Mia Rivera

Forty new home cooks go on a journey to Los Angeles in the hopes of competing in the White Apron challenge.

The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize. Joe Bastianich guest judges.

The top twelve face a team challenge that tasks them with serving 50 entertainment and hospitality VIPs at Caesars Palace.

The top eleven are given a bag of live crayfish and will have to carefully cook them in order to extract the most meat possible.

The 12 remaining cooks are faced with a giant mystery box challenge; the cooks work with a dangerous protein.

The remaining competing home cooks vie for the chance to earn one of only nine aprons available to progress onto the Top 20 by impressing the judges.