Reality Show

MasterChef US Season 12

United States • TV Reality Show

Season 12Fox

DYWinnerDara Yu

CGRunner-upChristian Green & Michael Silverstein

Season Summary

Dara Yu won MasterChef US Season 12 in 2022, and Christian Green & Michael Silverstein were the runners-up. 20 cooks took part.

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Contestants

2022

Year

Winner

Dara Yu

Format

Reality show

Network

Fox

Started On

May 25, 2022

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We only have the headline facts so far. See the full cast on Wikipedia.

#	Title	Air date	US viewers
1	Back to Win - Audition Battles	May 25, 2022	1.75M
2	Back to Win - Audition Battles (Part 2)	June 1, 2022	2.25M
3	Back to Win - Audition Battles (Part 3)	June 8, 2022	2.17M
4	Dish That Sent You Home	June 15, 2022	2.38M
5	Winners Mystery Box - Spirit of Vegas	June 22, 2022	2.35M
6	Back to Win: Feeding the U.S. Coast Guard	June 29, 2022	2.23M
7	Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans!	July 13, 2022	2.23M
8	Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry	July 20, 2022	2.38M
9	Bake to Win	July 27, 2022	2.35M
10	Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A.	August 3, 2022	2.22M
11	Winners Mystery Box - Christine Ha	August 10, 2022	2.09M
12	Tag Team	August 17, 2022	1.97M
13	GrubHub Challenge	August 17, 2022	1.97M
14	Gas Station Gourmet	August 24, 2022	2.33M
15	Winners Mystery Box - Gerron Hurt	August 24, 2022	2.33M
16	The Wall	August 31, 2022	2.12M
17	Restaurant Takeover - Spago	August 31, 2022	2.12M
18	Semi Finals	September 7, 2022	2.32M
19	Finale Part 1 - Special Guest Graham Elliot	September 7, 2022	2.32M
20	Finale Part 2 - Special Guest Christina Tosi	September 14, 2022	2.53M

Episode titles, air dates and US viewers (millions) as listed on Wikipedia. Viewer figures are not checked against Nielsen. Source

Prize money

Prize money is not listed in this data.

Headline facts come from Wikipedia's season table. We have not yet written a full season page.