Junior MasterChef Greece facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Junior MasterChef Greece |
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| Genre | Cooking |
| Directed by |
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| Presented by | Maria Mpekatorou |
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| Country of origin | Greece, Cyprus |
| Original language(s) | Greek |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Season 1: Studio ATA Season 2: EndemolShine Group |
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| Original network | Mega Channel (1) Star Channel (2) |
| Picture format | 576i (PAL) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 30 November 2011 – 24 December 2018 |
Junior MasterChef Greece is an exciting Greek TV show about cooking! It's a competition where young chefs show off their amazing skills. This show is based on the Australian version, Junior MasterChef Australia. It's also a spin-off from the main MasterChef Greece show, which came from the British MasterChef.
In the first season, kids aged 8 to 12 competed. For the second season, the age range was 8 to 13. The first season started on November 30, 2011, on Mega Channel. The second season began on September 13, 2018, on Star Channel.
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Meet the Judges and Hosts
The show has different judges and hosts for each season. These experts guide the young contestants and decide who has the best dishes!
Season 1 Judges and Host
For the first season, the judges were:
- Lefteris Lazarou
- Yiannis Loukakos
- Dimitris Skarmoutsos
The host who guided everyone through the competition was Maria Mpekatorou.
Season 2 Judges and Hosts
In the second season, a new team of judges and hosts took over:
- Eleni Psyhouli
- Manolis Papoutsakis
- Magky Tabakaki
These three talented chefs were both the judges and the hosts for Season 2.
Show Overview: Seasons and Winners
Here's a quick look at the two seasons of Junior MasterChef Greece, including how many contestants there were and who won!
| Season | Number of contestants | Number of episodes | Originally aired | Classification of first trinity | ||||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | |||
| 1 | 12 | 20 | 30 November 2011 | 5 February 2012 | Mega Channel | Lilian Emvaloti | Margarita Marmara | Elsa Kletsa-Kalimpasieri |
| 2 | 22 | 26 | 13 September 2018 | 24 December 2018 | Star Channel | Konstantinos Christopoulos | Popi Anevlavi | Katia Ritzaki |
Journey Through the Seasons
Season 1 (2011-2012)
Production for the first season started in June 2011. A huge number of kids, over 12,000 from all over Greece, tried out for the show! The season started on November 30, 2011, and ended on February 5, 2012.
The host was Maria Mpekatorou. The judges were Yiannis Loukakos, Lefteris Lazarou, and Dimitris Skarmoutsos. The winner of this first exciting season was twelve-year-old Lilian Emvaloti!
Meet the Season 1 Contestants
The top 12 young chefs were chosen after a week of tough challenges. They were picked from an initial group of 40, then 20. The final 12 contestants were announced on December 7, 2011.
| Place | Contestant | Gender | Age | Hometown | Status |
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| 1st | Lilian Emvaloti | Girl | 12 | Nea Smyrni | Winner 5 February |
| 2nd | Margarita Marmara | Girl | 12 | Athens | Runner-up 5 February |
| 3rd | Elsa Kletsa-Kalimpasieri | Girl | 13 | Heraklion | Finalists 2 February |
| 4th | Stefania Douvi | Girl | 11 | Athens | |
| 5th | Dimitris Karpetis | Boy | 12 | Chania | Eliminated 27 January |
| 6th | Agamemnon Kyriazis | Boy | 10 | Athens | |
| 7th | Giorgos Athanasopoulos | Boy | 12 | Thessaloniki | Eliminated 13 January |
| 8th | Spyros Petropoulos | Boy | 11 | Piraeus | |
| 9th | Arxontia Vamvakari | Girl | 11 | Petroupoli | Eliminated 29 December |
| 10th | Stelios Kaimakis | Boy | 13 | Piraeus | |
| 11th | Alena Saracine | Girl | 11 | Athens | Eliminated 15 December |
| 12th | Matina Roumpou | Girl | 12 | Nea Ionia |
Season 2 (2018)
The second season of Junior MasterChef Greece started on September 13, 2018. It finished on December 24, 2018, and was shown on Star Channel. This time, over 1,500 children auditioned from all over the country!
The judges for this season were Eleni Psyhouli, Manolis Papoutsakis, and Magky Tabakaki. The winner of Season 2 was twelve-year-old Konstantinos Christopoulos.
Meet the Season 2 Contestants
The final group of 22 young chefs (11 boys and 11 girls) was chosen from 44 children who made it through the first auditions. They were revealed on September 20-21, 2018.
| Place | Contestant | Gender | Age | Hometown | Status |
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| 1st | Konstantinos Christopoulos | Boy | 12 | Agia Varvara, Athens | Winner 24 December |
| 2nd | Popi Anevlavi | Girl | 12 | Apeiranthos, Naxos | Runner-up 24 December |
| 3rd | Katia Ritzaki | Girl | 9 | Irakleio, Attica | Third Place 24 December |
| 4th | Christos Soures da Silva | Boy | 11 | Corfu | Eliminated 21 December |
| 5th | Konstantinos Spanidis | Boy | 12 | Athens | |
| 6th | Angelina Stampopoulou | Girl | 11 | Thessaloniki | |
| 7th | Manolis Foutoulis | Boy | 13 | Charaki, Rhodes | Eliminated 14 December |
| 8th | Kleopatra Koutantou | Girl | 8 | Athens | |
| 9th | Miltiadis Siafakas | Boy | 13 | Piraeus | Eliminated 7 December |
| 10th | Melpomeni Stellaki | Girl | 12 | Athens | |
| 11th | Michaela Pagouni | Girl | 10 | Argyroupoli, Athens | Eliminated 15 November |
| 12th | Tonia-Maria Zonia | Girl | 10 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Eliminated 15 November Returned 2 November Eliminated 1 November |
| 13th | Marios Ydreos | Boy | 11 | Agia Paraskevi, Athens | Eliminated 8 November |
| 14th | Marios Liontos | Boy | 12 | Ioannina | Eliminated 8 November Returned 2 November Eliminated 5 October |
| 15th | Kiki Plakida | Girl | 13 | Skydra, Pella | Eliminated 1 November |
| 16th | Thaleia Tsakalou | Girl | 12 | Athens | Eliminated 19 October |
| 17th | Eirini Mavrigiannaki | Girl | 10 | Athens | |
| 18th | Konstantinos Terpezidis | Boy | 8 | Serres | Eliminated 12 October |
| 19th | Ariadni Perivolidi | Girl | 11 | Athens | |
| 20th | Konstantinos Giovanidis | Boy | 11 | Kallithea, Athens | Eliminated 5 October |
| 21st | Aggelos Christodoulou | Boy | 13 | Xylokastro, Corinthia | Eliminated 28 September |
| 22nd | Giannis Kontaxakis | Boy | 9 | Kallithea, Athens |
Notes:
- Marios Liontos was eliminated on October 5 but got a second chance to return on November 2.
- Tonia-Maria Zonia was eliminated on November 1 but also got a second chance to return on November 2.
