MasterChef: Season 4

Episode 1: Auditions No. 1 2013-05-22 Home cooks present dishes to the judges. Episode 2: Auditions No. 2 2013-05-22 Home cooks present dishes to the judges. Episode 3: Top 19 Revealed 2013-05-29 The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge; the top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination. Episode 4: Top 19 Compete 2013-05-29 The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination. Episode 5: Top 18 Compete 2013-06-05 The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children. Episode 6: Top 17 Compete 2013-06-05 The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home. Episode 7: Top 16 Compete (1) 2013-06-12 The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict. Episode 8: Top 16 Compete (2) 2013-06-12 Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas. Episode 9: Top 15 Compete 2013-06-19 A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes. Episode 10: Top 14 Compete 2013-06-19 The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges. Episode 11: Top 13 Compete 2013-06-26 The contestants deal with a mystery-box challenge that involves an unusual ingredient and a limited pantry; Season 3 winner Christine Ha surprises the chefs. Episode 12: Top 12 Compete 2013-06-26 A meal is prepared for a wedding party. Episode 13: Top 11 Compete 2013-07-10 Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge. Episode 14: Top 10 Compete 2013-07-10 The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways. Episode 15: Top 9 Compete 2013-07-17 The nine remaining contestants make sausage link dishes using a sausage maker, with the winner choosing the ingredient to be used in the canned versus fresh challenge. Episode 16: Top 8 Compete 2013-07-24 The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test. Episode 17: Top 7 Compete 2013-07-31 The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge. Episode 18: Top 6 Compete 2013-08-07 Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish. Episode 19: Top 7 Compete Again 2013-08-14 The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants. Episode 20: Top 6 Compete 2013-08-21 The cooks must re-create popular dishes served at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles; the losing team must prepare a perfect plate of fried calamari with a side of marinara sauce. Episode 21: Top 5 Compete (1) 2013-08-28 The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish. Episode 22: Top 5 Compete (2) 2013-08-28 Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test. Episode 23: Top 4 Compete 2013-09-04 The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge. Episode 24: Top 3 Compete 2013-09-04 The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions. Episode 25: Winner Chosen 2013-09-11 The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.