Top Chef Junior

Season 1 Contestants

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Elimination table

(WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned "Top Chef Junior".
(RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.
(WIN) The chef won the Elimination Challenge.
(HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge but did not win.
(IN) The chef was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge and was safe.
(LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge but was not eliminated.
(SAVED) The chef lost the Elimination Challenge but pulled a save card and continued in the competition.
(OUT) The chef lost the Elimination Challenge and was eliminated.
(WDR) The chef voluntarily withdrew from the competition.

Episode 1: Dishing Up Dreams

Original airdate: October 13, 2017

Quickfire Challenge: Transform your family favorite meal into a restaurant quality masterpiece
Winner: Milo
Elimination Challenge: Create a dish that showcases your food dream
Guest judge: Richard Blais
Winner: Rahanna
Out: Fernando

Episode 2: Food Truck Frenzy

Original airdate: October 20, 2017

Quickfire Challenge: Highlight your cooking technique in a dished based on a memorable adventure
Winner: Jasmine
Elimination Challenge: In less than 24 hours, open 3 food trucks to the public

Guest judge: Dave Danhi
Winner: Fuller
Out: Katelyn

Episode 3: Battle of the Buds

Original airdate: October 27, 2017

Quickfire Challenge: Create an ice cream dessert
Winner: Jasmine
Elimination Challenge: Create a dish highlighting one of the five tastes

Battle winners in Bold

Guest judge: Brooke Williamson
Winner: Audrey
Out: Max

Episode 4: Chef's Best Friend

Original airdate: November 3, 2017

Quickfire Challenge: Make a gourmet dog treat
Winner: Milo
Elimination Challenge: Create a cohesive meal using ingredients typically found in your refrigerators at home

Guest judge: Sherry Yard
Winner: Rahanna
Safe: Jasmine

Episode 5: Food Fight!

Original airdate: November 10, 2017

Quickfire Challenge: Impress Bryan Voltaggio and Michael Voltaggio with your culinary skills
Winner: Owen
Elimination Challenge: Four head-to-head 30 minute food fight rounds coached by Bryan and Michael Voltaggio

Battle winners in Bold

Guest judge: Tito Ortiz
Winner: Kenzie
Out: Audrey

Episode 6: It's No Cake Walk

Original airdate: November 17, 2017

Quickfire Challenge: In pairs, using only one hand each, make a dozen cupcakes
Winner: Henry & Maxine
Elimination Challenge: Bake a 14-inch extreme cake

Guest judge: Joshua John Russell
Winner: Rahanna & Milo
Safe: Maxine
Withdraw: Fuller

Episode 7: Glow Big or Go Home

Original airdate: December 1, 2017

Quickfire Challenge: Make a dish using a cut of beef selected from the "Beef or Buzzer" game board
Winner: Rahanna
Elimination Challenge: Using at least one ingredient that glows, make a late night dish for Maisy Stella's Glow Party
Guest judge: Casey Thompson
Winner: Milo
Out: Maxine

Episode 8: Field Day!

Original airdate: December 8, 2017

Quickfire Challenge: Create an elevated nacho dish
Winner: Milo
The overall winner won a Buzzfeed Tasty Video prize. The top 3 in the quickfire challenges also won immunity.
Elimination Challenge: (Top 3) Create a spin on burger & fries or (Bottom 3) BBQ plate with a side & sauce
Guest judge: Nick Lachey
Winner: Milo
Out: Kenzie

Episode 9: Un-bee-lievable

Original airdate: December 15, 2017

Quickfire Challenge: Make a dish highlighting honey
Winner: Henry
Elimination Challenge: Create a kids' menu with an elevated entrée, side & dessert
Guest judge: Emeril Lagasse
Winner: Owen
Safe: Milo

Episode 10: Restaurant Wars

Original airdate: January 5, 2018

Quickfire Challenge: Create an amuse-bouche
Winner: Rahanna
Elimination Challenge: Create and design 2 restaurants to open in 24 hours

For winning the quickfire challenge, Rahanna was assigned to both teams
Guest judge: Cat Cora
Winner: Henry
Out: Jasmine

Episode 11: The Claw

Original airdate: January 12, 2018

Quickfire Challenge: Cook a lobster dish using the basic pantry or add ingredients from the claw game
Winner: Henry
Elimination Challenge: Create an exotic surf & turf dish ( snake and crocodile food )
as Henry wins, he is allowed to choose a protein and then no one is allowed to choose that protein
Guest judge: Dave Salmoni
Winner: Milo
Out: Henry

Episode 12: Cooking for Treasure

Original airdate::January 19, 2018

Quickfire Challenge: "Keepin' Up With Curtis." Chefs are challenged to replicate Head Judge Curtis Stone's dish alongside him.
Winner: Milo
Elimination Challenge: After a tiki-themed scavenger hunt at Universal Orlando Volcano Bay, create a Polynesian luau
Guest judge: Roy Yamaguchi
Winner: Milo
Safe: Rahanna

Episode 13: Lemon Aid

Original airdate::January 26, 2018

Quickfire Challenge: At the Houdini Estate, chefs must unlock boxes to retrieve proteins.
Winner: Owen
Elimination Challenge: As part of a fundraiser in connection with Alex's Lemonade Stand, chefs must prepare a dish featuring lemons.
Guest judge: Susan Feniger
Winner: Owen
Out: Milo

Episode 14: You Are Top Chef Junior!

Original airdate::February 2, 2018

Quickfire Challenge: None
Elimination Challenge: The chefs were asked to create a three-course meal representing their culinary past, present and future.
Guest judges: Antonia Lofaso, Tiffany Derry
Winner: Owen
Runner Up: Rahanna

Season 2 Contestants

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Elimination table

(WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned "Top Chef Junior".
(RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.
(WIN) The chef won the Elimination Challenge.
(HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge but did not win.
(IN) The chef was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge and was safe.
(LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge but was not eliminated.
(SAVED) The chef lost the Elimination Challenge but pulled a save card and continued in the competition.
(OUT) The chef lost the Elimination Challenge and was eliminated.

Episodes

Episode 0: Making the Cut
Original airdate: August 4, 2018
At boot camp, 22 talented young chefs compete for their chance to make the cast of the second season of the series.

Day 1: Cut up various food into appropriate pieces. (22 people participated in this round)
Day 2: Create a dish that is worthy enough to enter the competition (16 people participated in this round)

Episode 1: Stirring Up a Celebration

Original airdate: September 8, 2018

Quickfire Challenge: After making it through boot camp, the 12 junior chefs joined Vanessa and Curtis for a small celebration with a large spread of snacks and hors d'oeuvres. Following the celebration, the junior chefs were told that their first quickfire challenge was to create an amuse-bouche in 30 minutes using the leftover ingredients from the party. The winner received immunity from elimination.
Winner: Carson
Elimination Challenge: The junior chefs were challenged to create a signature winning dish for the first Top Chef Junior Food Festival.
Guest Judge: Richard Blais
Winner: Eric
Eliminated: Tyler

Episode 2: Sunny Side Up

Original airdate: September 15, 2018

Quickfire Challenge: The junior chefs were challenged to create a unique ramen dish in 20 minutes. The winner received immunity from elimination.
Winner: Kate
Elimination Challenge: The judges surprised the junior chefs early in the morning at their rooms with the challenge of creating a delicious brunch dish. The junior chefs had a limited pantry of the ingredients brought to them by the judges and were only able to use the equipment found in their rooms.
Winner: Ella
Eliminated: Sophie

Episode 3: Rolling In Dough

Original airdate: September 22, 2018

Quickfire Challenge: The junior chefs were challenged to create a unique pizza. However, the junior chefs had to play the arcade game Alley Roller in order to get tickets to buy additional ingredients (only simple dough, plain tomato sauce, and mozzarella cheese were available by default). Additionally, tickets could be used to purchase kitchen equipment that the junior chefs could take home with them after the Top Chef Junior competition.
Winner: Simon
Elimination Challenge: The chefs were divided into two teams: the yellow team and the blue team. For their challenge, the junior chefs competed in a series of head-to-head battles where each pair of chefs (one from the yellow team and one from the blue team) had to create a kid-friendly dish highlighting a specific ingredient. In each battle, the panel of judges and kid tasters would vote for their favorite dish; the chef with the most votes scored a point for their team. The team that earned three points first won the overall challenge. The winners of each head-to-head battle are indicated below in bold.
Yellow Team: Rogers, Carson, Ella, Simon, Kate
Blue Team: Noah, Nikki, Olivia, Eric, Londyn
Round 1 (Olives): Kate vs Nikki
Round 2 (Broccoli): Rogers vs Eric
Round 3 (Brussels Sprouts): Ella vs Noah
Round 4 (Salmon): Simon vs Olivia
Round 5 (Beets): Carson vs Londyn
Winning Team: Blue Team
Winner: Londyn
Saved: Kate

Episode 4: Sweet Dreams Come True

Original Airdate: September 29, 2018

Quickfire Challenge: Prior to the competition, the junior chefs were all asked what dream ingredient they would love to work with. For this challenge, those dream ingredients were provided for them and each chef had to create a winning dish highlighting their choice. The winner received immunity from elimination.
Winner: Nikki
Elimination Challenge: The junior chefs were challenged to create a sweet dessert for an event raising awareness for the charity Adopt Together.
Guest Judge: Candace Nelson
Winner: Olivia
Eliminated: Kate

Episode 5: Field Day!

Original Airdate: October 6, 2018
Guest Judge: Reggie Bush
Chefs participate in teams in three rounds

Red Team: Eric, Ella, Noah
Yellow Team: Carson, Rogers, Nikki
Blue Team: Londyn, Olivia, Simon
Round 1: Obstacle Course: The team must wear foam skis, walk together to three obstacles
Bobbing for Tomatoes, 3 tomatoes per chef per team
Spiralize 6 onions
Fruit Stand Ball Pit, one member at a time per team must find a watermelon, cantaloupe, grapefruit, green apple, lemon, and orange.
Dunk Tank: Throw a football to dunk Curtis Stone in the Dunk Tank.
The first two teams to finish win a significant advantage in the Gameday Quickfire Challenge.

Winners: Blue and Yellow Teams
Round 2: Quickfire Challenge: Create the perfect sandwich. Chefs have 25 minutes to cook. This is an individual challenge with the top 5 Chefs receiving immunity in the Elimination Challenge.
Blue team received an extra 10 minutes to cook and first choice of the limited pantry ingredients as their advantages
Yellow team received an extra 5 minutes to cook and second choice of pantry ingredients.
Winners: Rogers, Londyn, Olivia, Carson, and Nikki (overall winner, received a Football autographed by Reggie Bush)
Round 3: Elimination Challenge: Wings and Sausage Challenge
Top Team: Wings and a Dipping Sauce in 45 minutes
Winner: Nikki who received a Top Chef Jr. Football Helmet signed by Reggie Bush
Bottom Team: Sausages in 90 minutes
Eliminated: Ella

Episode 6:Easy as Pie

Original Airdate: October 13, 2018

Quickfire Challenge Create your best pie dish while only using 1 hand.

Winner: Londyn and Rogers
Elimination Challenge:Create a unique dish by having as few waste as possible.

Guest Judge:Graham Elliot
Winner:Noah & Olivia
Saved:Eric & Rogers

Episode 7:Restaurant Wars

Original Airdate: October 20, 2018

Elimination Challenge:Create and design 2 restaurants to open in 24 hours.

For Winning the previous team challenge, Noah and Olivia were chosen as Team captains for this challenge, Noah then selected Londyn as his assistant and Olivia selected Nikki as her assistant, the remaining chefs were drawn from a container of spoons.
Guest Judge: Joe Flamm
Winner:Noah
Eliminated:Simon

Episode 8:Thriller Bite

Original Airdate: October 27, 2018

Quickfire Challenge:Create a 5 star dish using 3 items from the conveyor belt.
Winner:Nikki
Elimination Challenge:Create a gruesome dish highlighting a cut of steak.
Guest Judge:Richard Blais
Winner:Carson
Eliminated:Olivia

Episode 9:Food Truck Battle

Original Airdate: November 3, 2018

Quickfire Challenge:Create the best Burger and Fries alongside a sauce inspired by Season 1 chef Fuller (without the use of beef).
Winner:Rogers
Elimination Challenge: In less than 24 hours, open 3 food trucks to the public.

Guest Judge: Gail Simmons
Winner:Eric
Eliminated:Carson

Episode 10:Wild Cuisine

Original Airdate: November 10, 2018

Quickfire Challenge:Create the best dish using the mystery box created by their parents.
Winner:Eric
Elimination Challenge:Create a dish from the animal you selected from its home region.
Guest Judge:Jeff Corwin
Winner:Londyn
Saved:Noah

Episode 11:Fantastic Feasts of Fowl

Original Airdate: November 17, 2018

Quickfire Challenge:Chefs are challenged to replicate Head Judge Curtis Stone's dish alongside him.
Winner:Londyn
Elimination Challenge:Create a feast featuring a Gainburg and a side, inspired by the wizards of Harry Potter.
Guest Judge:Tim Love
Winner:Noah
Eliminated:Eric

Episode 12:Food Fight

Original Airdate: November 24, 2018

Elimination Challenge: Four head-to-head 30 minutes (45 minutes in round 4)food fight rounds featuring a spicy pepper.
Guest Judge:Art Smith
Round 1 Opening Round (Jalapeño):Nikki (1 seed) vs Rogers (4 seed)
Winner:Nikki
Round 2 Opening Round (Serrano): Londyn (2 seed) vs Noah (3 seed)
Winner:Londyn
Round 3 Championship Challenge (Thai pepper): Nikki (1 seed) vs Londyn (2 seed)
Winner:Nikki
Round 4 Elimination Challenge (Habanero):Noah (3 seed) vs Rogers (4 seed)
Eliminated:Noah

Episode 13:Big Catch

Original Airdate: November 25, 2018

Quickfire Challenge:Chefs have 1 hour to escape the Rec Room using clues found in the Rec room, once escaped and into the kitchen, use the remaining time to cook a seashell dish.
Winner:Nikki
Elimination Challenge:Create a fish dish using the fish they caught that morning, to present to a group of people at the fish festival.
Guest Judge: Lorena Garcia
Winner:Nikki
Eliminated:Rogers

Episode 14:Finale, Meal of a Lifetime

Original Airdate: December 1, 2018

Elimination Challenge:The chefs were asked to create a three-course meal representing dishes inspired by their family, friends and their future journeys.
Guest Judge:Emeril Lagasse
Winner:Nikki
Runner Up:Londyn