Episode
MasterChef: Divide & Conquer
Overview
The three duos from last week’s losing team face the final Pressure Test of the season. It’s the toughest one yet, as each duo is challenged to make a daunting three course meal.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2025-08-20
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Divide & Conquer is Episode 13 in Dynamic Duos of MasterChef. It aired on 2025-08-20. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 12: Backyard BBQ
The MasterChef garden is decked out for a sunny backyard BBQ and the Top 6 duos feel the burn in their final team challenge. Split into two teams, they must serve a garden full of BBQ aficionados.
Episode 14: The Wall
The Top 5 duos face a MasterChef rite of passage - The Wall. Both cooks in each duo must make the exact same dish while divided by a high wall, meaning their only means of communication is shouting over it.
More episodes from this season
Episode 11: Macaron Mayhem
Tonight's challenge is all about mastering one of the toughest desserts in the world - the beloved macaron. Not just a dozen macarons, but a giant tower of perfectly formed delicacies.
Episode 15: Keeping Up With Gordon - Tag Team Style!
In the Tag Team challenge, each duo make Gordon’s Michelin star dishes at the same speed as he makes it whilst taking turns to cook. It’s a chaotic culinary gauntlet that will send the duos flying.
Episode 10: The Great Ingredient Bid Off
The four duos on the losing team last time fight for survival in a Pressure Test. In a Gordon Ramsay style food auction, the duos must bid for their ingredients for their dish with time.
Episode 16: Road To The Finale
Celebrating the highs and lows of the season with a look at the finalists.
Episode 9: Train to Table
The Top 8 duos face another intimidating team challenge - it’s a VIP dining experience with a difference - they must prepare dishes aboard a moving steam train and keep things from running off the rails.
Episode 17: Grand Finale Part I
The Top 3 duos must perform the best they ever have as a pair. Across a three course menu, every plate has to be exacting Michelin star standards and the victor be crowned as ‘America’s MasterChefs’.
Episode 8: Recipe Telephone
The Top 9 duos face a brand new challenge ‘Recipe Telephone’. In a culinary relay, each duo is split up and one person must cook for the first half and they swap places with their partner to complete the dish.
Episode 18: Grand Finale Part II
The Top 3 duos must perform the best they ever have as a pair. Across a three course menu, every plate has to be exacting Michelin star standards and the victor be crowned as ‘America’s MasterChefs’.
Episode 7: Mystery Box
The five duos on the losing team from the previous challenge face the first pressure test of the season; dessert mystery box challenge.
Episode 6: Pier Pressure
The Top 10 duos, in a stunning pier-side setting, are tasked with feeding over 100 local fishermen and women; the worst performing team faces the dreaded pressure test.