Masterchef (us) - Season 9eps16 Here

The Top 8 home cooks traveled to a rural hillside to cook for 25 California firefighters who battled the Thomas fire.

: Bowen won a coin toss and chose the protein ( Sea Bass ) over picking his team. Cesar was then given the first pick for the Blue Team. Blue Team : Cesar (Captain), Gerron, Farhan, and Julia. They served a Rack of Lamb dish. Red Team : Bowen (Captain), Ashley, Samantha, and Shanika. They served . The Results Masterchef (US) - Season 9Eps16

Despite her strong performance as a "lioness" in the team challenge, was eliminated because her pasta was considered incomplete. Bowen was saved by the strength of his sauces and fillings despite his lack of pasta experience. Season Summary Category Details Winner Gerron Hurt Runners-up Ashley Mincey & Cesar Cano Judges Gordon Ramsay , Aarón Sánchez , and Joe Bastianich The Top 8 home cooks traveled to a

MasterChef US Season 9, Episode 16, titled "," featured a high-stakes outdoor field challenge and a grueling pasta-themed pressure test. Challenge Overview Blue Team : Cesar (Captain), Gerron, Farhan, and Julia

: Bowen shocked the judges by admitting he had never eaten pasta before, leading to paper-thin noodles described by Joe as "tissue". Shanika struggled with incomplete presentations and dry dough. Elimination

: The Red Team members—Bowen, Ashley, Samantha, and Shanika—had to recreate three distinct pasta dishes demonstrated by Joe Bastianich.

: The Blue Team won by a landslide with 72% of the firefighters' votes.