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| Network: | Fox |
The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 26, 2014.
The season concluded on September 15, 2014, with Courtney Lapresi as the winner, and Elizabeth Cauvel as the runner-up.
Source for names, hometowns, and occupations.[1] Ages and nicknames as given on air or stated in cites.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Lapresi | 25 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Aerial Dancer | Winner September 15 |
| Elizabeth Cauvel | 31 | Brooklyn, New York | Advertising Executive | Runner-Up September 15 |
| Leslie Gilliams | 56 | Malibu, California | Stay-at-home Dad | |
| Joshua "Cutter" Brewer[2] | 33 | Beaumont, Texas | Petroleum Landman | |
| Christian Green | 29 | Sales Rep | ||
| Jaimee Vitolo | 23 | Queens, New York | Bakery Assistant | |
| Willie Mike | 25 | Houston, Texas | Church Music Director | |
| Daniel McGuffey | 32 | Los Angeles, California | Former Video Game Designer | |
| Ahran Cho | 18 | Palo Alto, California | High School Student | |
| Victoria Scroggins | 35 | San Angelo, Texas | Bartender | |
| Francis Legge | 34 | New York City, New York | Music Video Director | |
| Christine Silverstein | 31 | Yonkers, New York | Investment Director | |
| Elise Mayfield | 28 | Birmingham, Alabama | e-Learning Administrator | |
| Dan Wu | 39 | Lexington, Kentucky | Unemployed | |
| Francis Biondi | 25 | Orlando, Florida | Server | |
| Tyler Viars | 27 | Wilmington, Ohio | Hunting Sales Manager | |
| Jordan Kaminski | 19 | Muskego, Wisconsin | College Student | |
| Kira Novak | 31 | Youngstown, Ohio | Medical Recruiter | |
| Gordon Houston | 30 | Irvine, California | Law Student | |
| Stephani Syfax-Shepherd | 25 | Detroit, Michigan | Server | |
| Whitney Bray | 28 | Columbus, Ohio | Call Center Rep | |
| Astrid Lavenia | 41 | Mandeville, Louisiana | Food Sales Rep |
| Place | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Courtney | WIN | IMM | PT | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | NPT | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | PT | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | PT | WINNER | |
| 2 | Elizabeth | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | ||
| 3 | Leslie | IN | IMM | PT | IN | WIN | PT | IN | IN | IN | IMM | PT | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | PT | WIN | IMM | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | ELIM | ||
| 4 | Cutter | LOW | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | ELIM | ||||
| 5 | Christian | IN | IMM | NPT | HIGH | IN | NPT | IN | IN | LOW | PT | WIN | WIN | IMM | PT | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IMM | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | ELIM | |||||
| 6 | Jaimee | IN | IMM | PT | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||||||
| 7 | Willie | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IMM | PT | IN | IN | PT | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | PT | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 8 | Daniel | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IN | IN | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 9 | Ahran | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | NPT | HIGH | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | PT | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| Victoria | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Francis L. | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Christine | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Elise | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Dan | IN | LOW | NPT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Francis B. | IN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Tyler | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | NPT | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Jordan | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Kira | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Gordon | IN | IMM | NPT | WDR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Stephani | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Whitney | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Astrid | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(WINNER) This cook won the competition.
(RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
(WIN) The cook won an individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Elimination Test).
(WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round.
(HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but didn't win.
(IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
(IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
(IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.
(IMM) The cook was selected by Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.
(PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge and competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
(NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, did not compete in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
(LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or Pressure Test, but advanced.
(LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge, but advanced.
(WDR) The cook withdrew from the competition.
(ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.