The eleventh season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef (also known as MasterChef: Legends) premiered on Fox on June 2, 2021, and concluded on September 15, 2021. Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges. The season was won by physical therapist Kelsey Murphy, with bartender Autumn Moretti and food blogger Suu Khin finishing as co-runners-up.
Production In July 2020, it was reported that the first half of an eleventh season had been filmed, with production shutting down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production on the season resumed on October 26, 2020. On April 7, 2021, it was announced that the season would premiere on June 2, 2021 and would feature culinary legend guests.
Top 15 Source for all first names, ages, hometowns, and occupations. Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status Kelsey Murphy 32 Indianapolis, Indiana Physical therapistWinner September 15 Autumn Moretti 27 Boston, Massachusetts Bartender Runners-up September 15 Suu Khin 30 Houston, Texas Food blogger Alejandro Valdivia 39 Atlanta, Georgia Professional animal trainer Eliminated September 8 Michael Newman 47 Asbury Park, New Jersey Lifestyle coach Eliminated September 1 Abe Konick 22 New York, New York Student Anne Hicks 39 Kalamazoo, Michigan Small business owner Eliminated August 25 Joseph Manglicmot 32 Houston, Texas Environmental engineer Lexy Rogers 23 Zion, Illinois Stay-at-home mom Eliminated August 18 Tay Westberry 29 Omaha, Nebraska Radio host Eliminated July 21 Miles Gateff 31 Frisco, Texas YouTube gamer Eliminated July 14 Matt Gagnon 36 Cromwell, Connecticut Construction worker Eliminated July 7 Mary Jayne Buckingham 59 Bastrop, Texas Hospice nursing assistant Withdrew July 7 Annai Gonzalez 25 Dallas, Texas Legal assistant Eliminated June 30 Elyce Wooten 39 Chicago, Illinois Salon owner Eliminated June 23
Elimination table PlaceContestantEpisode 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17/18 1 Kelsey WIN IN HIGH HIGH IN HIGH IN WIN WIN WININLOW WIN IMM IMMWINNER2 Autumn HIGH IN IN WIN HIGH IN IN IN IN WINININ IN WIN IMM Suu HIGH IN IN IN WIN IN IN INLOW WININ WIN IN IN WIN 4 AlejandroLOW IN INLOWLOW IN IN IN INLOW WIN IMM IN IN ELIM 5 Michael IN HIGH INLOW IN IN IN INLOWLOWIN ELIM6 Abe INLOW WIN IN HIGH INLOW WIN IN ELIM 7 Anne IN HIGHLOW HIGH IN INLOWLOW ELIM 8 Joseph IN IN HIGH IN LOW WIN IMM ELIM 9 Lexy IN HIGHLOW HIGH IN HIGH ELIM10 Tay IN WIN IN IN ELIM 11 Miles IN IN IN ELIM12 Matt INLOW ELIM13 IN IN WDR14 AnnaiLOW ELIM15 Elyce ELIM
(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished as a runner-up in the finals. (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge/ Skills Test or Elimination Test). (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round. (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but didn't win. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge. (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and they advanced. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they advanced. (WDR) The cook withdrew from the competition. (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
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