
( After being eliminated) "I'm proud of my performance, proud of everything I did so far in this competition and I have no reason to hang my head.The opportunity to go into the MasterChef kitchen is the opportunity of a lifetime." "I think about food everyday, like all day, everyday.As one of the tallest centers in the school’s history, Marks helped Tougaloo win its first conference championship in 2007.He was a 7-footer who played basketball and excelled academically at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, where he earned an economics degree cum laude in 2009.He is the first contestant to be reported as deceased with later being Ben Watkins from MasterChef Junior Season 6 (Junior U.S.).He is the tallest contestant to ever compete in the show's history, as he was 7' 2'', the second being Noah from Season 10 who is recorded to be 6' 7''.By extension, him and David hold this record for all male finalists as well.With 4 challenge wins, he is tied with David (season 1) for fewest wins out of any finalist.He is the first contestant to have a military background before coming to MasterChef.After his appearance, Josh sadly committed suicide in October 2013 after a battle with schizophrenia.Season 3 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Competition History Week 4 He disliked Ryan for his disrespect toward the judges and his horrid personality, Tali for his incompetence and inability to cook anything properly, and David for his delusional attitude, refusal to admit his mistakes, and being the weakest cook in the second half of the competition. He got along with the majority of the cooks, developing friendships with Christine, Becky, Felix, Monti (despite some issues early on) and a strong one with Frank before the latter backstabbed him for his own personal reasons that were very similar to his tactics. Despite being inconsistent, he still established himself to be a strong cook, which allowed him to compete in the finals. However, after returning back to the MasterChef kitchen, he was still nice, but became more competitive than before, as he would not provide help as much from before to prevent any of his competitors from benefiting from his advice (a notable instance when he would refuse to give David rice when the latter forgot it from the pantry), wanted to get rid of any potential competition by any possible means, and took the competition very seriously.

He was kind and friendly to the other home cooks, while starting out as a strong cook. Josh was a tall man, but was a nice person and was always seen helping those in need whenever possible, one notable example was helping Christine fold tortellini despite not participating in the Pressure Test.
