The first season of the Croatian reality television series MasterChef Croatia

MasterChef Croatia

MasterChef Croatia is a Croatian competitive reality television cooking show based on the original British version of MasterChef. The first episode aired on March 21st 2011 on Nova TV...

began on 21 March 2011 and aired on Nova TV, concluding on 17 June 2011 when Šime Sušić was crowned the winner. The season was hosted by Jasna Nanut.

Judges

The judges in the first season were Tomislav Gretić, famous Croatian cook, Mate Janković, one of the youngest Croatian cooks and Radovan Marčić, director, writer and a food critic.

Show

During the first two weeks, there were elimination rounds. Jury had to make a decision and choose the best 20.

The show was aired every week from Monday to Friday. Every Monday, the contestants got a "kutija iznenađenja" (Mystery Box). In the box, candidates got a few ingredients and they had to make a dish from these ingredients. The best contestant was awarded by selecting the main ingredient for the "test kreativnosti" (Creativity Test), which was every Tuesday. Candidate, who was the best in the test of creativity, was given the opportunity to cook versus one of the masterchefs in Croatia. The duel between the candidate and the chef was every Thursday. The three worst candidates in the test of creativity were given a penalty; "stres test" (stress test). Candidate, who was the worst in the stress test was eliminated. Every Friday, candidates were divided into two teams. Every team had a leader. The jury selected the leaders. Teams were taken to the challenge. Team that lost had to face a new challenge in the form of an elimination test. Candidate who was the worse had to leave the show.

Place	Candidate	Origin	Age	Interest
1	Šime Sušić	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	24	Student
2	Srđana Jevtić	Opatija Opatija Opatija is a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast. , the town proper had a population of 7,850, with the municipality having a total 12,719 inhabitants.-Geography:...	35	Student
3	Robert Predrag Žmire	Trogir Trogir Trogir is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, with a population of 12,995 and a total municipality population of 13,322 . The historic city of Trogir is situated on a small island between the Croatian mainland and the island of Čiovo...	39	Waiter
4	Matija Nikolić	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	30	Manager
5	Vedran Beg	Koprivnica Koprivnica Koprivnica is a city in northern Croatia. It is the capital of the Koprivnica-Križevci county. In 2011 the city administrative area had a total population of 30,872, with 23,896 in the city itself.-Population:...	40	Waiter
6	Davor Šreng	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	44	Artisan
7	Željana Ančić	Mokošica Mokošica Mokošica is a district in the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia. The suburb consists of Old and New Mokošica . According to the census of 2001, it has a population of 7528 residents...	24	Business economist
8	Ljubo Matulin	Donji Vidovec Donji Vidovec Donji Vidovec is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.Donji Vidovec is the only village belonging to the municipality. It had a population of 1,595 in the 2001 census, with 99.44 % of the population identifying themselves as Croats....	42	Caterer
9	Bojan Končar	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	32	Unemployed
10	Ana Kovačević Pilepić	Viškovo Viškovo Viškovo is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county in western Croatia. There are 8,907 inhabitants, with 85% Croats....	31	Designer
11	Marko Gajski	Nova Gradiška Nova Gradiška Nova Gradiška is a city located in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia, population 14,196 . It is located in the historic region of Slavonia, near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina....	26	IT Specialist
12	Nastasja Fišter	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	22	Student
13	Ivan Vučković	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	27	Travel technician
14	Mario Bobanović	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	39	Architect
15	Ivana Đokić	Čapljina Capljina Čapljina is a town and municipality of the same name in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Čapljina is located on the border with Croatia a mere from the Adriatic Sea....	29	Food techinician
16	Tea Đukić	Karlovac Karlovac Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...	25	Travel technician
17	Vesna Matulić	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	36	TV make-up artist
18	Igor Zdenjak	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	43	Instuctor of sport fishing
19	Ivanko Rebić	Makarska Makarska Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County....	50	Fisherman
20	Tomislav Rusak	Varaždin Varaždin Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...	35	Bus driver

MasterChef Croatia
Weeks
	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Šime	Safe	Reward	Safe	Duel	Safe	Safe	Bottom	Safe	Leader	Bottom	Penalty	1st
Srđana	Leader	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Reward	Reward	Safe	Reward	Penalty	Penalty	2nd
Robert	Leader	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Duel	Leader	Reward	Safe	Duel	Duel	3rd
Matija	Safe	Leader	Safe	Safe	Duel	Safe	Penalty	Safe	Penalty	Leader	Safe	4th
Vedran	Duel	Safe	Safe	Safe	Reward	Bottom	Safe	Penalty	Duel	Penalty	Leader	5th
Davor	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Leader	Bottom	Safe	Penalty	Bottom	Safe	Leader
Željana	Safe	Duel	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Leader	Penalty
Ljubo	Safe	Safe	Leader	Reward	Safe	Safe	Bottom	Duel	Safe	Failed
Bojan	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Leader	Penalty	Penalty
Ana	Safe	Safe	Duel	Safe	Safe	Safe	Penalty	Leader	Leader
Marko	Safe	Safe	Bottom	Leader	Bottom	Safe	Safe	Safe	Penalty
Nastasja	Reward	Bottom	Safe	Leader	Safe	Safe	Duel	Failed
Ivan	Safe	Safe	Leader	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Penalty
Mario	Safe	Leader	Bottom	Safe	Bottom	Safe	Leader
Ivana	Safe	Safe	Bottom	Safe	Safe	Reward	Penalty
Tea	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Leader	Failed
Vesna	Safe	Bottom	Safe	Safe	Failed
Igor	Bottom	Safe	Reward
Ivanko	Safe	Failed
Tomislav	Failed

The contestant won the competition

The contestant was eliminated

The contestant was awarded by selecting the main ingredient for a test of creativity

The contestant was given the opportunity to cook versus one of the masterchefs in Croatia

The contestant cooked versus one of the masterchefs in Croatia and won and in that way got immunity.

The contestant was one of the team leaders

The contestant was one of the team leaders and was awarded by selecting the main ingredient for a test of creativity

The contestant nearly left the competition

The contestant was the worst in the challenge and got a penalty

The contestant was the worst in the challenge, got a penalty and was eliminated

The contestant was one of the team leaders and nearly left the competition

The contestant was awarded and got to select the main ingredient for a test of creativity and was eliminated

The contestant was awarded and got to select the main ingredient for a test of creativity and got a penalty

The contestant was one of the team leaders and was eliminated

The contestant was one of the team leaders and decieded to withdraw from the competition.

External links

• Official Website (in Croatian)