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I don't know how this one slipped by me (it started on Monday and I watched it then but had not anticipated creating a thread for it like I should have), but so be it. I will move on just as some of the contestants did, both out the door and to the next round.

MASTER CHEF 3
This season started with 33,000 applications narrowed down to 100 invited to Los Angeles for this competition. From that group 18 were to receive white aprons on each of the 2 preliminary nights. The returning judges are Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliott. They will sample each dish presented after the contestant has 1 hour to prep and 5 minutes on camera to finish it. The grand prize is $250,000 plus a cookbook for the winner. 

There were several "characters" on the first episode. This included a college freshman, a single mother, a former pro basketball player and a blind person. It's impossible to say who has the most talent in this group, particularly since about 2/3 of those who advance to the second round were not shown in this telecast. 

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The second of the preliminary episodes showed a husband and wife competing against each other, with both getting a white apron. There were several others getting their own apron, but none that I elect to mention at this time.

Next week there will be a third group of preliminary competitors and then the first regular round will take most of the telecast. Its goal is to cut the size of the group from 36 to 18.

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MC3, ep.3

The third group of contestants was small. Stacey, Rami and David made it into the first cookoff of 36 to determine which 18 would make it out of the garage and into the MasterChef kitchen. All 36 were given 2 pounds ground beef, all the ingredients they could select from the pantry and 60 minutes to cook. Gordon, Graham and Joe were circulating constantly to keep an eye on what was happening for each cook. they separated the 36 into a group of 12 that did not make it further, a group of 12 that did make it further and a final group of 12 with mixed results. In that group were Stacey, Josh, David, Taryn, Christine and Anna moving ahead while going home from this group included AJ, Bubba, Mannino and Rami.

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MC3, ep. 4

The first half involved the first Mystery Box challenge. This box held bananas, duck breast, maple syrup, rhubarb, kale and sweet potato. The cooks had 45 minutes to transform it into a creative and tasty dish. The judges selected only the worst 3 (selected by constant inspection of what was going on) to taste. Those belonged to Ryan, Samantha and Scott. Samantha was sent home. The winner was Felix, who was given a huge advantage. She did not have to cook the next competition and selected between Italian risotto, New England clam chowder and Beef Wellington for the dish the other 17 must cook. She chose risotto.

The results of this were Dave, Helene and Tali brought up as object lessons. Helene was excused. Tali's berry risotto looked bad to me but the judges rated it better than Dave's gritty morel mushroom risotto. Dave was eliminated. Frank and David were rated as having the best risottos and they will be team captains next episode.

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MC3, ep. 5

201 Marines from Camp Pendleton land in helicopters or march in from unseen vehicles. The teams have to be ready to start serving when they arrive. Frank has chosen an Italian theme of grilled chicken, pasta and slaw. David has chosen an ALL-American menu of pork, BBQ sauce and potatoes. After the Marines have sampled each menu, they voted. David's team won a narrow victory.

That gave Frank's team a pressure test. He had the opportunity to release one member of his team, but after he himself, Scott and one other person turned it down, Stacey accepted it. The Pressure Test was Apple Pie and the judges wanted a perfect classic one, which presented many challenges. At the end the really good pies were by Christine and Frank. The bad ones were by several individuals, with Michael singled out as the very worst and eliminated.   

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