see
what's gonna happen

in the next couple
of challenges.

Thanks, guys.

The next dish
looked kind of like a dish

out of a restaurant.

The dish was actually
very similar

to what chef Ramsay
put forward.

Please, step forward...

Beth.

A sesame-crusted,
pan-seared black cod

with caramelized beets
and cauliflower

in a miso vinaigrette.

It's delicious,
and it's cooked perfectly.

Awesome.

- Good job.
- Thanks, Graham. Thank you.

I had my eye on every little
detail that you were doing.

I'm excited.

Fish is still crispy.

It's glistening.

It's from the heart,

from the way you seasoned,
the acidity in the rice,

cooking the fish
on the skin.

It's delicious.

One of the best dishes
I've ever tasted

in this competition
so far.

Well done.
You should be proud.

Thank you.

Delicious.

The third and final dish
that we want to examine

even further was...
not only was the fish

cooked beautifully,
but there's this glaze

and the balance
in that glaze

was outstanding.

We likened that glaze

to some of the best
japanese restaurants

anywhere in the world,

which is shocking,

considering this glaze

was made
by an Italian.

- Luca.
- Whoa, ho, ho, ho!

I'm shocked.

I'm surprised
that Luca's up there.

He looks a little cocky
right now.

This is a pan-seared
black cod

with some shiitake mushrooms
that I braised in butter.

and there's snap peas.

What did I tell you
about this sauce,

when I tasted it?

It could've been the thing
that made me stand up

or put me
in the bottom.

Luca...

This sauce is amazing,

'cause it's kind of like
the culmination of your journey.

You understood the protein,
better than anyone else.

You have French technique,
Asian flavors.

You made me proud.

Grazie mille.
Bravo.

Grazie.

You've got
the balance right:

puree on the plate;
sugarsnap peas,

cooked with acidity as well;
the glaze.

It's a tough thing
to get right.

- Great job.
- Thank you, chef.

- Really well done.
- Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

James, Beth, Luca,
there can only be one winner.

I may have just cooked
a great dish,

but if I don't get
the advantage,

I'm back
right in the same boat.

The dish that we feel
was the most complex,

the most delicious...

I came up so close
to winning.

Now, I wanna hear
my name.

Congratulations...

Gordon.
Come on, man.

Me.

In tonight's
mystery box challenge,

the top three dishes
have already been tasted.

Three phenomenal dishes.

All of you,
well done.

The dish that we feel
was the most complex,

the most delicious,
and the one

that really sung
and harmonized

beautifully
all those ingredients,

that dish
belongs to...

Luca.

Yes!

- You ready?
- Yes, sir.

Let's go.

- Bravo.
- Grazie.

Ah?
Phenomenal.

As the winner
the mystery box challenge,

Luca is now in control
of the elimination test,

where at least one person
will leave the competition.

To be crowned MasterChef,

you will have to master

the art of desserts.

The first item
you have to choose from

is an all-time classic.

Cookies.

24 consistently
spectacular cookies.

Wow.

The next item,
in recent years,

this treat
has absolute skyrocketed

into a billion-dollar
business.

Oh, cupcakes.

12 beautiful cupcakes.

The final option...

A classic layered cake.

For winning
the mystery box challenge

with that amazing dish,

you are now safe
from elimination.

Yes.
Thank you very much.

Your second advantage, Luca,

is that you now
get to choose

which one
of these three treats

everybody else out there
will be cooking.

So, Luca,
what's it gonna be?

I think...

Okay, Luca.

Head on up.

This young man
won the mystery box challenge.

Ciao.

He is safe
from elimination.

Time to find out
what you will be baking today.

Cupcakes.

It's not a cupcake.
It's a dozen cupcakes.

Got it?

Luca now gets
a third advantage,

that we haven't even
told him yet.

This one
is a big one.

You now have
the advantage

of coming downstairs

and removing one mixer.

Damn.

- Wow.
- That's right.

Oh, my gosh,
that's gonna make someone

have to spend
so much more time,

and their arm is going to die
from so much whisking.

Like, you shouldn't
have to do that by hand.

Think about it
very carefully.

I would like to think that Luca
would not take my mixer,

but then again,
he's European,

therefore, unpredictable.

Bam.
There goes my stand mixer.

Well-played.

Thank you.

Oh...

Jordan saved himself
in the last team challenge

as a team captain,

and for me, as a respect
for your team players,

captain goes down
with the ship.

So... tock.

In Krissi's words,
that is called a bitch move.

Jordan, what does that
do to you right now?

I'm a big boy.
I got some pipes on me.

I'll just work
that much harder.

For one of you, cupcakes,

this is your last night
in the MasterChef kitchen.

Your 90 minutes starts...

Now.

I can do cupcakes,
because I've watched my sister

do so many cupcakes
back in Oregon.

I am gonna nail it.

My daughters know
that I can cook good.

They also know
I don't do no baking...

I got baking soda,
baking powder.

So right now,
I'm stumped.

Look at the speed
of Jordan.

Everybody else is in sort of
first or second gear.

Jordan's having to go
to third or fourth gear

straight out
of the gate.

This is gonna be
the toughest part right now,

is breaking down
this butter and sugar.

This is gonna take you forever.

He was like this.
Yeah, bye-bye.

If Luca thinks that this
is gonna be a disadvantage,

he's got something coming.

I'm gonna be here
after this challenge,

no matter what.

Jordan may be in big trouble
right now.

Let's go, guys.

In this elimination test,

our home cooks
have just 90 minutes

to create
12 stunning cupcakes.

But mystery box
winner Luca...

Thanks for
the challenge, buddy.

Has tried to ice
Jordan's chances...

Good luck.

...by removing his mixer.

You gotta take out
the best players,

and... and I've been ranked
as one of the top competitors.

Smart move by him.

I'm not the joker,
that everybody thinks I am.

I'm here for business.

30 minutes gone.

60 minutes to go.

I'm hoping that batter
is in the oven.

I'm doing a tahitian
vanilla bean cupcake

with a white chocolate
frosting on top.

This is the time
to redeem myself.

What's the plan?
What do you got for us today?

I have three different types
of cupcakes:

a raspberry limeade,
a chocolate hazelnut,

and then banana foster.

I'm doing cream cheese
frosting right now.

- That sounds very ambitious.
- It is.

Do you do
a lot of baking?

No, I don't.

Jordan. Right.

Uh, first of all,
how are you feeling?

I'm a little nervous
right now.

Are you out
of your comfort zone?

Are you
in the danger zone?

I don't think
danger zone,

but I'm definitely
out of my comfort zone.

What was going through
your mind,

when he unplugged
that mixer?

He's fighting
for the other people,

and I'm here
to fight for myself.

Yeah, well, he seems
to be enjoying himself

up there right now,
like the cat

who's got the cream.

Malcolm, how are we doing?

Looks like
you're stressed out.

Uh, nah.
I'm actually very happy.

- No? You feel good?
- Yeah, feels great.

This is bananas.

- Bananas?
- Like, a drunken banana.

I'm trying to really mash it,
'cause I'm gonna inject it...

It looks...
it looks wrong.

You're gonna inject
that into a cupcake?

Yes.

What is it?
is that raw banana?

No, it's cooked.

Wow.

Right, Bime.

I'm going real simple
with it.

I'm gonna do
a basic cupcake.

but the frosting, I'm gonna
do a chocolate ganache.

Plus, I'm gonna do a...
a whipped cream frosting.

and I'm just gonna try
to incorporate the colors

- and make it look pretty nice.
- Wow.

So Jessie,
what happened here?

These... these are nice.
These, not so much.

I messed up
with my flour ratio on those.

I pull out
my first tray.

The vanilla didn't rise
as much as the chocolate.

I've got a puff on one,
and one's flat.

You're gonna use these?
You're gonna submit these?

I second-guess myself
because Joe said enough

to make me nervous,

so I'm gonna make
another batch.

but there are only
small pie tins left.

I'll make smaller ones.

I make smaller ones,

they all come out
the same size.

Kathy, how are
you doing?

Good, chef.
How are you?

- Um, cupcakes.
- Are in the oven.

They'll be out
in five minutes, chef.

Okay, what was
the mix?

On the bottom
of three of them,

it's peanut butter.

On the bottom of another three,
it's cookies,

and on the bottom
of another three, it's peanuts.

Why complicate a cupcake
with three different textures?

- Why not?
- Have you done that before?

- No.
- You've never done that before?

Mm-mm.

15 minutes
to go, guys.

If you're in the market
to buy 12 cupcakes right now.

I tell you what,
I wouldn't be

buying Malcolm's,
that's for sure.

I wouldn't... I wouldn't
even go to his bakery.

I'd pay somebody
to eat Malcolm's for me.

I think that Jordan,
who lost the mixer obviously,

big disadvantage,
he's working it.

He's double-timing it,
sweatin'.

Bethy,
who we've seen shine,

has flour and sugar
all over her, all over her face.

She's trying to do
too much.

Just under
five minutes to go.

Let's go, guys.
Come on, you gotta garnish.

Get 'em done, get 'em piped,
get 'em in the box.

Come on, come on.
Focus. Focus!

90 seconds to go.
Come on!

12 stunning cupcakes.

We cannot judge you
if your cupcakes

are outside the box.
Come on.

Bethy's toasting her nuts
with a blowtorch right now

with almost minute
left to go.

Come on, come on,
come on, come on

Come on, Bime!
Get them in the box!

30 seconds to go.

All for nothing
if you don't get 'em in.

Ten, nine,

- eight, seven...
- Look at Jordan. Has he got it?

Six, five,

four, three,

two, one, and stop!

Everybody, hands up.

Well done.

Let's get
the Italian stallion

from the gallery
downstairs.

Right.

Let's start, please.

Uh, uh-oh.
Howard.

What do you got
in the box?

Tahitian vanilla bean cupcake

with awhite chocolate
buttercream frosting.

- You nervous?
- Oh, yeah.

You make
cupcakes often?

Hell no.

I don't even
eat cupcakes.

Did I upset you earlier?

A tiny bit.

This is an elimination test.

This is an elimination test.

- Are you nervous?
- Oh, yeah.

I'm not sure if I have
well-made cupcakes or not.

I'm hoping that they're
enough to keep me

in the competition,
to keep me going

on to the next challenge.

So did you use
real vanilla bean?

I used, uh,

Tahitian
vanilla bean extract.

Did you whip up the eggs?

I sure did, yeah.

It's a nice,
very kind of, um,

a light and airy cake.

We fell out earlier.

We can make up
over a cupcake.

Let's hope so.

- Good job, Howard.
- Thank you.

Nice, crisp topping.

Cooked to perfection.

Start believing in yourself
a little bit more

because the filling,
done beautifully.

The actual cupcake
is definitely the hero,

a bit like you tonight.

- Good job.
- Thank you.

- Well done.
- Whoo!

I'm excited to be able to make

something that they...

that they actually
complimented me on.

I am really surprised
that, yeah,

all the dishes that I
could have impressed them with,

I ended up doing it
with a batch of cupcakes.

It's good to be
back on top.

Next up, Malcolm.

I have a buttermilk cupcake

with a mascarpone
cream cheese frosting

and rum banana cream
inside.

They almost look like
it didn't bake long enough.

It didn't bake
at the right temperature.

It just looks
and feels so...

Like they're made
out of saltines or something.

It's really eggy,

which gives it that...
that super dense

kind of feel to it.

It's like a doorstop.

- What's inside?
- The rum banana cream inside.

There's a weird taste
in there.

Something soury, tarty,
and just really strange.

I can't put my...
my finger on it.

I've just been taken
up there,

right to the premier league
of cupcakes,

and you've just kicked me
in the bollocks

and put me right down
at the bottom.

Malcolm,

they're gross.

I can't blame anybody but me.

I can't blame the ovens.
I can't blame anything.

I made a crucial mistake
somewhere in there.

Today's not my day.

Next, Bime.

Tell me what you brought.

I got a nice,
moist vanilla cupcake

with a delicious vanilla
and chocolate

whipped cream frosting.

Bime, when did you become
such an artist?

How much you miss
your girls?

Ah, come on, man,
don't do it.

I just want to make sure
that you know that if you keep

cooking like this,
you're not gonna see them

for a while.

You were able to get

a lot of chocolate flavor
into that frosting.

I'm serious.
This is great.

Kathy, let's go.

Kathy's cupcakes look like

a neon tripping monkey
took a [bleep] on top of 'em.

Four different cupcakes.

One of them
is just plain vanilla.

Three of them have
peanuts on the bottom,

and then the other one
has chocolate peanut butter

on the bottom.

Oh, boy.

I don't unders...
where's this...

Where's... you put the stuff
on the bottom?

Mm-hmm.

Where did you...

Where did you learn
how to do that?

It's really kind of hard on the bottom.

Frosting is...

I don't know.

I hope this doesn't
send you home.

Bethy, bring 'em up.

This one is like
a banana foster

with a banana cream inside,
homemade caramel,

and a mascarpone
cream cheese frosting.

And then this one
is a raspberry limeade

with a lime
buttercream frosting.

The last one is
an almond chocolate cake

with hazelnut liqu

Um, visually stunning.

I meseanously stunning.
Here's the thing.

The workload in there looks
like you spent three hours,

Not 90 minutes.

It's just extraordinary.

so banana foster.
What's in the center?

It's a banana cream.

Cupcake, moist, delicious.

Topping, phenomenal.

- Great job.
- Thank you.

Jessie.

Are they there?
What are they?

Looks like whack-a-mole.

They're, like, little ones.

You know you're trying
to sell us

a dozen cupcakes, right?

There's 12 there.

All right, tell me about
what is in the cupcakes.

i did two different types...

Vanilla bean
with a cream cheese icing,

toasted hazes,
and white chocate,

and the second one
is chocolate coffee liquir,

cream cheese frosting
as well.

- That's this one?
- Yes.

It feels like this is
a little bit of a let-down.

I just wish you had,
visually, given me more.

I mean, you seem to be able

to manage the aesthetics

on your plates
really well.

And today...

I just don't see it there.

You can see already,

just based on that
right there,

it's just, like,
a solid piece of cake.

I like the frosting.

So, visually,
they look underwhelming.

It's dry.

For me, this is your worst
performance in this competition.

Someone's
going home tonight,

and you may
be one of them.

Tonight's elimination challenge

was to create a beautiful box
of 12 cupcakes,

but while the judges
predicted Jessie

to be one of the favorites,

her cupcakes now threaten
to send her home.

Someone's going home
tonight,

and you may
be one of them,

because that
is nowhere near,

what I expected from you.

I get the idea.

You don't want
small cupcakes.

This is
horribly embarrassing.

I'm worried I'll be
in the bottom three.

Okay, if there's
one person's cupcakes

that all three of us
are absolutely dying to taste,

it's this young man.

Jordan, let's go.

No mixer, having to work
twice as hard

as everybody else.

What's inside that box?

We have a simple
valla beni cupcake

and a hint of basil
in there.

Mascarpone cheese
frosting on top,

and we have a little
mini chocolate truffle

with some cayenne in there
for some spice.

I've got a surprise
for you.

Yeah?

Because before I taste...

your cupcake,

we've invited
a very special guest

to taste them.

All right.

Luca, get your ass up here.

Let's go.

If there's one person
I want to see the reaction,

I want to see
what he thinks

of your cupcakes,

it's the man that tried
to [bleep] you

in this pressure test.

Here you go, Luca.

Take a bite.

Mmm.

What do you think?

Safe or going home,
potentially?

100% safe.

They are delicious.

- Good job.
- Thank you.

Can I keep it?

Uh, yeah,

of course you can.

- Thank you.
- Good job, man.

Thank you, Luca.

Delicious.
I mean, seriously.

I like seeing
what they throw at you,

and you still bounce back

with a vengeance,

'cause that is very good.
Good job.

Thank you, chef.

I'm proud today.

I worked the hardest today.

I think this
is a little punch

to Luca's [bleep].

I showed him up.

Bring it on.

Oh, my god.

Congratulations
to all of you

that delivered
spectacular,

world-class cupcakes.

But...

At least one of you
is going home,

and we need a minute
to think about it.

- Jessie missed it.
- Yeah.

She, like, missed the spirit
of the whole competition.

- Right?
- Yeah, and they looked dreadful.

I think they're being
hard on you right now.

Howard pulled it
out of the bag, finally.

individual challenge.
He did step up.

It was nice to see him
kind of come back.

Out from the hole?

A little bit.
Not much, though.

I think we all know
who's going home.

What an extraordinary
90 minutes.

There were some serious
"wow" factors in those boxes.

There were two
who really stood out.

Those two will become
team captains

in the next
team challenge.

And this one...

is huge.

The first team captain...

Congratulations...

Bime.

Whoo! Yeah, baby!
Got it!

I didn't think off a cupcake
I was gonna

be able to pull this off.

They know, "we gotta watch out
for this guy,"

because I'm not giving up
without a fight.

Great job, but...

There was one box of cupcakes

that were even better
than yours, Bime.

Congratulations...

Bethy!

Thank you.

Young lady, brilliant job.

Sadly, this is
an elimination test,

and so, to the three worst,
at least one of you

will be leaving
this competion.

Can we get this [bleep]
over with?

The first batch...

The cook on the cupcakes
was all wrong.

Please step forward...

Malcolm.

The second disastrous
box of cupcakes.

Please, step forward...

Kathy.

The third person we want
to see up here...

This home cook has been
near the top,

but they were severely
tripped up today.

Jessie.

At least one of you

are going to be leaving
the competition.

Malcolm, step forward.

You made so many
fundamental flaws.

Anything to say?

I can only learn
from my mistakes,

and... and try to grow
from them.

For now...

You are not safe.

Please, step back.

Kathy, step forward,
please.

Are you done?

No, chef, I'm not done.

Have you peaked?

No, chef, not yet.

Because watching you decorate
those cupcakes

was like someone
in kindergarten that was out

for a... a jolly.

Your cupcakes tasted like
you were ready to go home.

Are you ready to go home?

No, chef, I'm not.

I want to keep fighting.

We don't think...

You're ready
to go home either.

Back to your station.

Jessie...

Completely missed the mark.

I've seen what you've done
in this competition so far,

and how serious you take
these challenges.

What were you doing?

I just... I made
a bad judgment error.

People have left
this competition

with smaller mistakes.

We've decided.

This competition
means everything

to me because this is what
I want my career to be.

It's like what I've focused
my life around.

I deserve to be here,
but I messed up tonight.

One of you is staying,

and one of you
is going home.

I really tried my hardest,
and I don't want to go home.

I want to show them, like,
I really want to be here.

The person going home
tonight is...

is Malcolm.

Jessie,
back to your station.

Malcolm,
your time is done.

Please take your apron off

and lay it
over your station.

I'm proud of me.
I'm proud of me

even though
I didn't win anything,

I know it's a marathon,
not a sprint.

Thank you.

So, obviously I gotta
keep striding

to try to grow and grow
and grow.

It's a big accomplishment
to make it here.

I'll see you
on the other side, man.

Yep.

Next time, on MasterChef...

It's a five-alarm
team challenge...

Come on, guys, let's go!

As the home cooks
get dispatched

to serve some
of America's finest.

Move your ass
and make another plate!

Come on!

And it isn't long

before things backfire.

It will be winter by the time
you get it out here!

This is ridiculous!

You never call food
disgusting!

Jeez...

Everyone just calm
the [bleep] down!

Then, it's another
brutal pressure test...

with a twist that turns
the competition upside down.

All of you will
be leaving the kitchen.