What will 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' winner receive? Young chefs compete for huge prize money

In 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays', nine young chefs participated under the guidance of renowned chef Gordon Ramsay
‘MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays’ follows nine young chefs as they exhibit their culinary skills (Greg Gayne/FOX)
‘MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays’ follows nine young chefs as they exhibit their culinary skills (Greg Gayne/FOX)

NEW YORK: The winner of 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' will be taking a massive prize money of a whopping $25,000 back home.

In addition to this, the winner will also be receiving a Viking Kitchen package and a one-of-a-kind MasterChef snow globe trophy.

Since it's the holiday season, each chef will be going back home with a kitchen-related prize, on the other hand, the runner-up will be heading home with a Viking Kitchen package.

In FOX's upcoming holiday special, a total of nine young chefs will be going against each other as the renowned chef Gordon Ramsay guides them.

We are pretty sure when Ramsay teams up with these adorable young chefs, we will get some remarkable culinary creations.

The judges who will be selecting the winner for the cooking special include Gordon Ramsay, his daughter Tilly Ramsay, Aaron Sanchez, and Daphne Oz.



 

What is the format of 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays'?

For those of you who are unaware, let us tell you, 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' is a two-night holiday special where nine cute cooks will be going head-to-head in order to bag the MasterChef snow globe trophy and the prize of $25,000. 

During the Christmas TV special, the Michelin star chef Gordon Ramsay and nine young chefs will be preparing various holiday dishes for celebrations like Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Lunar New Year, and others.

Ramsay will be both hosting and judging the holiday special cooking show. He will be joined by daughter Tilly Ramsay, Aaron Sanchez, and Daphne Oz. 

‘MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays’ is a two-holiday special where 9 young chefs will cook seasonal dishes (Twitter/MasterChef Junior)
‘MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays’ is a two-holiday special where 9 young chefs will cook seasonal dishes (Twitter/MasterChef Junior)

When is 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' releasing?

'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' is premiering on December 10 at 8 pm ET on FOX, with its next holiday special episode airing on December 11.

Fans can catch the show on Hulu the following day.

'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' cast

The show 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' features nine young chefs from across the United States, all competing for a grand prize of $25,000.

The chefs participating in 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' include Colbie from Bellingham, Washington State; Elijah from Ellicott City, Maryland; Emerson from Cary, North Carolina; Landon from Jacksonville, Florida; Lorenzo from Miami, Florida; Mina from Spring, Texas; Rae from Oakville, Texas; Xiaowian from Chino Hills, California; and Zarah from Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

9 young chefs will be featured in 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' (YouTube/Food Club)
9 young chefs will be featured in 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' (YouTube/Food Club)

'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' is set to release on December 10, 2023, at 8 pm ET on FOX.

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