The second series of MasterChef New Zealand was filmed in September 2010 and started airing on 20 February 2011.[1] It saw the induction of Josh Emett to the judging panel, replacing series 1 judge Ross Burden. Jax Hamilton and Nadia Lim competed in the grand finale, which was screened on 15 May 2011. It consisted of four challenges: a taste test, a pressure test, a mystery box challenge and an extreme dessert challenge, each worth a maximum of 20 points, except for the pressure test, which was worth a maximum of 40 points. Nadia became New Zealand's second MasterChef, beating Jax 88 points to 75.[2]
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1 | Nadia | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | ||||||
| 2 | Jax | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | IN | PT | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | |||||||
| 3 | Stu | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | ELIM | |||||||
| 4 | Tracey Lee | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | PT | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 5 | Michael | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||
| 6 | Cameron | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 7 | Anthony | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||||
| 8 | Fiona | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Michelle | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Sam | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Robert | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Kathleen | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
This Contestant Won The Competition.
This Contestant Was The Runner-up.
This Contestant Won The Elimination Challenge.
This Contestant Was In the Winning Team.
This Contestant Was In The Bottom Two.
This Contestant Was Eliminated.
| Contestant | Hometown | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Te Raki | Christchurch | 12th | |
| Robert Jacobs | Christchurch | 11th | |
| Sam Henderson | 10th | ||
| Michelle Berry | 10th | ||
| Fiona Reed | Kaikōura | 8th | |
| Anthony McEntee | 7th | ||
| Cameron Petley | 6th | ||
| Michael Lee | 5th | ||
| Tracey Lee Hooten | Taupō | 4th | |
| Stu Todd | Dunedin | 3rd | |
| Jax Hamilton | Runner-up | ||
| Nadia Lim | Winner |