Season 3 of the American competitive reality TV series MasterChef had a 2-night premiere on Fox on June 4 and 5, 2012.
The season concluded on September 10, 2012, with the first blind contestant, Christine Hà, winning the MasterChef title. Runner-up Josh Marks committed suicide on October 12, 2013, at age 26. He had been diagnosed with schizophrenia the day before his death, and had already been suffering from bipolar disorder. He was also arrested for police battery before his death.
Top 18[]
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Hà | 32 | Houston, Texas | MFA Student | Winner September 10 |
| Joshua "Josh" Marks | 24 | Jackson, Mississippi | Army Contract Specialist | Runner-Up September 10 Returned July 23 |
| Eliminated July 16 | ||||
| Rebecca "Becky" Reams | 27 | Stilwell, Kansas | Food Photographer | Eliminated September 4 |
| Franklin "Frank" Mirando | 28 | Holbrook, New York | Stockbroker | Eliminated August 28 |
| Mairym "Monti" Carlo | 36 | Los Angeles, California | Homemaker | Eliminated August 21 |
| David Martinez | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | Educational Administrator | Eliminated August 14 |
| Felix Fang | 24 | Hollywood, California | Food Runner | Eliminated July 24 |
| Stacey Amagrande | 29 | Apple Valley, California | Market Manager | Eliminated July 17 |
| Tali Clavijo | 29 | Chicago, Illinois | Musician | Eliminated July 9 |
| Michael "Mike" Hill | 40 | Powder Springs, Georgia | Contractor | Eliminated July 3 |
| Tanya Noble | 21 | Austin, Texas | Sociology Student | |
| Anna Rossi | 28 | Boston, Massachusetts | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Eliminated July 2 |
| Scott Little | 38 | Annandale, Virginia | Interactive Producer | Eliminated June 26 |
| Ryan Umane | 26 | New York, New York | Unemployed | Eliminated June 25 |
| Helene Leeds | 35 | Baldwin, Maryland | Health Coach | Eliminated June 19 |
| Michael Chen | 19 | Austin, Texas | Meteorology Student | Eliminated June 18 |
| David "Dave" Mack | 27 | Davie, Florida | Caviar Sales Director | Eliminated June 12 |
| Samantha De Silva | 27 | Miami, Florida | Design Consultant |
Elimination table[]
| Episode | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Box/ Challenge Winner(s) |
Felix | Anna, Becky, David, Helene, Josh, Mike, Monti, Ryan |
Ryan | Becky, Christine, Felix, Mike, Scott, Stacey, Tanya |
Tanya | Becky, Frank, Stacey, Tali |
Becky | Felix | Christine, David, Frank, Stacey |
Frank | Josh | David | Becky, Christine, Monti |
Josh | Becky, Christine |
Christine | (none) | ||||||||||||
| Elimination Test Winner |
David, Frank |
(none) | Christine, Josh |
(none) | Stacey | (none) | Monti | Frank, Monti |
(none) | Felix, Monti |
(none) | Becky, Frank |
(none) | Christine | (none) | Josh | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Christine | IN | IN | PT | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | IMM | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOW | WINNER (September 10) | ||
| 2 | Josh | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | PT | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (July 16) |
RET | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | LOW | LOW | HIGH | WIN | Runner-up (September 10) | |||
| 3 | Becky | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | IMM | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | ELIM | Eliminated (September 4) | ||
| 4 | Frank | IN | WIN | PT | IN | LOW | NPT | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | WIN | NPT | IN | HIGH | ELIM | Eliminated (August 28) | ||||
| 5 | Monti | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IN | PT | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | ELIM | Eliminated (August 21) | |||||
| 6 | David | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IN | PT | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | IN | IMM | WIN | LOW | ELIM | Eliminated (August 14) | |||||||
| 7 | Felix | WIN | IMM | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | NPT | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (July 24) | ||||||||
| 8 | Stacey | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (July 17) | |||||||||||
| 9 | Tali | IN | LOW | PT | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (July 9) | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mike | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | ELIM | Eliminated (July 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanya | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (July 3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Anna | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | PT | IN | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (July 2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Scott | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (June 26) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | ELIM | Eliminated (June 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Helene | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (June 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Michael | IN | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (June 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Dave | IN | ELIM | Eliminated (June 12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Samantha | ELIM | Eliminated (June 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminated | Samantha | Dave | Michael | Helene | Ryan | Scott | Anna | Tanya | Tali | Josh | Stacey | Josh Returned |
Felix | David | Monti | Frank | Becky | Josh | |||||||||||
| Mike | Christine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams[]
| Red Team | Blue Team | ||||||
| David | Becky | Frank | Felix | ||||
| Josh | Mike | Scott | Stacey | ||||
| Helene | Ryan | Tali | Tanya | ||||
| Anna | Monti | Michael | Christine | ||||
| Red Team | Blue Team | ||||||
| Christine | Felix | Josh | Becky | ||||
| Scott | Tanya | Frank | Anna | ||||
| Mike | Stacey | Monti | David | ||||
| Ryan | Tali | ||||||
| Red Team | Yellow Team | Blue Team | |||||||||
| Stacey | Tali | Monti | David | Christine | Felix | ||||||
| Frank | Becky | Anna | Tanya | Josh | Mike | ||||||
| Red Team | Blue Team | ||||||
| Monti | Becky | Frank | Stacey | ||||
| Josh | Felix | David | Christine | ||||
| Red Team | Blue Team | ||||||
| Becky | Christine | Frank | David | ||||
| Monti | Josh | ||||||
| Red Team | Blue Team | ||||||
| Christine | Becky | Frank | Josh | ||||