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The home cooks faced a gruesome mystery box challenge...

There are children who will not sleep tonight.

...and season three winner Christine Ha

returned with an unseen twist.

You're going to be cooking

this challenge without sight.

Oh, my god.

Joe and Krissi went head to head.

If you wanna talk behind my back,

have the balls to say it up here in front of me.

I said I knew it.

But ultimately...

You didn't believe in what you were doing.

...it was Beth that said good-bye

to the MasterChef kitchen.

Now...

Wedding bells are ringing...

If you screw up their food,

you screw up their wedding day.

...with a team challenge

that has the contestants catering a reception

on this couple's big day.

I cannot believe they're trusting us.

You guys, come on, move.

But the honeymoon quickly ends...

Lynn, you're wiping your forehead again

and you're wiping the plates.

Oh, my god.

- Sending the losing team... - The winner was...

...into a nerve-racking pressure test,

where one more home cook will be sent packing.

Your time is done.

Welcome back, everyone.

Allow me to introduce you all

to two very amazing special people.

Please welcome Anya and Aaron.

This flavor scientist

and his foodie fiancee have invited MasterChef

to be part of the most important day of their lives.

You should know who these guys are...

because you're attending their wedding tomorrow.

And surprise... you will be cooking the food

at the reception.

Wow.

I cannot believe they're trusting us

to cook for their wedding.

You don't do this stuff. This is an important gig.

Why the [bleep] are they trusting us?

But the Bride has a few food rules

for the home cooks.

Looks like the wedding vows.

No, it's, um... the vows are much shorter than this.

- Wow. that is your list? - This is the list.

these are my dislikes...

No peanuts, no beets,

no radishes, no celery root, no fennel.

Anybody that comes with a little list like that,

"no this, no that," I'm like,

"oh, boy, here we go."

No Indian food.

This is not the day to teach me

that I will suddenly like Indian food.

That bride, I think she's gonna hate

everything we do.

No bell peppers of any kind.

No dill. No cilantro. No olives.

I guess we're gonna be making lettuce wraps

and water for this wedding.

The good news is:

the teams will be getting

a little bit of help tomorrow.

I have organized

a incredible chef to come in

and cook a stunning appetizer.

Tomorrow, your wedding is gonna be graced by...

Graham Elliot.

Now, I always think weddings should end on a high.

So I reached out and got hold

of an extraordinary chef to cook your dessert.

And that chef is me.

Graham and I are gonna be taking care of two courses

and our phenomenal home cooks,

the best 12 across america,

will be in charge of the entree.

I'm a little nervous about this one.

It's the biggest day of your life.

You'll never forget it.

And they're foodies, so this gonna be

one of the most important parts of their night.

You've got your work cut out.

All right, let's go.

Are you wearing it up or down?

Down. there are very few things that Aaron tells me,

and I was told my hair will be down and curly.

I love your hair down.

So he gets it. He can have it.

Got to give him something.

That's all he gets.

Welcome, everybody.

As you all know, today we are responsible

for cooking the food for Anya and Aaron's wedding.

This is the most important day

in Anya and Aaron's life.

If you screw up their food, basically,

you screw up their wedding day.

You'll be serving over 100 guests.

Most eat everything, but there are 15 vegetarians.

Make sure that there is something

delicious to eat for every single guest.

You ready to pick the teams?

Natasha and James, you had the best dishes

in the last elimination, so you two

are the team captains.

Natasha, you got the red team.

James, you got the blue team.

James, you have the first pick.

This is a very special day for these two,

so whatever we put out has to not only taste great

but be visually gorgeous as well.

And I think the person who has the biggest edge

of everyone in that will be Lynn.

Wow.

It's an honor to be first pick,

but it also exponentially puts the weight

on my shoulders every time I'm picked first.

Nice. Natasha?

I have not had a chance to work with this person,

and I need a co-captain,

and that's why I'm gonna pick Eddie.

Eddie. Wow, smart. What an honor.

James?

- Jessie. - Wow.

- Natasha? - Jordan, I'm hoping

you're not gonna disappoint me.

And I'm gonna go with big Jon.

Bethy's gonna be my right-hand woman.

I'ma go with Bri.

- Natasha? - I think Savannah's gonna

be a great attribute to this team.

Savannah, please come and join red team.

James, you have the final pick,

and this happens to be for both teams.

So, it's me and Krissi.

I'm pissed, because I don't wanna be in the bottom.

I never wanna be the last pick.

I don't wanna be on James's team.

I feel like James is gonna lose.

I don't think he has that leadership quality.

And I have all the faith in the world for Natasha,

and she's not even my favorite person.

I'm gonna go with Luca.

Okay, mon ami, how do you feel?

I was praying to be on the blue team.

Why were you praying to be on the blue team?

'Cause I don't think Natasha can be a strong leader.

And I think we have all the aces in our team.

Wow.

I'm offended by what Luca says,

but honestly, I think that he's weak.

And I honestly think he's a joke.

Well, there's going to be a bit of a snag

with your perfect unions.

Sadly, not every wedding ends in bliss.

Sometimes, people get jilted at the altar.

Natasha and James, you each now

have to pick one person from your team

who will not be cooking in today's challenge.

If you were to lose today,

Whoever you decide to leave here at the altar

will not have to cook in the pressure test.

So, Natasha, the pressure is on.

Who is the one individual

that you're jilting from the red team?

They're probably gonna get rid of the weakest link,

and right now I feel safe.

I need a team that's gonna pack a punch

and really listen and work.

Krissi, you're not gonna be playing with us.

My feet thank you.

Natasha underestimated me,

but I don't mind the free pass.

She just catapulted me to top 11, so...

All right, James, who is the one person you're jilting?

This sucks, 'cause I love my team.

but there's only one person in the group

that is just a hair behind the rest.

The point is to be here and to be a leader

and to show what you're made of,

and I think sitting out would suck.

Who is it?

Bri.

Wow.

I think it's stupid to get rid of me,

because why would you get rid of someone

who's such a strong vegetarian,

You know, when you have to cook vegetarian dishes?

but screw you, guys.

Good luck catering the wedding.

Right. Red team, blue team, let's go.

The 103 wedding guests are starting to arrive.

They include chefs and foodies with discerning palates.

Our ten home cooks will now head into the kitchen

to find out what Graham and Gordon will be serving.

This is my appetizer...

Spring pea essence with whipped creme fraiche,

Pink peppercorn, and lavender infusion.

Wow.

Gordon, what are you making for dessert?

Joe, one of my most popular desserts.

I serve it in all my restaurants around the world.

A delicious sticky toffee pudding

served with a brown bread ice cream

and a really nice caramel sauce.

All right, team captains, why don't you guys

come up and taste real quick?

This is the level of precision,

execution that we're looking for

and a dish that I think sealed the deal

for Graham's second Michelin star.

It's almost insane that a pea soup

could be that damn good.

And the sticky toffee pudding...

Wow.

I've already had three. It's so sick.

The appetizer was so perfect

and the dessert was so insane.

It's like, we have to find a way to match them.

We need to make sure that we have a kick-ass meal.

All right, your two hours starts now.

Off you go.

Each team will now have just two hours

to conceive, prep, and cook an entree

for over 100 wedding guests that matches

the standard of Gordon and Graham's dishes.

James, what about lamb, dude?

I'm thinking fish is stronger though.

My only concern about any red meat

is about putting that red meat on the plate

when we have such a rich dessert.

I'm just thinking if we do halibut,

we are taking probably the least flavorful protein.

That is a good call. for the most part,

- a rack of lamb is easy. - Perfect.

Okay.

Blue team's captain James has decided on lamb

with a parsnip puree for their entree.

And for the vegetarian guests,

grilled mushrooms over a goat cheese creme fraiche.

I look at my team and it's Jessie and I on a team

and we've never lost a team challenge, ever.

While the blue team begins prepping their entrees...

The red team, led by Natasha, is still trying

to figure out what to serve.

You guys are 100% wanting to do short ribs?

Yeah. I love it.

I mean, what do you guys think about, like,

Halibut with a miso beurre blanc?

It's not my favorite idea.

Natasha is a little overwhelmed right now.

I don't think she understands the role of being a captain,

and this is a wedding.

We have to perform today.

Despite objections from her team,

Natasha is going with a halibut beurre blanc.

and for their vegetarian dish,

an eggplant and tomato stack.

Outside, Anya and Aaron's wedding is picture perfect.

But the red team's big day is turning ugly.

I'm smelling burnt. What is it?

- The carrots? - Oh, jeez.

Natasha, wakey, wakey! Boo!

Please don't stick.

Please don't stick. Please don't stick.

Natasha is literally doing this dance...

Wow. Like, over there.

Oh, my god. What am I doing?

She doesn't know her ass from her elbow.

Looks like we're heading for a divorce

before the wedding.

Red team, come here, all of you.

Look at me.

Natasha, are you okay?

'Cause you look a little bit flustered.

You know, I just need a little bit

more support from my team. I feel like...

We have support.

What she was saying made no sense,

because we were all very vocal,

but she's not listening.

Captain Natasha, first thing you need to do

is refocus and just... look at me.

Just think logically. bring your team together.

And I wanna hear you become a little bit more vocal.

Okay? You're the captain.

Natasha, are you listening to anything,

or are you that [bleep] arrogant?

As the bride and groom

share the happiest day of their lives...

Our home cooks have been presented

with the biggest task of this competition so far.

Each team is creating the entrees

for over 100 wedding guests

and they have to ensure their dishes are up

to the same standards

as Graham elliot's phenomenal appetizer

and Gordon Ramsey's world-class dessert.

While prep for the blue team's lamb dish

is going smoothly...

awesome. Hell yeah. Let's keep going.

Guys, keep the momentum going, all right?

We're getting ahead now.

The red team's halibut

with baby carrots dish is not coming together.

Oh, jeez.

The red team looks so fragmented.

Natasha is stranded on an island,

and her team have completely jumped ship.

Maybe we brought them too far.

Maybe they're just out of their element.

I hope ty don'he embarrass us tonight.

Really? Too far too soon?

I'm worried.

Red team, blue team, change gear.

Let's go.

Graham's appetizer is going out now, guys.

- Yes, chef. - We are live. Let's go.

How are you, guys? Congrats.

- Mmm! That's so good. - Oh, my gosh.

That is amazing. You guys are gonna love it.

Oh, my word.

After savoring the appetizer,

the guests' expectations are now extremely high.

This is wonderful. This is truly wonderful.

It is definitely a tough act to follow.

Knowing that they're gonna have to follow

Graham Elliot's dish and come up

with something just as good?

You know, there's a lot of foodies in the room.

there's a lot of chefs here,

and they're gonna have to bring it, definitely.

The blue team will be serving

lamb medallions with a parsnip puree.

This meat is gonna be done in the next few minutes,

and then I'm gonna let it rest.

While the red team hopes

their halibut with roasted baby carrots

will be the perfect complement

to Graham and Gordon's Michelin-star dishes.

Red team, blue team, the guests

absolutely loved Graham's appetizer.

Now match that appetizer with a stunning entree.

All right, guys, we gotta start hustling here.

Get stuff all organized, everything ready to go.

We're not ready to serve,

and we've only got three minutes.

Come on, Savannah.

Watching you work is just scary.

Okay, come on, guys, we need to hustle.

30 seconds to go, come on.

Guys, get the plates now.

Get the lamb out, start slicing it.

On the blue team, Lynn,

chosen for his presentation skills,

is not living up to his reputation.

Guys, this plate looks like [bleep].

Lynn, I need it now. I need it now, Lynn.

I need those dishes

for the bride and groom right now.

Everyone's just stopped all of a sudden.

Guys, move!

I'm sorry, Joe.

I've never seen such disorganization.

If we can't even do the bride and groom's table...

- Oh, my god. - These are not warm, Natasha.

Oh, jeez. Savannah, I'm gonna work on this one, okay?

While on the red team, captain Natasha

is trying to do everything herself.

Natasha, for the last [bleep] time,

You have to stop running around like a headless chicken

at the table and you expedite. Okay.

Your team doesn't know what's going next.

Stop running around. Control your station.

- Okay, yes, chef. - Thank you. Call away.

You guys, vegetarian over here.

Fish and the carrots over here, okay?

Then we're gonna turn around. We need space for this, please.

Go, go, go, go, go.

Two red.

Chef, the red team's ready to go.

Is the blue team ready?

The blue team is ready to go.

Please send it.

You can send this to the, uh...

No, you cannot send this!

Oh, my god.

Look! Dirty plates.

- Guys, get over here. - [bleep] everywhere!

Come here.

It looks like it slid off the plate.

This is the bride and groom.

With the blue team busy replating...

Some food! I'm hungry.

You look hot.

...red team's halibut dish

is on its way out to the bride and groom.

- Whoo! - Ooh, nice.

Ooh, it's the red plate.

Oh, okay. Gotta wait for the other plate.

It would be great if they were both served at the same time.

- I know, I... - Which, in theory, is what was supposed to happen.

Hey, blue team, blue team.

This is just the bride and groom.

And it's taken seven minutes to get four plates out.

Get organized!

You're all running around like headless chickens!

- Let's go, guys. - All right. Pick it up.

Finally, the blue team's lamb

is on its way out to the dining room.

So we have, from the blue team,

a grilled eye of lamb over a parsnip puree

with some spring peas and some grilled wild onions.

From the red team, we have a seared halibut

with baby roasted carrots and a little bit

of salad with pancetta and vinaigrette.

Nice, looks beautiful. Sounds good.

- Bon appetit. Enjoy. - All right. Thank you.

On the red team, Natasha has stepped up

and is now leading her team.

After these seven... guys, are you listening?

We have three regular, three veggie, okay?

That's perfect, Natasha. That's what they do.

Two vegetarian dishes.

Ten seconds, come on, guys.

Blue team, I've got two tables dragging

the blue team's entrees. Come on!

In danger of losing his first team challenge,

Lynn is starting to feel the heat.

Hey, sweatbox, you're sweating...

Look at me... on the food.

Okay, young man, I know it's hot,

- on the [bleep] food. - Yes, chef.

No [bleep] way.

No way.

You can't sweat in the food.

He's sweating on the plates.

He's misplating.

He's making inconsistent plates.

who's plating that?

- That's me, I'm plating it. - Okay, young man.

- Yes, chef? - Are you blind in one eye?

No.

It's like he almost is deteriorating

in a team scenario like this.

Four more proteins over here!

Table two, no blue plates.

Table three, no blue plates.

The whole wedding party's gonna eat the red team's dishes,

and no one's gonna even taste the blue team.

They're complaining like mad.

The blue team are now five tables behind.

I don't wanna disappoint our team.

and having that pressure,

it just builds and builds and builds.

The stress has got to Lynn,

and he's making unforgivable mistakes.

- Lynn! - Yes, chef?

You're wiping your [bleep] forehead again,

and you're wiping the plates.

No, I...

I'm concerned about our [bleep] health and safety.

Yes, chef.

I just watched you wipe your plate with your cloth.

- Yes, chef. - Now, will you please stop?

40 minutes into service, and the wedding guests

are starting to lose their patience with the blue team.

No, I know we're very delayed,

and I'll go back in and check on it.

Wow.

While the red team's plates

are pouring out into the dining room,

the blue team can't seem to get any dishes

out of the kitchen.

James, the lamb is cold!

The lamb is cold.

Get it back.

- Back in the oven. - Get it back!

Big Jon's kinda running plates,

and I'm like, "dude, what are you doing?

What are you doing?"

How the hell is the lamb cold?

We've had it out of the oven for five minutes, guys.

The plates are cold. Come on.

Joe, how many tables behind are we, the blue team?

The red team has already fed

more than half of the dining room.

The blue team is just starting on table two.

It's a disaster.

I don't know how they're gonna ever catch up.

Graham, can you help expedite, please?

Let's go, let's get in. We're so far behind.

Come on, guys.

The next pickup is gonna be

Six regulars, six lamb.

Make sure you have six plates hot and ready to go.

Okay, come on, guys, you can pull this off.

Graham could not have been more helpful.

He immediately reset structure on how things need to go,

Put everything in the right place,

Showed us how we were supposed to be operating.

You're putting up two veg right now, followed by three.

And it was like that...

We've caught back up to the red team.

Like, we were five tables behind

15, 20 minutes ago,

and now we're, like, three plates behind.

Guys, come on. Guys, come on. We're almost done.

Get the sauce on the plate.

Thank you.

At last, the final plates

leave the kitchen for the red and blue teams.

We did our best.

Yeah, and it looked stunning.

- Damn, that was intense. - That was crazy.

I'm very proud of you, guys.

And while Gordon works on his dessert,

Joe goes to see

what the bride and groom thought of their entrees.

The blue plate was visually more stunning.

I think we are both in consensus...

Both in agreement, for sure.

That the halibut was superior.

You liked the halibut better?

- Cooked perfectly. - It was great.

- Had a nice texture, flavor. - Yeah.

All right. I'm gonna go find out

what some of your guests think.

- Enjoy. - Thank you.

I think, for me, I'm gonna go with the halibut,

Just because my personal preference.

But they were both so good.

I liked the lamb better,

which I believe is the blue team.

And while the guests didn't enjoy the wait,

they all agreed that the food was exceptional

and are split down the middle

on which team was better.

but Gordon has saved the best for last.

Mmm. That's so good.

The consensus of the table was

we've died and gone to heaven.

Oh, my god.

This is definitely the best dessert I've ever had.

This is the best thing we've eaten all night.

Gordon wins.

The judges will now decide the winning team

based on three factors...

Ladies and gentlemen, please, your red team

and blue team for this evening.

The guests' opinions, which dish worked better

between Graham and Gordon's courses,

and overall service.

I wanna believe that our team

did enough to win tonight.

Our food is just so good

and I'm really hoping that it worked.

We all were kinda nervous about this one.

It would be really tough to go into a pressure test.

I would feel like I definitely disappointed my team,

and I don't want to disappoint my team

who worked really hard.

Thank you, guys, for cooking a phenomenal meal.

It was such a gift to be able

to have both of you here cooking for us tonight.

With that said, there can be only one winner.

The winner was...

The red team.

It feels awesome to win.

I finally got a "w".

I'm definitely back in this competition.

Red team, help yourself to a glass of champagne.

Nice.

Blue team, unfortunately, you will now face

the pressure test.

I'm just infuriated.

I just can't accept that, like,

a [bleep] piece of halibut

is better than perfectly cooked lamb loin.

I look forward to seeing you back

inside the MasterChef kitchen

where at least one of you

will be leaving this competition.

I don't wanna go in the pressure test.

I'm terrified of it.

- Congratulations to you both. - Thank you.

Let's go.

After winning the team challenge,

the home cooks from the red team head inside...

- Ladies. - Thank you, sir.

...safe from elimination,

While the blue team awaits a pressure test,

where one contestant will be sent home.

Did anything go wrong in the kitchen yesterday?

Everything was delicious. Everything came together.

Only in service... our service was terrible.

This is gonna sound terrible, but I'd rather

all five of us go in together and compete,

'cause I don't think anyone did a bad job.

We earned the pressure test.

We messed up that service.

And no matter how good our food was,

it was on James.

He was the expediter.

Red team, you won the challenge.

So tonight, you are all safe

from elimination.

Well done.

Good job, guys.

Bri, you were left jilted at the altar.

Yes.

So, you do not have to compete

in tonight's pressure test.

Head up to the gallery and join the red team.

James, you and the blue team lost the challenge.

How do you sum up your team's performance?

I think during the prep stage,

we had our head in the game.

and when it came to service, we collapsed.

You were seven tables behind.

We waited 20 minutes for pickup,

As their food went out.

Lynn, that vegetarian dish,

why did it have to be so overcomplicated?

I counted 12 elements to your vegetarian dish.

12!

Whether you like it or not,

You are about to face a very difficult pressure test.

But not all of you

are going to have to compete.

Joe, Graham, and I, we will each pick

one person who will be immune

from tonight's pressure test.

So, Joe, who do you think

deserves to be saved?

I'm gonna have to reward someone who,

comparatively with the rest of you,

did a good job.

- Jessie. - Thank you.

Take yourself up onto the balcony.

You're safe.

Graham, who do you think

should be safe from this pressure test?

The only person that seemed to really care

about the plate that was going out,

Trying to be vocal, trying to almost

step up and fix everything...

Luca, go upstairs.

You're safe.

So, Gordon, which of these do you think

deserves to be saved from elimination?

Lynn...

Wiping the wedding plates with your sweat,

I've never seen anything like that.

You are not safe.

James and Jonny, between the two of you,

there was one that totally engaged

and one that was totally disengaged.

The person I'm saving tonight...

is James.

You're safe.

Make your way up to the gallery.

Take your apron off.

I'm pissed off.

If the team screws up,

that does fall to the leader.

The two of you are now in a head-to-head battle.

Think of it as a culinary cage fight.

Two cooks enter, one cook leaves.

What you will be making today

is refined and beautiful.

The macaroon.

I'm very scared.

These cookies are only about like an inch wide,

so it shouldn't be anything to be scared of.

But I don't feel confident in baking.

Light, airy with just the right amount of crunch.

Sandwiched between them, an incredible filling.

Most people see me as a carpenter,

but baking is something I'm comfortable with.

So I'm definitely in my element.

I'm ready to go. I'm very excited.

It is time...

for you to head to your stations

for the culinary battle of your lives.

You two have just 60 minutes

to prepare and bake us 12 perfect macaroons

with at least two different flavors.

Make sure each and every one of them

fits inside that box.

You have the exact same ingredients at your stations:

Almond flour, powdered sugar,

eggs, vanilla bean, and sugar.

You also have access to a limited pantry,

Where you can find classic and unique flavors

to make your macaroon stand out.

clearly, two of you fighting this battle.

One of you will be leaving MasterChef.

Your time starts...

Now.

Lynn is one of the biggest competitors here.

Everybody sees him as a frontrunner.

So of course I want Lynn to go home.

If I could have it my way today,

I want Lynn gone.

I want Lynn to go home.

I need Lynn to go home.

I don't think that Lynn is the best one here.

I would rather see big Jon go home.

He is really good.

Big Jon can surprise you.

Making macaroons is chemistry.

You have to be exact to the final gram.

It's a really tough one.

I'd be really, really nervous.

That almond powder...

The secret there is to blend it,

So it gets like a fine powder.

Then you sieve that, okay, through a very fine sieve,

so you haven't got any lumps across the mixture,

so therefore it doesn't go grainy.

You want that nice smooth texture.

Big Jon look like he's in control.

I want Lynn's ass gone for this one, dude.

I'm gonna do a raspberry with a white chocolate filling,

and I'm gonna do a plain vanilla with salted caramel.

Macaroons are probably the toughest

confectionary thing you can do.

And, you know, if they don't wanna

work out today, I go home.

I'm gonna do a peanut butter and jelly macaroon,

So one peanut butter and one with raspberry jelly.

And then, you know, eat one of each

and you kinda get the sandwich together.

I've made macaroons a couple times,

but it definitely takes some finesse.

I just can't be too rough with 'em.

The box is a very, very challenging

part of this pressure test,

because it is unforgiving.

how do you ensure that

the macaroon fits in the box?

That depends on the thickness of your mixture.

Too runny, they go too thin.

Too thick, then they go too high.

Lynn looking slightly nervous,

but he looks a lot more composed than Jonny.

Jonny's all over the place.

Get out of here.

Lynn, are you a little late with this batch?

Yes, I am. Gotta get it in the oven.

- It's going right now. - You have 12 white ones

that are not cracked?

13. You have one to spare.

Good luck.

All right, Jonny,

What do you got going on here?

You've got some that are really big.

You got a couple over here that are small.

Is this how you wanted them piped out?

Yeah, the idea is not to have 'em all different sizes.

Good luck. I hope that they turn out.

Thank you, chef.

Oh, boy.

how are they doing?

I think Lynn looks more composed.

Are shaking, like... shaking all over.

He's got the smallest little end tip

for the pastry bag.

He's very nervous.

15 minutes to go.

Start thinking execution, presentation.

This is intense.

Ten minutes left.

Lynn. He's made his slightly too big.

There's literally 1/3 of his macaroons

that don't fit in the frickin' box.

What's he gonna do?

"What's he gonna do?" it's a good question.

My macaroons are a little too big.

I'm hoping I just have 12 that fit.

Nothing I can do.

Tough challenge. I think we're both

struggling with it right now.

Here, the pressure can definitely

get the best of people.

Jonny and Lynn, you have five minutes to go.

Lynn's slicing fruit, and putting

- fresh raspberries in his. - No.

- You don't see... thing. - Too much water.

- Too much water. - Yeah, absolutely.

He's showing his inexperience.

Inexperience, yeah.

Now Jonny's on the other hand,

he used such a tight piping nozzle.

Each and every macaroon has a little point on there.

The problem is, that point might

take up so much space in the box that

he won't be able to get all 12 in the box.

Last two minutes.

Please check that you can get 12 inside that box.

So Jonny's about to start

putting some in his box right now.

There's no way he's gonna fit 12 in there.

They're too fat.

So what's he gonna do

If he can only fit ten?

Worst case scenario, he can present

ten in a box and two outside.

- But that's not what we asked for. - I know.

But it's better than nothing, isn't it?

One minute to go.

This is now a race against time.

They're both putting their macaroons in the box

and seeing if they can fit.

It's not gonna close.

He's a carpenter, he should build himself a bigger box.

- Ah. - Oh, no.

He just jammed 'em in and slammed the box shut.

Last two minutes.

Tonight's head-to-head pressure test

is all about a box of beautiful, delicate macaroons.

Please check that you can get 12 inside that box.

Jonny's are too thick.

There's no way he's gonna fit 12 in there.

They're too fat.

30 seconds to go.

Time's ticking, and I'm just sitting there saying,

like, "this isn't gonna work."

and I'm trying to stack 'em one way

and stack 'em the other way.

[bleep]. How am I gonna do that?

What is he doing?

I'm hoping I can bring two of 'em up

and just put 'em on the side somewhere.

and finally, I just... I-I break.

And I just "[bleep] it,"

and just slam the box shut.

Oh, no.

He just jammed them in and slammed the box shut.

Come on. Why is he doing this?

Why couldn't he serve two on top?

How silly.

Come on, finishing touches.

and carefully lid those boxes.

Five, four, three,

two, one.

And hands in the air. Well done.

Jonny and Lynn, I've never seen

a pressure test so demanding, so difficult.

Well done to you both.

Lynn, how tough was that pressure test?

It's the toughest thing I've ever baked.

So you didn't manage 12 in the box.

- I didn't. - Why not?

I piped the macaroons way too thick.

What's inside the box?

Five raspberry macaroons

and five vanilla bean macaroons.

Visually, yeah, it's got that

"wow" factor, definitely.

Beautiful.

That's interesting.

It's actually a little bit too sweet.

I mean, the salted caramel works,

but if you're putting that filling in there,

then you just pull back three or four grams on the sugar,

especially in the meringue,

'cause you got the sugar syrup.

Nice idea, but the golden rule of any macaroon

is that you don't put fruit inside.

I don't wanna negotiate those raspberry seeds

on the back of that delicious texture of the macaroon.

However, on the whole, it was good.

Thank you.

- How are you, Lynn? - Chef.

They look great inside.

Nice, even amount of filling.

I like it. I'd say the only thing,

it's got that cloying nature with the caramel.

What was the idea with the raspberry?

I thought if I did a raspberry macaroon

with no raspberries in it, it'd just be

a pink macaroon with white chocolate.

So, if I had time to do, like, a raspberry jam,

- I would've done that. - Having that raspberry jam

definitely would've helped it.

Something like a raspberry obviously is just gonna

end up with this spongy dark, wet cookie.

But for a home cook, good job.

Thank you.

Okay, Lynn.

They're not perfectly consistent,

but they look pretty good.

And you put a whole raspberry inside?

I put a sliver of raspberry inside.

You've seen that before?

I've seen actually, whole raspberries lined

- in bigger macaroons to make kind of a sandwich. - Really?

I never have.

That was a bad choice.

Tell me about the, um, caramel.

Uh, it's just a dolce de leche.

You made the caramel yourself?

I didn't make it myself.

So you just opened the jar of caramel

and added salt to it?

Yes, I did.

I like the flavor of the cookie itself.

It's almost better without the filling.

You think you're going home on these macaroons?

- I hope not. - Thank you.

Macaroons are just as much about flavor

as they are about presentation,

but I don't know that Lynn was able to pull it off.

Okay.

So, tell me... the flavors inside that box?

There's a chocolate macaroon with a peanut butter mousse

and there's a vanilla macaroon

with a raspberry mascarpone filling.

Good.

I'm looking at the box, and I'm instantly thinking,

"this is where big Jon goes home."

I don't know what happened to Jonny.

In the heat of the moment, maybe he just

said, "forget it."

That's what the pressure test does to you.

Okay.

So, tell me... the flavors inside that box?

There's a chocolate macaroon with a peanut butter mousse

and there's a vanilla macaroon

with a raspberry mascarpone filling.

Good.

Come on.

What happened?

My batter was a little thicker consistency

than I thought it was gonna be.

And I-I expected 'em to settle a little more.

So when I baked 'em, they were just...

they were way too tall to get 'em in the box,

but I thought we had to have

All 12 in the box, or it was...

So did he.

I'd rather taste nine delicious macaroons

than jamming them in there.

You've got the colors right.

It looks like the piping nozzle was way too small.

So therefore you created too much height,

as opposed to too much girth.

Visually, you've got the ratio right.

they cut beautifully.

See that little lip there?

You've got the nice crisp edge

and that soft gooey center.

That tastes delicious, chewy, flavorsome.

But it's just the end,

when it was so unnecessary.

Was this just, like, a fit of rage?

You know it's too late once you realize the mistake.

I like the cookie

and the fact that it's not overly sweet.

Mm-hmm.

And the flavors are really nice.

I just wish that you had shown a little more

respect for what they were.

Thanks, Jonny.

It seems like the judges really are loving

the flavors of Jonny's macaroons.

So I'm feeling a little nervous and a little worried.

Ooh, it's kind of a mess, huh?

It certainly is.

It's good.

Thing about macaroons, I think about

much more delicate flavors.

Peanut butter's a little clunky, strong,

but it's definitely assertive.

It covers up the chocolate a bit.

- This is better than the peanut butter one. - Okay.

What are the differences between

being a carpenter and being a baker?

Have you ever lost your temper like that on a job?

Slammed down a wall because you got a level wrong?

We've definitely lost our temper at times

at work, of course.

I wonder if it was as costly

as it might be for you here.

Jonny and Lynn,

please give us a minute would you?

Thank you.

Lynn's may look great,

but hearing the results,

the loved the taste of Jonny's.

Jonny's had great flavor,

but it's like someone's let a hand grenade off inside there.

I've never had a macaroon anywhere

with slices of fruit inside.

It's a gift.

They don't eat them straightaway.

They put them on the side

for two, three days down the line.

Can you imagine the fruit after that?

If it was a jam, I think it would've

been balanced a lot better with the white chocolate,

'cause it's really sweet.

Jon's box of macaroons looks like a war zone.

There's no way he will win this thing.

Pull open that box and there's, like,

two or three macaroons squashed,

but filling's perfect.

I thought the cook on the actual outside.

Cookie was really nice.

Jonny and Lynn, first of all,

that was a very difficult pressure test,

the most difficult pressure test we've ever had

in this competition so far.

One of you is staying

and one of you is going.

The person leaving MasterChef

based on that pressure test...

Our decision is...

Jonny.

You know they were nowhere near

the beauty in the box that we were looking for.

Lynn, make your way upstairs.

Hey, good luck, man.

Love you, man.

Go get it.

Jonny, you were taken down

with a very difficult pressure test.

So, you must walk through those doors

with your head held high.

Good luck. Follow that food dream,

and continue with that idea

of elevating those tailgating parties,

because you certainly elevated yourself

in this competition. Great job.

Thank you, chef.

I'm not walking out depressed or sad.

Well done, big boy.

Pleasure meeting you guys.

Good luck, man.

I have a tremendous appreciation

for the opportunity I've been given here.

Bye, Jonny.

It's been a great experience.

It's been a great ride.

It's a 100% yes.

Blue team!

It's really inspiring.

It's just really good.

We all really liked it.

I never thought I'd make it this far.

Now the sky's the limit.

See y'all later.

Next time on MasterChef...

It's an a-list mystery box.

- Eva Longoria. - Oh, my god!

It was beautiful and tender.

Good job.

And an elimination challenge...

Are we saying good night to you?

...with brutal results.

That is the worst dish

in four years of MasterChef.

With one the most shocking eliminations

of the season.

You are not in the top ten.

Oh!

Never saw that one coming.

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