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Who won 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays'? Winner takes home whopping $25K and snow globe trophy

11-year-old Texas native Rae wins 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays'

NEW YORK: The winner of 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' has been revealed.

11-year-old young chef Rae took home huge prize money of a whopping $25,000. Furthermore, she also received a Viking Kitchen package and a unique snow globe trophy.

She managed to impress all the judges including Gordon Ramsay, his daughter Tilly Ramsay, Aaron Sanchez and Daphne Oz with her cooking skills.

An X user shared, "Grainy AF pic from taking a pic of my iPad. But can I say how stinking proud of my little cousin I am. She did the dang thing, cooked amazingly and took it home for a win. So proud of you Rae #TeamRae #MasterChefJunior@MasterChefJrFOX"

Where is 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' winner Rae from?

For those of you who are unaware, let us share with you, that the 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' winner Rae is 11 years old and she is originally from Oakville, Texas. 

The Texas native managed to flaunt her culinary skills in the FOX's holiday cooking special. 

As of this moment, not much is known about Rae like her education, background, parents, and more. 

Who were the top 4 chefs who made it to the finale?

The four chefs who thrived in the cooking competition and made their way to the finale were 13-year-old Landon from Jacksonville, Florida, 11-year-old Texas native Rae, 10-year-old Colbie from Bellingham, Washington State, and 9-year-old Elijah from Ellicott City, Maryland.

What happened in the 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays' finale?

During the grand finale of the two-night holiday cooking special, 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays', all the finalists gave their all to win bag the prize of $25, 000 and the stunning snow globe trophy.

In the episode, Daphne Oz reads a story to the children and introduces Chef Gordon Ramsay, Tilly Ramsay, and Aaron Sanchez as the Ghosts of the Past, Future, and Present.

Then, Aaron presents the gifts to the contestants which are simply mystery boxes that contain different ingredients.

Soon after, the final four contestants including Rae, Elijah, Colbie, and Landon are asked to prepare a dish using the mystery box ingredients. The winner gets a luxury trip to Mexico.

Elijah makes fried chicken with slaw and okra succotash, meanwhile, Landon cooks street steak tacos with guacamole and cricket salsa, Rae prepares crawfish and sausage jambalaya and Colbie works on making spicy shrimp and grits.

At one point, Joe Bastianich shows up as Joe-benezer Scrooge. He adds a sweet touch to the challenge by getting dark chocolate. The contestants need to use the chocolate chip cookies along with their dishes.

In the end, Rae wins the challenge and a trip to Mexico. 

The remaining top 3 include Rae, Elijah, and Colbie as Landon gets evicted.

The 3 finalists come into the kitchen to prepare a final meal to impress the judges.

All of them are shown a montage as they walk into the kitchen and are greeted by their families. The eliminated contestants come back to wish the final three chefs good luck.

The first round is the Appetizer, where Colbie makes deviled eggs, Elijah is seen making pigs in a blanket, and Rae cooks mushroom pie.

Dara Yu helps the top 3 to create delicious dishes. 

For the Entree, Rae makes venison and veggies, Colbie works on steak with sides, and Elijah cooks salmon with plantain.

And at last, Rae wins 'MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays.'