The WORST episodes of MasterChef

#1 - Episode 26

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/28/2005

#2 - Episode 33

Season 3 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/7/2007

#3 - Episode 32

Season 3 - Episode 32 - Aired 3/6/2007

#4 - Episode 31

Season 3 - Episode 31 - Aired 3/5/2007

#5 - Episode 30

Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/2/2007

#6 - Episode 29

Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/1/2007

#7 - Episode 28

Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 2/28/2007

#8 - Episode 27

Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 2/27/2007

#9 - Episode 26

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/26/2007

#10 - Episode 25

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/23/2007

#11 - Episode 24

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/22/2007

#12 - Episode 23

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/21/2007

#13 - Episode 22

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/20/2007

#14 - Episode 21

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/2007

#15 - Episode 27

Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 2/28/2006

#16 - Episode 10

Season 21 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/27/2025

It’s the fourth week of heats, and a fresh batch of ambitious cooks, including a fishmonger and a data scientist, are ready to kick-start their MasterChef competition.

#17 - Episode 32

Season 5 - Episode 32 - Aired 2/26/2009

It is the final and everything the three contestants have learnt over the past few weeks will now be put to the test. For the final baptism of fire, they travel to three of Europe's finest Michelin-starred restaurants in France, Copenhagen and San Sebastian to cook a busy lunch service at the highest level. After this, they return to Masterchef HQ to cook John and Gregg their final, sublime three-course meal. By the end one of them will walk away Masterchef Champion 2009.

#18 - Episode 31

Season 5 - Episode 31 - Aired 2/25/2009

It is the penultimate test for the three Masterchef finalists. The contestants face two daunting challenges - cooking a 60,000 pounds three-course dinner for 200 specially invited guests at the opening night of the world famous Burghley Horse Trials. Then they have to cook for eight of the world's best chefs who hold 16 Michelin stars between them. Guests include the GB Olympic team and World Eventing Champion Zara Phillips.

#19 - Episode 30

Season 5 - Episode 30 - Aired 2/24/2009

It's the final week of Masterchef and the three finalists face their most daunting task to date - catering for the 450 strong Royal Household at Buckingham Palace during the busiest period of the palace's calendar - the summer exhibition of the State rooms. Will they be able to handle the pressure of catering at this most famous of Royal Palaces?

#20 - Episode 29

Season 5 - Episode 29 - Aired 2/23/2009

It's the final week of MasterChef. Three of the best amateur cooks in the country remain - by the end of the week one of them will be crowned MasterChef Champion 2009. The three remaining contestants have to cater for the British Army under some of the harsh field conditions. First they are flown to the Highlands of Scotland where they have to cook lunch, over a fire-pit and oil-drum oven, for 30 soldiers from the Black Watch. They then return to army HQ to cater a three course dinner for the regiment's top brass at Fort George.

#21 - Episode 28

Season 5 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/19/2009

The four semi-finalists are sent to four different restaurants to fine-tune their skills. Then they have to cook a two-course meal for three of the country's harshest restaurant critics. There is everything to play for because at the end of the show one contestant is sent home.

#22 - Episode 27

Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired 1/18/2009

The four semi-finalists' fine-dining skills are put to the test when they have to create a four-course menu and cater for an exclusive dinner party hosted at the Institute of Directors.

#23 - Episode 26

Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/17/2009

Things are about to get a lot tougher for the four remaining semi-finalists as they face their first real test in the professional world. They are sent to the Port Talbot Steel Works in South Wales where they have to cater for over 600 hungry steel workers. Working in teams to create and produce the most popular menus, who will get their food out on time and who will sell the most?

#24 - Episode 25

Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/16/2009

It is the first semi-final and all six hopefuls are back. They only have one shot at staying in the competition because at the end of this show two of them will be sent home. The challenge is to cook one perfect, memorable, well-executed dish from the same raw ingredient - a chicken.

#25 - Episode 24

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/12/2009

Three contestants from the 2008 series are back to have another shot at the MasterChef title. But as they have been here before, things get tougher; this time they have to survive an 18-hour shift in professional kitchens. First they are off to Galvin at Windows at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel for breakfast service, and then it is straight to the Oxo Tower Restaurant for evening service. Only the best will go through to the quarter-final, where the four comeback contestants battle it out for the last remaining place in the semi-finals.