After picking their palayoks (clay pots), wherein a colored bone was inside, they were grouped into three according to the color of that bone. The groupings were:
Yellow - Iain, Mika & Jobim
Red - Gilbert, Caitlin & Tricia
Green - Louise, Kyle & Acee
Orange - Patrick, Philip & Emmam
Blue - Bianca, Nadine & Miko
The teams were give one and a hour to come out with a dish with baby back ribs as the main ingredient. The teams presented the following dishes:
Yellow - Baby Back Ribs with Barbecue Sauce
Red - Toasted Baby Back Ribs with Vegetable Gratin
Green - Baby Back Ribs Afritada Style
Orange - Continental 2-way Ribs
Blue - Baby Back Ribs With Glazed Truffle ( a kind of fungi or mushrooms)
After tasting, the team got the following points:
Emman -Orange Team - 6 points
Orange - 6 ponts
Yellow - 4 points
Blue - 2 points
Red & Green - 1 point each
Patrick - Orange Team - 6 points
Phillip - Orange Team - 6 points
For the latest cumulative score of the Junior Masterchefs Pinoy Edition, see below the list as posted in Wikipedia:
| 1 | Patrick Baldosano, 12, ParaƱaque | 30 points |
| 2 | Philip Amarillo, 13, Cebu1 | 27 points |
| 3 | Jobim Jalbuena, 12, Makati | 26 points |
| 4 | Tricia Baylosis, 11, Batangas | 25 points |
| 5 | Bianca Dimapilis, 9, Antipolo | 24 points |
| Kyle Imao, 12, Marikina | 24 points | |
| Louise Mabulo, 12, Naga City | 24 points | |
| 6 | Acee Salangsang, 11, General Santos | 23 points |
| Caitlin Taluban, 11, Quezon City | 23 points | |
| Miko Manzano, 11, Caloocan | 23 points | |
| 7 | Emman Buquid, 11, Muntinlupa | 22 points |
| Gilbert Go, 12, Quezon City | 22 points | |
| 8 | Nadine Oliver, 11, Naga | 21 points |
| 9 | Iain Johnston, 12, Baguio | 20 points |
| Mika Tanaka, 10, Quezon City | 20 points |




