MasterChef New Zealand
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MasterChef New Zealand is a New Zealand
competitive reality television
cooking show
based on the original British
version of Masterchef.
The first episode aired on 3 February 2010 at 7:30pm on TV ONE. The show currently features judges Ray McVinnie, Josh Emett and Simon Gault.
The series closely follows the format of MasterChef Australia
whereby contestants compete in weekly elimination challenges including team challenges.
The first series was won by Brett McGregor, over runner-up Kelly Young, in the grand finale which was screened on 28 April 2010. Nadia Lim won the second series, beating runner-up Jax Hamilton in the finale.
Kelly Young - After being eliminated was brought back and now works in judge Simon Gault's restaurant, Euro.
Carlos Garcia - Despite making the Top 24 but not the final 12, went on to become the official show blogger, reporting on each episode.
. Jax Hamilton and Nadia Lim competed in the grand finale, which was screened on 15 May 2011. It consisted of four challenges: a taste test, a pressure test, a mystery box challenge and an extreme dessert challenge, each worth a maximum of 20 points. Nadia became New Zealand's second MasterChef, by beating Jax 88 points to 75.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
competitive reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
cooking show
Cooking show
A TV cooking show is a television program that presents the preparation of food, in a kitchen on the studio set. The host of the show, often a celebrity chef, prepares one or more dishes over the course of the show, taking the viewing audience through the food's preparation showing all...
based on the original British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
version of Masterchef.
The first episode aired on 3 February 2010 at 7:30pm on TV ONE. The show currently features judges Ray McVinnie, Josh Emett and Simon Gault.
The series closely follows the format of MasterChef Australia
Masterchef Australia
MasterChef Australia is a Logie award winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by FremantleMedia Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as...
whereby contestants compete in weekly elimination challenges including team challenges.
The first series was won by Brett McGregor, over runner-up Kelly Young, in the grand finale which was screened on 28 April 2010. Nadia Lim won the second series, beating runner-up Jax Hamilton in the finale.
Season 1
MasterChef New Zealand Season 1 was judged by Simon Gault, Ross Burden and Ray McVinnie and had several guest judges throughout the season. Brett McGregor and Kelly Young competed in the final showdown with Brett emerging as the first New Zealand MasterChef.Elimination
| Order | |Episode | |||||||||||||
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Finale | ||||
| Brett | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WINNER | |||||
| Kelly | IN | IN | IN | OUT | WIN | IN | IN | IN | ||||||
| Tracey | IN | IN | OUT | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||
| Steve | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||
| Nigel | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||||
| Kirsty | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Karyn | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
| Mark | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Sue | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Rob | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| Andrew | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Christine | OUT | |||||||||||||
- This Contestant Won The Competition
- This Contestant Was The Runner-up
- This Contestant Won The Elimination Challenge
- This Contestant Was In The Bottom 2
- This Contestant Was In the Winning Team
- This Contestant Was Eliminated
Notable contestants
Kirsty Cardy - Showed creativity with chocolate dipped asparagus for her audition, has now gone into business with judge Simon Gault.Kelly Young - After being eliminated was brought back and now works in judge Simon Gault's restaurant, Euro.
Carlos Garcia - Despite making the Top 24 but not the final 12, went on to become the official show blogger, reporting on each episode.
Season 2
MasterChef New Zealand Season 2 was filmed in September 2010 and started airing on February 20, 2011. Season 2 saw the induction of Josh Emett to the judging panel, replacing Season 1 judge Ross BurdenRoss Burden
Ross Burden is a celebrity chef from New Zealand.Ross Burden's early career was as a model but became a chef later in life. His inspiration for being a chef was his mother's extremely bad cooking skills, which meant that he spent a lot of time cooking with his grandmother.Ross was brought up in...
. Jax Hamilton and Nadia Lim competed in the grand finale, which was screened on 15 May 2011. It consisted of four challenges: a taste test, a pressure test, a mystery box challenge and an extreme dessert challenge, each worth a maximum of 20 points. Nadia became New Zealand's second MasterChef, by beating Jax 88 points to 75.
Elimination
| Order | |Episode | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Finale | |||||||||
| Nadia | IN | IN | WIN | IN | Btm 2 | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WINNER | ||||||||
| Jax | IN | WIN | Btm 2 | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | |||||||||
| Stu | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | Btm 2 | OUT | |||||||||
| Tracey Lee | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | Btm 2 | OUT | ||||||||||
| Michael | IN | Btm 2 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | Btm 2 | OUT | |||||||||||
| Cameron | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | Btm 2 | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Anthony | IN | IN | Btm 2 | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Fiona | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Michelle | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| Sam | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| Robert | Btm 2 | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Kathleen | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
- This Contestant Won The Competition
- This Contestant Was The Runner-up
- This Contestant Won The Elimination Challenge
- This Contestant Was In The Bottom Two
- This Contestant Was In the Winning Team
- This Contestant Was Eliminated
International syndications
| Country | Network | Current Broadcaster? |
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 Republic of Ireland |
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Yes |
 United Kingdom |