| MasterChef: Back to Win | |
|---|---|
| Season 12 | |
_season_12&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:MCS12poster.jpg) Promotional poster for season 12, featuring (L to R) judges Aarón Sánchez, Gordon Ramsay, and Joe Bastianich | |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 20 |
| Winner | Dara Yu |
| Runners-up |
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| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | May 25 – September 14, 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
The twelfth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef (also known as MasterChef: Back to Win[1]) premiered on Fox on May 25, 2022, and concluded on September 14, 2022. Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges.
The season was won by MasterChef Junior season one runner-up Dara Yu, with season five fifth-place finisher Christian Green and season 10 15th-place finisher Michael Silverstein as the runners-up.