14-yr-old MasterChef Junior contestant dies of cancer 3 yrs after parents' death

Ben Watkins, a participant in MasterChef Junior in 2018, passed away aged 14 due to cancer. The teen's death comes three years after both his parents died in a domestic violence incident in 2017. "Ben suffered more than his share in his fourteen years on this Earth, but we take solace...that his suffering is...over," a statement by his family read.