The WORST episodes of MasterChef

#1 - Episode 29

Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/2/2006

#2 - Episode 30

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/1/2005

#3 - Episode 21

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/20/2006

#4 - Episode 22

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/21/2006

#5 - Episode 23

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/22/2006

#6 - Episode 24

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/23/2006

#7 - Episode 25

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/24/2006

#8 - Episode 26

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/27/2006

#9 - Episode 27

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

#10 - Episode 28

Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/1/2006

#11 - Episode 29

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/31/2005

#12 - Episode 30

Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/3/2006

#13 - Episode 31

Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 3/6/2006

#14 - Episode 32

Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 3/7/2006

#15 - Episode 33

Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/8/2006

#16 - Episode 34

Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 3/9/2006

#17 - Episode 35

Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 3/10/2006

#18 - Episode 36

Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 3/13/2006

#19 - Episode 37

Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 3/14/2006

#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 20

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/2009

John Torode and Gregg Wallace are looking for the country's next star chef. In this double-length episode comprising a heat and quarter-final, contestants face three tests: inventing a dish from scratch, cooking at Stanza and creating a two-course meal to impress the judges. Those who make it through to the quarter-final must prove their knowledge of and passion for food. The heats have produced four exceptional cooks, but only one will make it through to become a semi-finalist.

#22 - Episode 21

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/5/2009

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 Brunello restaurant at the Baglioni Hotel for breakfast service and then it is straight to Kensington Place for evening service. Who has the endurance and the skill to make it? Only the best will go through to the quarter-final.

#23 - Episode 22

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/10/2009

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 Bistro One Ninety at the Gore Hotel for breakfast service and then it is straight to The Park Restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel for evening service. Who has the endurance to make it? Only the best will go through to the quarter-final.

#24 - Episode 23

Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/11/2009

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 Spicers in the Crowne Plaza Hotel for breakfast service and then it is straight to Villandry for evening service. Who has the endurance and the skill to make it? Only the best will go through to the quarter-final.

#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.