Episode
MasterChef: The Finale (2)
Overview
The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges; the home cook with the best overall menu wins the prize and the coveted title of MasterChef.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2018-09-19
Episode context
The Finale (2) is Episode 23 in Season 9 of MasterChef. It aired on 2018-09-19.
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Episode 20: Battle of the Beef
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Episode 19: Cooking With Heart
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Episode 18: Restaurant Takeover
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Episode 17: Waste Not Want Not
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Episode 16: American Heroes
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Episode 15: Tag Team
The contestants learn they will be competing in the Tag Team Challenge.
Episode 14: Sky's the Limit
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Episode 13: Just for the Halibut
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Episode 12: Frying Tonight; Just for the Halibut Part 1
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