MasterChef South Africa season 4
| MasterChef South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 20 |
| Winner | Shawn Godfrey |
| Runner-up | Andriëtte de la Harpe |
| Location | V&A Waterfront |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | M-Net |
| Original release | 28 February – 31 March 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of MasterChef South Africa was announced on 17 August 2021 and began airing on 28 February 2022 on M-Net (DStv channel 101) after a seven-year hiatus.[1][2]
The new judges introduced for this season are Zola Nene, Gregory Czarnecki and Justine Drake.[3] Filming was done through a new production company, Homebrew Films, at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.[2] It wrapped up in November 2021.[4]
The finale aired on 31 March 2022, where Shawn Godfrey took the title of MasterChef South Africa 2022.
Contestants
Top 20
| Contestant[5] | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Episode of Elimination | Place Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Godfrey | 34 | Commercial director and entrepreneur | Cape Town | Winner | 1st |
| Andriëtte de la Harpe | 33 | Entrepreneur | Cape Town | Runner-Up | 2nd |
| Tarryn de Kock | 28 | Senior researcher | Cape Town | Episode 20 | 3rd |
| Simphiwe "Sims" Kubeka | 25 | Software engineer | Midrand | Episode 18 | 4th |
| Charmaine Govender-Koen | 39 | Self-employed | Cape Town | Episode 17 | 5–6th |
| Tembisa Jordaan | 37 | Marine scientist and filmmaker | Durban | ||
| Udhir "Dr Harri" Harrinarain | 28 | Dentist | Durban | Episode 16 | 7th |
| Silindokuhle "Sli" Moroke | 27 | Content creater | Johannesburg | Episode 14 | 8th |
| Luyanda Mafanya | 27 | Food blogger and private cook | Johannesburg | Episode 13 | 9th |
| Ontiretse "Onti" Molloyi | 32 | Digital marketing and communications specialist | Mahikeng | Episode 12 | 10th |
| Dedre "Didi" Stols | 30 | Art auctioneer | Langebaan | Episode 10 | 11th |
| Tasnim Jadwat | 36 | Businesswoman and corporate director | Boksburg | Episode 9 | 12th |
| James Ovendale | 19 | Former student | Cape Town | Episode 7 | 13th |
| Alicia Nicola | 32 | Advertising creative director | Cape Town | Episode 6 | 14th |
| Onezwa Mbola | 26 | Unemployed | Willowvale | Episode 5 | 15th |
| Masedi Mabe | 25 | Freelancer | Johannesburg | Episode 4 | 16th |
| Mohammed Haffejee | 26 | Accountant | Cape Town | Episode 2 | 17th |
| Lisa Kayster | 26 | Human resources consultant | Cape Town | Episode 1 | 18–20th |
| Matthew Arnott | 25 | Freelancer | Cape Town | ||
| Sylvie Hurford | 49 | Marketing strategist and consultant | Cape Town |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3/4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8/9 | 10 | 11/12 | 13 | 14 | 15/16 | 17 | 18 | 19/20 | ||
| 1 | Shawn | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | PT | IN | PT | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WINNER |
| 2 | Andriëtte | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | PT | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Tarryn | IN | IN | WIN | IN | PT | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | WIN | WIN | LOW | ELIM |
| 4 | Sims | IN | IN | PT | IN | PT | LOW | WIN | IN | PT | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
| 6 | Charmaine | IN | WIN | PT | LOW | WIN | IMM | PT | IN | IN | IMM | IN | PT | ELIM | ||
| Tembisa | IN | IN | PT | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | PT | LOW | LOW | PT | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Dr Harri | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | PT | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||
| 8 | Sli | IN | IN | PT | IN | WIN | IN | PT | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||
| 9 | Luyanda | IN | IN | WIN | IN | PT | IN | PT | IN | PT | ELIM | |||||
| 10 | Onti | IN | IN | PT | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||
| 11 | Didi | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | PT | ELIM | |||||||
| 12 | Tasnim | IN | WIN | PT | IN | PT | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 13 | James | IN | IN | PT | WIN | PT | ELIM | |||||||||
| 14 | Alicia | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 15 | Onezwa | IN | LOW | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||||
| 16 | Masedi | LOW | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Mohammed | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Lisa | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Matthew | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| Sylvie | 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 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 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
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "MasterChef Returns!" | 28 February 2022 |
| 67 | 2 | "Judges On A Plate" | 1 March 2022 |
| 68 | 3 | "Fast Fine Dining" | 2 March 2022 |
| 69 | 4 | "Iconic Snacks" | 3 March 2022 |
| 70 | 5 | "Peaches and Cheese" | 7 March 2022 |
| 71 | 6 | "Dorah Sitole Tribute" | 8 March 2022 |
| 72 | 7 | "Chilli Challenge" | 9 March 2022 |
| 73 | 8 | "African Grains" | 10 March 2022 |
| 74 | 9 | "Mystery Hive" | 14 March 2022 |
| 75 | 10 | "Mother Of Pearl" | 15 March 2022 |
| 76 | 11 | "Humble Tomato" | 16 March 2022 |
| 77 | 12 | "Cake Challenge" | 17 March 2022 |
| 78 | 13 | "Heritage To Haute" | 21 March 2022 |
| 79 | 14 | "Bush Canapés" | 22 March 2022 |
| 80 | 15 | "Nose to Tail" | 23 March 2022 |
| 81 | 16 | "Hug On A Plate" | 24 March 2022 |
| 82 | 17 | "Vegan Mystery Box" | 28 March 2022 |
| 83 | 18 | "Waste To Wonderful" | 29 March 2022 |
| 84 | 19 | "Seven Colours" | 30 March 2022 |
| 85 | 20 | "Season Final" | 31 March 2022 |
References
- ^ Engelbrecht, Leandra (17 August 2021). "MasterChef SA is back!". News24. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ a b Canal, Stephane (10 September 2021). "MASTERCHEF SA MAKES ITS RETURN TO M-NET". Nextv News. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Meet the new judges – MasterChef SA". M-Net - Meet the new judges – MasterChef SA. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Ferreira, Thinus. "M-Net's MasterChef SA season 4 wraps filming at V&A Waterfront". Channel. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Ferreira, Thinus. "MasterChef SA season 4: Meet the 20 contestants – including a 'hamburgersmith'". Channel. Retrieved 18 February 2022.