I'm gonna skip S15 for now until the finale airs since we don't know who's making it to the finale.

S1: Lee

S2: Christian

S3: Monti

S4: Jessie

S5: Leslie

S6: Stephen

S7: Tanorria

S8: Cate

S9: Emily? (I don't remember this season too much)

S10: Shari

S11: Abe

S12: Shanika

S13: Wayne

S14: Rebecka

5th: Tina/Aivan

Since the next episode is The Wall, I'm thinking that Tina/Aivan will be the next to go home, as I feel that Tina isn't gonna be dominant enough in this challenge.

4th: Azu/Javier

I would love to see these two make it further and be underdog finalists, but I still believe that the other three pairs will make it to the final three, even with Rachel/Julio's bottom performance in the pressure test.

3rd: Michelle/Zach

Same reason as last time, I think the other two pair will manage to beat Michelle/Zach despite them each having a near equal chance of winning. (also I doubt that the finale will be Michelle/Zach VS Jesse/Jessica again, since they already competed against one another during the auditions)

2nd: Jesse/Jessica

Same reason as last time, although since they're the only ones to not have a bottom pair, I think they might end up losing, because based off of some of the recent seasons, the best performer in the finale usually underperforms and ends up losing.

1st: Rachel/Julio

I still think they might win this season, despite them recently having a bottom entry, and they might break the pattern of the winner either being the first or last one to get an apron during auditions (as of now, Michelle/Zach, Azu/Javier, and Jesse/Jessica fit this criteria, but I don't think they will win)

I'm making an all stars all stars of all stars from different shows (take a shot every time you see "all stars" in this post) and I need some people from Back To Win, 3 heroes and 3 villains, and no, Dara is NOT allowed to be on, since she already won.

If you didn't watch the most recent episode, please watch it first before reading this post since there are spoilers

6th: Tina/Aivan

I'm honestly shocked that they survived the macaron challenge (although to be fair, Timothy/Athena were the weakest pair in the final 7), and I feel like they might be in trouble if they don't recover since we're in the top half of the competition. As the preview for next episode indicates that they're on the blue team, these two can be interchanged with the next pair if they're on the winning team.

5th: Adam/Joel

Like Tina/Aivan, these two are a really strong pair, but I feel like The Wall (which based on the episode guide, is almost definitely gonna be a top 5 challenge as the next team challenge will span over two episodes) will be their downfall. If they're on the losing team, they can be interchanged with Tina/Aivan.

4th: Azu/Javier

These two alongside Adam/Joel are finally starting to stand out as of the macaron challenge, and I think they could make it to the final 4 team challenge (assuming there is one). The reason I'm not putting them any higher is because I feel like it's almost guaranteed that Michelle/Zach, Jesse/Jessica, and Rachel/Julio will be the top three of this season.

3rd: Michelle/Zach

I think my top 3 each have an equal chance of winning, although I think Michelle/Zach will just barely miss out on the finale since they did struggle for a short time.

2nd: Jesse/Jessica

Out of everyone remaining, these two, alongside Adam/Joel and Rachel/Julio seem to have the best track record out of everyone, never being in the bottom. That's part of the reason why I put them as the runner-up of this season, since in past seasons (Kamay in S14, Kennedy in S13, and Michael in JS9), the finalist with the best track record seems to underperform the most in the finale.

1st: Rachel/Julio

Despite these two almost having a bottom entry in the macaron challenge, I still think they're gonna win this season, although I might take away my prediction on them never having a bottom entry, since they might struggle later on. I expect Jesse/Jessica to perform more strongly leading up to the finale, so if the trend continues, Rachel/Julio might end up winning.

I think we're far enough in the season where I can start predicting where everyone will rank. Just note that I did not look at the episode 1 previews since I feel that compared to Hell's Kitchen, they spoil way too much of how far everyone will make it. I'm also trying to base this off of the teams for the next team challenge, which are:

Red Team:

Michelle/Zach (Married)

Rachel/Julio (Married)

Timothy/Athena (Newlyweds)

Tonna/Cait (Mother & Daughter)

Blue Team:

Jesse/Jessica (Long Term Relationship)

Azu/Javier (Divorced Exes)

Adam/Joel (Brothers)

Tina/Aivan (Aunt & Niece)

8th: Adam/Joel (Brothers)

I don't know why, but something tells me that Adam and Joel, despite being frontrunners, will have a shocking exit in the pressure test, since in some of the recent seasons, some of the stronger chefs end up getting eliminated surprisingly early (Kyle and Nina in S13, Anna and Christopher in S14). I don't really see Adam and Joel making it further than 8th personally, assuming that the blue team loses the team challenge.

7th: Tonna/Cait (Mother & Daughter)

Although Tonna and Cait aren't the strongest chefs, they did have some good moments, such as having one of the best dishes in the first pressure test. At the same time though, I don't think they're gonna make it in the top 6.

6th: Tina/Aivan (Aunt & Niece)

Really strong chefs, but I'm a little bit uncertain as to where they will rank. I don't think they will make it to the finale, but I think they'll be around for a while.

5th: Timothy/Athena (Newlyweds)

Can be interchanged with Azu/Javier (Divorced Exes), I'm gonna make the assumption that the wall challenge will take place in the final 5, the restaurant takeover in the final 4, and the semifinals in the final 3, I see these two pairs being in the bottom of the wall challenge because of communication issues, so whoever survives here will end up being eliminated in the next challenge.

4th: Azu/Javier (Divorced Exes)

Can be interchanged with Timothy/Athena (Newlyweds), I think they'll start standing out in the next few challenges, but the wall will REALLY test their communication, and I think it might be their downfall. If they do survive though, I don't think they'll last longer than the restaurant takeover (assuming it does take place in the final 4).

3rd: Michelle/Zach (Married)

This is where it starts to get tricky to predict rankings, since the top 3 stand out the most for me, but since these two are seemingly struggling right now, I think they'll just barely miss out on the finale, even though they were seen as some of the strongest chefs at the start (similar to Rebecka in the previous season, as she was the one to beat before she just barely missed out in the finale)

2nd: Jesse/Jessica (Long Term Relationship)

I was a little unsure of these two at first, but they definitely seem like a big threat this season, especially after their second chance audition. I think there's a really good chance that they'll make it to the finale (also side note, idk why but I'm seeing people on Reddit trash these two for no reason, like I don't really see anything wrong with them? It's literally the same situation with the Gen Z trio of Hallie/Becca/Murt where everyone's just so negative on them)

1st: Rachel/Julio (Married)

After winning two challenges, I think these two are some of the strongest chefs in the competition, and right now, I'm thinking that they're the ones most likely to win this season, and another prediction I'm gonna make is that these two will be the first chefs to win without being in the bottom since Dorian in S10.

10th: Darce & Courtney

9th: Kayla & Ryan Kate

8th: Tonna & Cait

7th: Adam & Joel

6th: Timothy & Athena

5th: Azu & Javier

4th: Tina & Aivan

3rd: Rachel & Julio

2nd: Jessica & Jesse

1st: Zach & Michelle

WARNING: This contains spoilers for the newest season, if you haven't watched the first post-audition episode, watch that first then come back to this post.

20th: Mark (S8)

Same reason as last time, can be interchanged with Astrid.

19th: Astrid (S5)

Same reason as last time, can be interchanged with Mark (S8).

18th: Mark (S2)

Same reason as last time.

17th: Samantha (S3)

I'm putting her below Angel because I think her dish did not work at all.

16th: Angel (S2)

Same reason as last time, although I think Mark should've left first.

15th: Sal (S9)

Same reason as last time, would've been the only boot in a single elimination.

14th: Cassie (S7)

Had potential, despite having the worst dish.

13th: Brianna (S6)

I decided to put her below Mateo this time because I think her dish was worse, despite her being eliminated afterwards.

12th: Deanna (S10)

Same reason as last time.

11th: Mateo (S6)

Had potential, even if he's a very forgotten chef, I think he would've survived and lasted a few more rounds if he was on a weak season like S2.

10th: Kenny (S10)

Same reason as last time.

9th: Sid (S9)

I feel like I put him a little too high last time, as I wouldn't consider him better than Amanda or Si, but he definitely had potential despite his age.

8th: Kevin/Trey (S15)

The first pair eliminated from the newest season, they definitely had potential, they definitely could've avoided being in the bottom if they didn't mess up the pasta, and I think their dish was more ambitious compared to Tonna/Cait's dish.

7th: Amanda (S13)

Had potential, even though she was on a very weak season, I think she could've made at least top 15 if she survived (probably not any further because some of the weaker chefs like Kendal, Charles, Lizzie, and Jennifer kept getting saved over stronger chefs having one bad dish).

6th: Avis (S1)

Same reason as last time.

5th: Si (S14)

I'm putting him higher because I feel like the way he was shown made him look like either a dark horse or one of the first boots, and I think he 100% survives if Geags wasn't saved.

4th: Elyce (S11)

Same reason as last time, if Back To Win allowed first boots to come back, I think Elyce would get a second chance.

3rd: Sasha (S4)

Same reason as last time.

2nd: Sheena (S1)

Same reason as last time, although she can be interchanged with Stephen, since she's the only one on this list with a top dish in their season.

1st: Stephen (S12)

Same reason as last time, definitely could've made top 10 if he survived elimination, unfortunately Back To Win for whatever reason hated semifinalists and eliminated all of them back to back, can be interchanged with Sheena.

I seriously couldn’t stand Tali as not only I think he was delusional and didn't own up to the fact that he made a bad dish. Also Him and Ryan put themselves higher up which was just plain arrogance. And above all that He literally wanted Monti out all because Ryan didn’t like her.

I will forever be angry over the fact he made top 9 as he truly is one of the worst cooks to make it that far

Updating this because my rankings most certainly changed after Season 14. I'm also going to include 4th place semi-finalists prior to S7 this time.

23rd: Cutter (S5)

Cutter and Tali both hold the record for the worst chefs to ever make it to the top 10, with Cutter easily being the worst semi-finalist in the history of MasterChef. I'm convinced they kept him to ensure the final three being Courtney, Elizabeth, and Leslie.

22nd: Alejandro (S11)

Same reason as my first list, although I will give him credit for improving a lot after the top 10.

21st: Samantha (S9)

Same reason as my first list.

20th: Noah (S10)

Same reason as my first list, even though he basically had a free ride to the top 10 due to how inconsistent and weak most chefs were this season (I'm probably one of the few people who thought S10 was a weak season).

19th: Reagan (S13)

Even though Reagan is among the weaker semi-finalists, I'd much rather have her in the finale over Jennifer, who was inconsistent through the competition and was saved numerous times.

18th: Lee (S1)

Same reason as my first list.

17th: Sheetal (S1)

Same reason as my first list.

16th: Suzy (S2)

Again, basically had a free ticket to the final four due to the lack of talent in this season.

15th: Christian (S2)

Same reason as my first list.

14th: Krissi (S4)

Easily the most hated chef, but even then she did have some talent and stood out on a few occasions.

13th: Emily (S12)

Same reason as my first list.

12th: Becky (S3)

Same reason as my first list.

11th: Frank (S3)

He's among the most talented chefs this season, I just don't think he's as good as the other ten, especially considering that this was an early season.

10th: Murt (S14)

This might be a surprise to put him this high up, but Murt in my opinion, is probably in my top 5 most improved chefs in the history of MasterChef. He started off from the bottom in the first few challenges, then out of nowhere, began dominating in the kitchen, similar to Alejandro in S11 (despite his improvement being overshadowed by the better dishes), but on an even bigger scale. I think him being in the finale would've been entertaining, but I don't think he was ready to win.

9th: Stephen (S6)

Same reason as my first list.

8th: Nick (S6)

A standout chef in a pretty forgettable season, I put him above Stephen simply because I felt that Nick would've had a better chance at beating Claudia in the final three challenge.

7th: Shanika (S12)

Same reason as my first list.

6th: Jessie (S4)

Same reason as my first list.

5th: Tanorria (S7)

Same reason as my first list.

4th/3rd: Leslie (S5) / Wayne (S13)

On my previous list, I put Leslie above Wayne because of his insane track record when it comes to pressure tests, but I realized that Wayne had just as crazy of a track record, ever since dodging elimination in the top 13, he's been winning challenges like crazy. He won the fish challenge in the top 11, won the patio grilling challenge in the top 9, won the wall challenge with Grant in the top 8, and led his team to victory during the restaurant takeover, as well as being on the winning team of every team challenge (excluding the tag team challenge, but I don't really consider that as a traditional "team challenge"). I honestly can't really decide who's better, so I just decided to tie them both.

2nd: Cate (S8)

On my previous list, I put her as the best semi-finalist due to her avoiding being in the bottom throughout the season, but she's been brought down to second place due to one other chef's surprising elimination.

1st: Rebecka (S14)

When I watched S14, I could've sworn that both Rebecka and Michael were locks for the finale with the third spot being up for grabs for basically anyone in the top 10. She's had a similar run to Grant, having a strong performance to begin with, and even after struggling later on, she managed to bounce back in the wall. If this were any other season, she would've won, hands down.

1. Michael (S+)

2. Kamay (S+)

3. Becca (S)

4. Rebecka (A+)

5. Hallie (A)

6. Warren (A-)

7. Kimberly (A-)

8. Murt (B-)

9. Christopher (C+)

10. Daniela (C)

11. Anna (C)

12. Adam (C-)

13. Horacio (C-)

14. Jeet (C-)

15. Arthur (C-)

16. Sunshine (D+)

17. Fatima (F)

18. Si (F)

19. Chris (F)

20. Geags (F)

Warning, this next post will start with a bit of a Rant; as if you can't tell by the title alone, I'm not particularly happy about the end result and I know this may trigger some people, including the admins themselves (albiet the latter is probably just for the sake of keeping the fandom as positive as possible). Well I'm sorry to say that I can't fufill any promises without lying about how I feel by simply keeping my opinions to myself. So in case that applies to you, feel free to skip this post entirely. That being said, 3.... 2.... 1.... Let's Roll.............

............... To all Producers of MC US Version, is it just me or are you really taking the F*cking piss out of this one here? Another Millennial Winner, Another Underwhelming Finale, Another Season with loads of missed potential thrown down the F*cking Toilet, Another batch of "controversial" eliminations from certain challenges that have been deeply unpopular with the MC Fanbase for quite some time (cough cough The Wall Challenge cough cough). Look I had this Rant Planned out all the way back in Season 13, but I didn't release it back then because I feared it would come off poorly. Not To mentioned that that season had a much better outcome then whatever the F*ck this Sh*t is, so it was not really worth complaining about; but now with the Season 14 finale out, you best believe that the gloves are f*cking off now. Like so much promotion of this season giving hopes to Generations like the Baby Boomers who as stated in my post about the Oversaturation of Millenials, haven't had a single W to their name since the very beginning of the competition or even to slightly more established Generations like Gen X or Gen Z; only for us as the audience to be tricked in the worst f*cking way possible and for those hopes to be thrown away like that? Are you Sh*tting me? You spent so much promotion on equality for all generations but don't even bother to stick the landing on it? Like there's literally no f*cking reason for you guys to be this tone deaf and creatively bankrupt, especially with the loads of potential that's right there in front of your god damn eyes that for some reason you decided not to take advantage both in this and in last season. Like why the f*ck did you guys not take advantage of the golden opportunity that was introducing a 4 person finale for the 1st time in the shows history (1 from each region in the case of Season 13 & 1 from each generation in the case of Season 14 respectively)? Do you realize that by taking advantage of said opportunity, you'd be doing yourselves a favor and help boost you ratings significantly; which lets be honest, have been on a steady decline since Season 11? I know some of you reading this may be like Who cares, as long as the season is good? I CARE. As a matter in fact, I care so much that I made this post with the hopes that in future seasons, things will improve for the better. Like are you f*cking kidding me? Of course people are going to care; and even despite the fact that many may not do the same approach that I'm doing which is this rant, they're still going to have some things to say regardless. It's a stupid f*cking argument. Now I really hope that Inspite of this tirade, you do manage to take this criticism in and adjust accordingly so that we don't run into the same mistakes again.

I'm looking at chefs who were eliminated in the second MasterChef challenge from their respective seasons. I'm not looking at chefs that were involved in a double elimination in the first elimination challenge, as I considered them to be first boots (so no Avis/Sheena, no Angel/Mark, no Mateo/Briana, no Sid/Sal, and no Deanna/Kenny)

15th: Annai (S11)

Consistently poor performer, started off with promise, but had no chance of winning.

14th: Bill (S7)

Also a consistently poor performer, as he had two bottom entries in the same episode which led to his elimination.

13th: Dave (S3)

How do you forget to clean up the mushrooms in your dish...

12th: Richie (S13)

Another consistently poor performer in a relatively weak season, but the thing about Richie is that I think he had potential, he knew he messed up in the second challenge, but had to lie his way out of his mistakes. If Kendal left over him, I think he would've remained in the middle for a few more episodes and probably make top 15.

11th: Whitney (S5)

My apologies, to the meatloaf.

10th: Jenna (S1)

She could've been in the bottom of the first challenge, and was eliminated in the ingredient identification challenge. I think she had potential, as I think that challenge should've given each chef three chances to get an ingredient correct.

9th: Paige (S8)

Definitely had the most extreme elimination of that season, but I think she wasn't experienced at the time and entered the competition too early.

8th: Darah (S6)

She could've survived a lot longer if she didn't shoot herself in the foot and give up immunity in the team challenge.

7th: Tony (S2)

Tony definitely had potential and was eliminated too early. I would've loved to see him last a lot longer in the competition. Rest in peace as well Tony.

6th: Stephanie (S9)

Stephanie probably would've survived in a single elimination over Olusola, but I don't think she would've lasted longer than her if they were both given a second chance.

5th: Adriana (S4)

Adriana would've lasted longer on a less talented season, this season wasn't the right one for her. I think if given a second chance, she could've been like Michael from S10 and actually stood out.

4th: Kimberly (S10)

I forgot about her, but I think she was a decent chef.

3rd: Olusola (S9)

Being offered an apron from all three judges made her a potential frontrunner, and I think she should've been invited back in Back To Win and given a second chance.

2nd: Cate (S12)

I put Stephen at number 1 in the First Boot Rankings list because he had a lot of potential to make it far and was eliminated from the same dish that got him eliminated in S6, but for Cate, she misses the number 1 spot here because she failed to properly bake her dish enough and it was undercooked.

1st: Sunshine (S14)

If I'm not mistaken, Sunshine is the only one to have a top entry prior to being eliminated here, and was one of the stronger Gen X chefs. I thought she would be in the bottom in the first challenge, but proved me wrong. I think if given a second chance, she would've lasted a lot longer.

6th: Murt

Murt's probably the most improved chef in this season, and based on the preview for the next episode, he's going to be the captain for the red team (minor spoilers: Rebecka and Michael are also on the red team, and Becca, Adam, and Kamay are on the blue team, with Becca being the team captain). However, Ramsay is also seen removing Murt from being team captain, so unless the red team wins, he's guaranteed to be eliminated here.

5th: Kamay

I don't really think Kamay is going to make it to the finale, so this is where she'll be eliminated in the semifinals.

4th: Becca

I'm still relying on my 50/50 theory for Adam or Becca being in the finale, and while Adam did struggle in the wall challenge, I think he's still a pretty strong chef, so he might represent Gen Z in the finale over Becca.

3rd/2nd: Adam/Rebecka

Even though I said Adam might have the edge over Becca, I know for a fact that whoever the Gen Z representative is in the finale, they are 100% NOT going to win as they are not as experienced as the other chefs, which leaves Rebecka or Michael as the winner. Considering Rebecka struggled in two consecutive challenges, and remained in the middle afterwards, I think she'll be the runner-up alongside Adam.

1st: Michael

Michael is probably one of the strongest chefs in this season, and I think he might end up winning, as he performs pretty strongly under pressure.

Also, my prediction for everyone having at least one bottom entry this season came true, as in episode 14, Hallie, Kimberly, and Warren had a bottom entry, and in episode 15, Michael and Horacio had a bottom entry.

Updating this since we're down to our final 10 chefs in Season 14. I'm making some changes from my choices last time as well as including honorable mentions for best chefs that didn't make the top 10. For season 14, I'll only be looking at what happened up to the recent episodes

Season 1:

Best chef not in top 10: Sheena (Honorable mention: Avis)

Worst chef in top 10: Slim (inconsistent)

Season 2:

Best chef not in top 10: Alvin (Honorable mention: Max, unfortunately)

Worst chef in top 10: Jennifer (raw lamb, very inconsistent, somehow won the season)

Season 3:

Best chef not in top 10: Ryan (Honorable mention: Mike)

Worst chef in top 10: Tali (I mean, who else is worse than him?)

Season 4:

Best chef not in top 10: Bime (probably best chef not in top 10 overall) (Honorable mention: Lynn)

Worst chef in top 10: Savannah (never stood out)

Season 5:

Best chef not in top 10: Francis L. (Honorable mention: Christine)

Worst chef in top 10: Cutter (very inconsistent, worst semifinalist)

Season 6:

Best chef not in top 10: Amanda (Honorable mention: Dan)

Worst chef in top 10: Shelly (downward spiral)

Season 7:

Best chef not in top 10: Andrea (Honorable mention: Alejandro)

Worst chef in top 10: Diamond (raw dish, only saved because of Andrea's disqualification)

Season 8:

Best chef not in top 10: Brien (Honorable mention: Newton)

Worst chef in top 10: Caitlin (not vocal)

Season 9:

Best chef not in top 10: Ralph (Honorable mention: Mark)

Worst chef in top 10: Samantha (very inconsistent)

Season 10:

Best chef not in top 10: Michael (Honorable mention: Keturah)

Worst chef in top 10: Bri (downward spiral, probably one of the biggest downward spirals in MasterChef history)

Season 11:

Best chef not in top 10: Mary Jayne (Honorable mention: Elyce)

Worst chef in top 10: Michael (downward spiral, Alejandro would've been here if he didn't start improving a lot in the top 10)

Season 12:

Best chef not in top 10: Fred (Honorable mention: Shelly)

Worst chef in top 10: Willie (inconsistent, didn't stand out)

Season 13:

Best chef not in top 10: Nina (Honorable mention: Kyle)

Worst chef in top 10: Lizzie (inconsistent, saved by immunity pin in a previous challenge)

Season 14:

Best chef not in top 10: Anna (Honorable mention: Christopher)

Worst chef in top 10: Horacio (very frantic in team challenges)

I'm currently watching Masterchef season 14 generations on the CTV website.