Core show
Fox · United States · first aired 2010
Amateur cooks compete across savory and dessert challenges for the title.
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All 16 seasons of MasterChef (US), with the winner of each. Every winner is verified against a cited source.
| Season | Aired | Episodes | Winner | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | Jul 27, 2010 – Sep 15, 2010 | 13 | Whitney Miller | Poplarville, Mississippi |
| S2 | Jun 6, 2011 – Aug 16, 2011 | 20 | Jennifer Behm | Wilmington, Delaware |
| S3 | Jun 4, 2012 – Sep 10, 2012 | 20 | Christine Hà | Houston, Texas |
| S4 | May 22, 2013 – Sep 11, 2013 | 25 | Luca Manfè | Astoria, New York |
| S5 | May 26, 2014 – Sep 15, 2014 | 19 | Courtney Lapresi | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| S6 | May 20, 2015 – Sep 16, 2015 | 20 | Claudia Sandoval | La Mesa, California |
| S7 | Jun 1, 2016 – Sep 14, 2016 | 19 | Shaun O'Neale | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| S8 | May 31, 2017 – Sep 20, 2017 | 21 | Dino Angelo Luciano | Bensonhurst, New York |
| S9 | May 30, 2018 – Sep 19, 2018 | 23 | Gerron Hurt | Louisville, Kentucky |
| S10 | May 29, 2019 – Sep 18, 2019 | 25 | Dorian Hunter | Cartersville, Georgia |
| S11 | Jun 2, 2021 – Sep 15, 2021 | 18 | Kelsey Murphy | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| S12 | May 25, 2022 – Sep 14, 2022 | 20 | Dara Yu | Los Angeles, California |
| S13 | May 24, 2023 – Sep 20, 2023 | 20 | Grant Gillon | Altoona, Iowa |
| S14 | May 29, 2024 – Sep 18, 2024 | 19 | Michael Leonard | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| S15 | May 21, 2025 – Sep 17, 2025 | 18 | Jessica Bosworth | Boston, Massachusetts |
| S16 | Apr 15, 2026 – — | — | — | — |
Sources: Wikipedia and verified press per season. Click any season to open its full cast, dates, and winner.
66 bakers have competed on MasterChef (US). Every season winner is below, each with a profile. Open any season above for its full cast, and each name there links to that baker's page.
Specific kit tied to MasterChef (US), each labelled with how solid the attribution is. When the exact model is not sold on Amazon we say so and point you at a buyable equivalent instead of faking a link.
Chef's knife roll (5-piece)
The single strongest attribution in the set: an officially licensed product explicitly tied to the show AND buyable on Amazon. The canvas roll mirrors the contestants' kit. Note the show's own store also sells it directly; the Amazon roll is the affiliate-linkable path.
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