The first series of MasterChef New Zealand was judged by Simon Gault, Ross Burden and Ray McVinnie.[1] Brett McGregor and Kelly Young competed in the final showdown with Brett emerging as the first New Zealand MasterChef.
No. | Contestants | Episode | ||||||||||||||
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
1 | Brett | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | WINNER | |||
2 | Kelly | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | RET | WIN | IN | IN | IN | ||||||
3 | Tracey | WIN | IN | ELIM | RET | WIN | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||||||
Steve | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||
5 | Nigel | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | ELIM | RET | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||
6 | Kirsty | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
7 | Karyn | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
Mark | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
Sue | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
10 | Rob | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||
11 | Andrew | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
12 | Christine | ELIM |
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.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Rank |
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Christine Hobbs | 51 | Auckland | Designer | 12th |
Andrew Spear | 24 | Auckland | Sports Journalist | 11th |
Robert "Rob" Trathen | 36 | Photographer | 10th | |
Karyn Fisk | 21 | Stay-at-home Mom | 7th | |
Mark Harvey | 39 | Auckland | Software Developer | |
Susan "Sue" Drummond | 61 | Housewife | ||
Kirsty Cardy | 28 | Produce Promoter | 6th | |
Nigel Anderson | 39 | Restaurant Manager | 5th | |
Steve Juergens | 35 | Auckland | Graphic Designer | 4th |
Tracey Gunn | 35 | Auckland | Scientist | 3rd |
Kelly Young | 26 | Fitness Instructor | Runner-up | |
Brett McGregor | 37 | Teacher | Winner | |