Becky Reams

“

Second place is just the first loser, you know?

”

Hometown	Stilwell, KS
Age	27
Occupation	Food Photographer
Statistics
Mystery Box(es) Won	1
Elimination Test(s) Won	1
Team Challenge(s) Won	5
Pressure Test(s) Survived	1
Top Entries	5
Bottom Entries	4
Placement	3rd

Rebecca "Becky" Reams was a contestant on Season 3 of MasterChef. She ranked in 3rd place.

Personality

Becky was shown to have amazing levels of confidence, passion, and composure. In the kitchen, she was unarguably one of the strongest cooks of the season, with consistently strong performances in both individual and team challenges. It got to the point where the other home cooks were intimidated by her level of skill and ambition. However, she was also shown to be very competitive, and would sometimes act cocky and rude to her fellow competitors. She could also be overly critical, opinionated, and condescending towards anyone she deemed as a weak link, such as Monti, who she believed was unfit to be considered a MasterChef, but did not hesitate to help others when they were in need, such as giving David her packet of rice in Episode 15 when he forgot his rice. Despite her arrogance, she could easily back it up and was respected by her competitors due to her cooking skills. She had some clashes with David and Monti over conflicting personalities, was not a fan of Tali due to his lack of skill, but got along with Josh, Felix, Christine, and Frank.

Competition History

Week 4	In/In
Week 5	Win
Week 6	High/In
Week 7	Win
Week 8	High/Low
Week 9	Win
Week 10	Win/In
Week 11	In/In
Week 12	Low
Week 13	High/In
Week 14	Immune
Week 15	High/Win
Week 16	Win
Week 17	In/Low
Week 18	Win
Week 19	Low/Eliminated

Season 6

Episode 8

Becky made an appearance at the 100th Episode Celebration, along with fellow contestant Felix.

Season 10

Episode 4

Becky made an appearance as a guest at the Season 10 Pool Party.

Post MasterChef

• After her appearance, Becky returned to food photography before opening her own catering and Private Chef company Bang Bang Brunch. She has ditched the company name and is offering personal chef services, cooking classes and event catering. (retrieved from MasterChef US Season 3 Contestants Where Are They Now? - Reality TV Revisited)
• Becky competed on Chopped on the episode of February 6, 2024 and February 13, 2024. She was the winner of Episode on February 6, 2024, but was eliminated after the entree round on the episode of February 13, 2024.

Trivia

• She was the first contestant to make the Final 3 semifinals to not have her full audition shown on an episode.
  • She would later be followed by Eboni (season 8).
    • Of the two, only Eboni actually cooked in the three-way finale.
• She holds the record for most times being in the top entries of a Mystery Box, with 5 times.
  • Of these 5 times, she won 1 Mystery Box.
• She is the first contestant from the state of Kansas.

Quotes

• "My soul is consumed with this love of cooking. It truly is the only thing I wanna do for the rest of my life."
• (After being eliminated) "I truly felt like this was my path, but Top 3 is pretty good. This has definitely been a life-changing experience; the confidence that was instilled in me is priceless. This is a confirmation that even though I am a home cook, I have what it takes to be a chef. I will get back up and I'll always keep going because it's all I know how to do."

Gallery

Season 3

Becky's Confessional

Becky receiving her Apron

Becky in the Red Team

Becky in a Black Apron

Becky's Offal Mystery Box Dish

Becky, Ryan, and Christine in the Offal Mystery Box Top 3

Becky's Walmart Mystery Box Dessert

Frank, Tanya, and Becky in the Walmart Mystery Box Top 3

Becky's Trifle

Felix, Scott, and Becky in the Dessert Bottom 3

Becky's Rabbit Mystery Box Dish

Frank, Mike, and Becky in the Rabbit Mystery Box Top 3

Becky's Deep Fryer Dish

Becky's Fish Dish

Becky's Pressure Test Eggs

Becky and Josh in the Eggs Pressure Test Bottom 2

Becky and her mother

Becky's Southern Mystery Box Dish

Becky, Frank, and David in the Southern Mystery Box Top 3

Becky and David's Tag-Team Japanese Platter

Becky's Prawn Mystery Box Dish

Becky, Christine, and David in the Prawn Mystery Box Top 3

Becky's Corn Dessert

Becky's Sashimi Replication Dish

Monti, Becky, and Josh in the Sashimi Replication Bottom 3

Becky and Christine's Soup Appetizer

Becky and Christine's Duck Entrée

Becky and Christine's Coconut Dessert

Becky's Signature Dish

Becky's Leg of Meat Dish

Becky Eliminated

Season 6

Becky as a guest in the 100th Episode Celebration

Felix and Becky at the 100th Episode Celebration

Season 10

Becky as a Guest at the Season 10 Pool Party

Monti and Becky at the Season 10 Pool Party

Contestants of Season 2 and 3 at the Season 10 Pool Party

External links

• Becky Reams on Instagram