Quick facts for kids MasterChef South Africa |
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| Judges |
- Pete Goffe-Wood
- Andrew Atkinson
- Benny Masekwameng
|
| No. of contestants |
18 |
| Winner |
Deena Naidoo |
| Runner-up |
Sue-Ann Allen |
|
| Country of origin |
South Africa |
| No. of episodes |
19 |
| Release |
| Original network |
M-Net |
| Original release |
20 March (2012-03-20) – 14 July 2012 (2012-07-14) |
The first season of the African reality television series MasterChef South Africa began on 20 March 2012 and aired on M-Net. The season judges were Pete Goffe-Wood, Andrew Atkinson and Benny Masekwameng.
Contestants
Top 18
| Contestant |
Age |
Occupation |
Hometown |
Episode of Elimination |
Place Finished |
| Deena Naidoo |
45 |
IT Specialist |
Durban |
Winner |
1st |
| Sue-Ann Allen |
30 |
Lighting designer |
Woodstock |
Runner-up |
2nd |
| Manisha Naidu |
29 |
Housewife |
Sandton |
Episode 18 |
3rd |
| Sarel Loots† |
42 |
Adventure camp owner |
Sabie |
Episode 17 |
4th |
| Lungile Nhlanhla |
21 |
Fashion graduate |
Durban |
Episode 16 |
5th |
| Khaya Silingile |
27 |
Marketing coordinator |
Sandton |
Episode 15 |
6th |
| Ilse Fourie |
32 |
Model |
Cape Town |
Episode 14 |
7th |
| Thys Hattingh |
29 |
Bookkeeper |
Rustenburg |
Episode 13 |
8th |
| Jade de Waal |
21 |
Jazz music student |
Gardens |
Episode 12 |
9th |
| Samantha Nolan |
41 |
Mom |
Table View |
Episode 10 |
10th |
| Guy Clark |
30 |
Property broker |
Cape Town |
Episode 9 |
11th |
| Babalwa Baartman |
18 |
Buyer for Poetry |
Cape Town |
Episode 8 |
12/13th |
| Brandon Law |
22 |
IT Consultant |
Edenvale |
| Mmutsi Maseko |
34 |
Mom |
Johannesburg |
Episode 7 |
14th |
| Lwazi Mngoma |
26 |
Artist management entrepreneur |
Johannesburg |
Episode 6 |
15th |
| Berdina Schurink |
35 |
Unemployed |
Cape Town |
Episode 5 |
16th |
| Charles Canning |
40 |
Runs family panel-beating business |
Table View |
Episode 4 |
17/18th |
| Fortune Kangueehi |
36 |
Ad accounts manager |
Windhoek |
Elimination table
| Place |
Contestant |
Episode |
| 4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
Finale |
| 1 |
Deena |
IN |
NPT |
WIN |
WIN |
PT |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
LOW |
IN |
LOW |
WIN |
WIN |
HIGH |
WINNER |
| 2 |
Sue-Ann |
IN |
WIN |
WIN |
LOW |
WIN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
WIN |
NPT |
WIN |
WIN |
WIN |
LOW |
WIN |
RUNNER-UP |
| 3 |
Manisha |
WIN |
LOW |
IN |
WIN |
PT |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
ELIM |
|
| 4 |
Sarel |
IN |
WIN |
LOW |
WIN |
WIN |
LOW |
IN |
IN |
IN |
NPT |
WIN |
LOW |
IN |
ELIM |
|
| 5 |
Lungile |
IN |
NPT |
IN |
PT |
WIN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
WIN |
ELIM |
|
| 6 |
Khaya |
IN |
NPT |
IN |
WIN |
WIN |
WIN |
LOW |
WIN |
CC |
WIN |
LOW |
ELIM |
|
| 7 |
Ilse |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
PT |
PT |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
ELIM |
|
| 8 |
Thys |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
PT |
WIN |
WIN |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
ELIM |
|
| 9 |
Jade |
IN |
NPT |
IN |
WIN |
LOW |
LOW |
LOW |
LOW |
ELIM |
|
| 10 |
Samantha |
WIN |
WIN |
IN |
WIN |
WIN |
LOW |
ELIM |
|
| 11 |
Guy |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
PT |
PT |
ELIM |
|
| 12 |
Babalwa |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
PT |
ELIM |
|
| Brandon |
IN |
WIN |
IN |
WIN |
ELIM |
|
| 14 |
Mmutsi |
LOW |
PT |
IN |
ELIM |
|
| 15 |
Lwazi |
LOW |
PT |
ELIM |
|
| 16 |
Berdina |
LOW |
ELIM |
|
| 17 |
Charles |
ELIM |
|
| Fortune |
ELIM |
|
- (WINNER) This chef won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This chef received second place in the competition.
- (WIN) The chef won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test) and but didn't win.
- (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test) but didn't win.
- (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test.
- (CC) The chef received the advantage of competing against a celebrity chef in this challenge. If they won, they advanced farther on in the competition, skipping a number of challenges. The chef could not be eliminated after this challenge.
- (IN) The chef was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in the challenge.
- (PT) The chef was on the losing team in the Team Challenge (except episode 8 — an Individual Challenge), competed in the pressure test, and advanced.
- (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, but was not the last person to advance.
- (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, and was the last person to advance.
- (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef.
Episodes
| Ep# / Show-Ep# |
Original Airdate |
Episodes |
Total viewers (million) |
|
1
|
20 March 2012
|
Auditions Part 1 |
998,664 |
|
2
|
27 March 2012 |
Auditions Part 2 |
993,662 |
