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‘MasterChef Junior’ Contestant Ben Watkins Dead at 14
New York Post ^ | November 17, 2020 | Elizabeth Elizalde

Posted on 11/17/2020 8:28:04 PM PST by nickcarraway

Former “MasterChef Junior” contestant Ben Watkins lost his battle with a rare form of cancer Monday, according to his family. He was 14.

Watkins, who starred in the reality show’s sixth season in 2018, was undergoing treatment for angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma — a soft tissue tumor — at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, according to TMZ.

The young star was one out of only six people in the world who suffered from the disease.

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1 posted on 11/17/2020 8:28:04 PM PST by nickcarraway
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had a tough life

parents died murder suicide


2 posted on 11/17/2020 8:30:47 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: nickcarraway

Poor kid. RIP. :-(


3 posted on 11/17/2020 8:33:24 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (DEFEAT THE COUP D'ETAT BY THE STALINAZI DERP STATE !)
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OMG - I can’t complain about anything.

So awful!


4 posted on 11/17/2020 8:36:11 PM PST by Aria (- )
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To: RummyChick

Well damn.

I did not like MF Jr but no one needs to die at 14.

Prayer for him and the family.


5 posted on 11/17/2020 8:44:19 PM PST by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: nickcarraway

What a horrible shame. He certainly looked like a very nice kid. RIP.


6 posted on 11/17/2020 8:45:57 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: freedumb2003

some of the kids can be down right insufferable on that show

I dont remember Ben being one of the ones that makes me roll my eyes.


7 posted on 11/17/2020 8:50:41 PM PST by RummyChick
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“some of the kids can be down right insufferable on that show”

I’m not a fan of cute kids on cooking competition shows. I tried Master Chef Jr and Chopped Jr and they were really bad. I was able to watch Top Chef Jr. but I think it won’t be renewed after the second season that aired about 3 years ago, I think.


8 posted on 11/17/2020 8:57:57 PM PST by be-baw
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To: nickcarraway

Oh no! I think I remember seeing him on 2 or 3 Food Network shows. He always seemed to have such a positive attitude.


9 posted on 11/17/2020 9:00:29 PM PST by ConjunctionJunction (President-Elect Conjunction Junction)
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To: nickcarraway

Sad.

Obligatory: Clearly another “death by coronavirus”. /s


10 posted on 11/17/2020 10:00:22 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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Prayers to Ben’s family!! After he was on Master Chef Jr, I heard he opened a restaurant in Gary. God, I guess, needed a young chef in heaven.


11 posted on 11/18/2020 2:32:15 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (We might be DEPLORABLES, but we don't cheat like Dems)
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To: nickcarraway

RIP Ben.

F$%k cancer.


12 posted on 11/18/2020 2:33:34 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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May he rest in God’s eternal peace.


13 posted on 11/18/2020 6:06:38 AM PST by LottieDah (If Biden/Harris wins, America loses.)
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