'MasterChef: Generations' winner Michael Leonard: 'It's like I'm living this alternate reality'

The winner of "MasterChef: Generations" was crowned on Wednesday night, when judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich named 27-year-old millennial Michael Leonard the 14th champion of the franchise. The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina native defeated Kamay Lafalaise and Becca Gibb to win the $250,000 grand prize, a new Viking kitchen and MasterChef trophy. Watch our exclusive video interview above. 

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