A Cary 9-year-old will cook up some tasty holiday treats on national television.
Emerson Pauley will compete in the "MasterChef Junior" holiday episode “Home for the Holidays.”
Pauley could take home $25,000, a Viking Kitchen package and a one-of-a-kind MasterChef snow globe trophy.
Pauley will compete against eight other contestants in front of host, judge and world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsey to see who can make the best holiday snacks related to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year and more.
The special airs on FOX 50 on Sunday, December 10 and Monday, December 11, from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. The episodes are posted on Hulu the day after they air if you miss them.