The fifth season of MasterChef South Africa was announced on 17 January 2024 and premiered 13 July 2024 on SABC 3.[1]
| MasterChef South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 20 |
| Winner | TBA |
| Runner-up | TBA |
| Location | Cape Town |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | SABC 3 |
| Original release | 13 July 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
Returning judges for this season include Zola Nene and Justine Drake. They will be joined by new judge Katlego Mlambo.[2] Filming took place from 29 April – 8 June 2024 in Cape Town.[3] Series Director was Geoffrey Butler.
Contestants
editTop 20
edit| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Episode of Elimination | Place Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanel Brink | 34 | Internal Sales Consultant | Durban | TBA | TBA |
| Tebogo Mabye | 28 | Model | Johannesburg | TBA | TBA |
| Refe Dimbaza | 31 | Financial Accountant | Centurion | TBA | TBA |
| Tinashe "Nash" Zwambila | 38 | Operations Director | Johannesburg | TBA | TBA |
| Naledi Matshitse | 42 | Homemaker | Muldersdrift | TBA | TBA |
| Lona Rode | 35 | Brand Developer | Tsolo | TBA | TBA |
| Amogelang "Amo" Maluleka | 25 | Community Manager | Johannesburg | TBA | TBA |
| Penelope "Penny" Rider | 65 | Retired | Johannesburg | TBA | TBA |
| Bridget Mangwandi | 20 | Content Creator | Bloemfontein | TBA | TBA |
| Nabila Bealah Shamshum | 23 | School Secretary | Johannesburg | TBA | TBA |
| Shreya Beekum | 22 | Recent Graduate | Ballito | TBA | TBA |
| Ketsia Malela | 31 | Influencer | Kyalami | TBA | TBA |
| Tzu "Tina" Ting Long | 41 | Owner of Frozen Dumpling Store | Cape Town | Episode 5 | 13th |
| Zakariyya "Zak" Ebrahim | 46 | Entrepreneur | Durban | Episode 4 | 14th |
| Melanie Jo-Anne van der Merwe | 39 | Entrepreneur | Stellenbosch | Episode 3 | 15th |
| Robyn Africa | 28 | Law Firm Manager | Johannesburg | Episode 1 | 16–20th |
| Mahlodi Lesego Matuludi | 26 | Self-employed | Johannesburg | ||
| Andrew Nye | 42 | Video Producer | Johannesburg | ||
| Lucas Roothman | 33 | Rugby Recruiter | Stellenbosch | ||
| Elaine "Ella Bella" E. Consrantinides-Leite | 39 | Educationalist | Bedfordview |
Elimination table
edit| Place | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| TBA | Amo | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | LOW | ||||||||||
| TBA | Bridget | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | IN | ||||||||||
| TBA | Chanel | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | ||||||||||
| TBA | Ketsia | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | ||||||||||
| TBA | Lona | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | ||||||||||
| TBA | Nabila | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | ||||||||||
| TBA | Naledi | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | ||||||||||
| TBA | Nash | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | ||||||||||
| TBA | Penny | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | ||||||||||
| TBA | Refe | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ||||||||||
| TBA | Shreya | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | ||||||||||
| TBA | Tebogo | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | ||||||||||
| 13 | Tina | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 14 | Zak | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||
| 15 | Melanie | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| 16-20 | Andrew | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Ella Bella | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| Lesego | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| Lucas | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| Robyn | 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, Pressure Test or Invention Test).
- (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test.
- (HIGH) The chef was one of the top entries in the Mystery Box Challenge, Pressure Test or Invention Test but didn't win.
- (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.
- (IMM) The chef won Immunity in the previous challenge and was safe from cooking.
- (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, 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
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 1 | "Final Audition" | 13 July 2024 | |
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The top 20 contestants must each cook for a final place in the Top 15. | ||||
| 87 | 2 | "Apple of Your Eye" | 20 July 2024 | |
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Mystery Box: The Top 15 contestants cook for the apple of their eye. The main ingredient that must feature in the dish is apple. The winner wins immunity from the next elimination. | ||||
| 88 | 3 | "Legendary Pepper Steak Pie" | 27 July 2024 | |
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Pressure Test: The Top 15 must recreate chef Nokx Majozi's legendary pepper steak pie. Will they rise to the occasion or crumble under the pressure? | ||||
| 89 | 4 | "It's in the Stars" | 3 August 2024 | |
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Invention Test: The chefs must prepare a dish for one of the three judges complimenting their star signs. | ||||
| 90 | 5 | "Fashion and Food" | 10 August 2024 | |
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Invention Test: The chefs get paired with wonderful designs. They must create a dish resembling the design they paired with. | ||||
References
edit- ^ Martin, Celeste. "MasterChef South Africa returns for season 5!". EWN. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Maako, Keitumetse. "'Being a MasterChef judge was on my bucket list': Meet S5's hunky addition, Katlego Mlambo". Life. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "FAQs". MasterChef SA. Retrieved 2024-03-25.