‘MasterChef’ Spoilers: The Wall Challenge Twist Claims More Cooks in Another Double Elimination

MasterChef: Global Gauntlet was down to its Top 8 home cooks as the competition to win the grand prize of $250,000 and the trophy awarded by host/judge Gordon Ramsay, judge Joe Bastianich and judge Tiffany Derry continued tonight.

As this is the Global Gauntlet season, the teams are divided up into regions of the world: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and The Americas.

Tonight, The Wall challenge returned in which the home cooks, separated by an eight-foot barrier, must partner up and rely solely on communication to create identical dishes that not only taste alike but are plated alike. It’s another double elimination, but Gordon explained the twist is that it may not necessarily be a team that goes home, but the two worst dishes of the night in the “The Wall” episode.

Check out our spoiler-filled recap below to find out who went home on MasterChef tonight.

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Who went home on MasterChef tonight?

Foo Nguyen

Representing: Vietnam
Current Residence: Irvine, CA

Tkaiya Dryden

Representing: Jamaica
Current Residence: Jamaica Queens, NY

Who’s left on MasterChef: Global Gauntlet?

TEAM EUROPE

Basia Newman
Representing: Poland
Current Residence: Asbury Park, NJ

Julia Cili
Representing: Italy
Current Residence: Miami, FL

TEAM AFRICA

Peter Egede
Representing: Nigeria
Current Residence: Dallas, TX

Dave Patera
Representing: Morocco
Current Residence: Chicago, IL

Heidi Muston
Representing: South Africa
Current Residence: Plantation, FL

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TEAM AMERICAS

Jake Kelley
Representing: Mexico
Current Residence: Mount Pleasant, MI

Who won the MasterChef: Global Gauntlet challenge tonight?

Surprisingly, Dave and Jake, who won last week’s challenge together and were given the task of assigning the partners for The Wall challenge, decided to split up since they weren’t really familiar with the type of cuisine that each of them is most comfortable making. Here are the teams they assigned:

Team Red: Dave and Heidi
Team Yellow: Jake and Julia
Team Blue: Tkaiya and Basia
Team Pink: Peter and Foo

The teams were tasked with making a protein, two sides and a sauce which must be identical dishes without the cooks being able to see their partner.

The winning team was the Red Team, so Dave and Heidi made it into the Top 6.

“I feel really amazing,” Dave said. “It feels really good to remain on top. I definitely feel that I could not have made the dish that I made with another cook in this challenge. Heidi was the right partner for the right challenge.”

Coming in second were Jake and Julia. Jake said, “I guess the strategy paid off. I paired with Julia and we are both Top 6 now. That’s huge. We’re getting further and further into the elite of MasterChef.”

Who was in the MasterChef: Global Gauntlet bottom this week?

Gordon announced that the two individuals leaving were not from the same team. It was Foo and Tkaiya who cooked for the last time in the MasterChef kitchen. Tkaiya burnt her salmon and it was overcooked; Foo undercooked his mushroom side dish and forgot to put his sauce on the plate.

“When I walked into this kitchen, I never thought I would be Top 8,” Foo said. “This journey has been a roller coaster and it has fulfilled me and will push me on forever. I am a dad and I always tell my girls, age is just a number. There’s nothing you can’t accomplish.”

“I came here after my undergrad,” Tkaiya said. “I put my master’s in marketing on hold because I was following a calling. Coming here has allowed me to find my voice into the culinary world. I am really sad, but I’m only 23 and I know I’m going to go further.”

MasterChef airs Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. Streams next day on Hulu.

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