MasterChef Season 3 Episode 12 Top 8 Compete ( Air Date 2012-07-16 ) Genre Reality category. Overview "The amateur chefs are taken to a Southern California rodeo, where they'll work in teams to feed a hearty meal to 101 hungry cowboys. Members of the winning team advance to the next round of competition, while the others face off in a pressure test that has them preparing six eggs in four different ways.".