MasterChef (Season 1)

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Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef, which ran from July 27 to September 15, 2010, on Fox.

Contestants

Contestant	Age	Occupation	Hometown	Episode of Elimination	Place Finished
Whitney Miller	22	College Student	Poplarville, Mississippi	Winner	1st
David Miller	29	Software Engineer	Boston, Massachusetts	Episode 13	2nd
Lee Knaz	27	Bartender	Venice, California	Episode 12	3rd
Sheetal Bhagat	37	Teacher	Chicago, Illinois	Episode 12	4th
Sharone Hakman	28	Financial Advisor	Los Angeles, California	Episode 11	5th
Mike Kim	34	Server	Redondo Beach, California	Episode 10	6th
Jake Gandolfo	38	Construction Worker	Santa Cruz, California	Episode 9	7th
Tracy Nailor	42	Doctor	Atlanta, Georgia	Episode 9	8th
Slim Huynh	22	College Student	Harvey, Louisiana	Episode 8	9th
Tony Carbone	31	Server	Boston, Massachusetts	Episode 7	10th
Faruq Jenkins	30	Bartender	Glendale, California	Episode 6	11th
Jenna Hamiter	23	Homemaker	Euless, Texas	Episode 5	12th
Sheena Zadeh	26	Marketing Executive	Anaheim, California	Episode 4	13th
Avis White	47	Elderly Caregiver	Vacherie, Louisiana	Episode 4	14th

Elimination table

Place	Contestant	Episode
Place	Contestant	3	4		5	6		7	8		9	10		11	12	13
1	Whitney	Top 14	WIN	IN	PT	HIGH	IN	PT	IN	LOW	WIN	HIGH	WIN	PT	IN	WINNER
2	David	Top 14	IN	IN	PT	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	IN
3	Lee	Top 14	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	PT	WIN	WIN	LOW	IN	LOW	HIGH	ELIM
4	Sheetal	Top 14	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	WIN	HIGH	LOW	WIN	WIN	LOW	IN	ELIM
5	Sharone	Top 14	IN	IN	PT	WIN	CC	WIN	HIGH	IN	WIN	HIGH	IN	ELIM
6	Mike	Top 14	IN	WIN	WIN	IN	LOW	WIN	IN	IN	PT	IN	ELIM
7	Jake	Top 14	HIGH	IN	WIN	HIGH	WIN	PT	IN	IN	ELIM
8	Tracy	Top 14	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	PT	IN	LOW	ELIM
9	Slim	Top 14	IN	IN	PT	IN	LOW	WIN	IN	ELIM
10	Tony	Top 14	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	ELIM
11	Faruq	Top 14	IN	LOW	PT	IN	ELIM
12	Jenna	Top 14	IN	IN	ELIM
13	Sheena	Top 14	HIGH	ELIM
14	Avis	Top 14	IN	ELIM

{{colorbox}} (WINNER) This cook won the competition.

{{colorbox}} (RUNNER-UP) This cook received second place in the competition.

{{colorbox}} (Top 14) The cook won a place in the Top 14.

{{colorbox}} (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test) and received an advantage in the next challenge.

{{colorbox}} (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test.

{{colorbox}} (CC) In addition to immunity from elimination, the cook was given the opportunity to compete against Cat Cora in this challenge. If the cook made a better dish than Cora, he or she would advance straight to the final four.

{{colorbox}} (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge, but did not win.

{{colorbox}} (IN) The cook was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in the challenge.

{{colorbox}} (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge (except episode 11 "? an Individual Challenge) , competed in the pressure test, and advanced.

{{colorbox}} (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, but was not the last person to advance.

{{colorbox}} (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, and was the last person to advance.

{{colorbox}} (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Episodes

Follow up

First season winner Whitney Miller has published the Masterchef cookbook "Modern Hospitality: Simple Recipes with Southern Charm", which was released in July, 2011.

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