MasterChef South Africa (season 3)
The third season of MasterChef South Africa aired on M-Net (DStv channel 101) from 21 August 2014 - 11 December 2014.[1]
| MasterChef South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Judges |
|
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Roxi Wardman |
| Runner-up | Siphokazi Mdlankomo |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | M-Net |
| Original release | 21 August – 11 December 2014 |
| Additional information | |
| Website | https://m-net.dstv.com/show/masterchef-south-africa |
| Season chronology | |
This season aired Thursdays at 19h30.
The judging panel has been refreshed by the addition of award-winning chef Reuben Riffel joining Benny Masekwameng and Pete Goffe-Wood
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Episode of Elimination | Place Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxi Wardman | 26 | Train Driver Assistant | Durban | Winner | 1st |
| Siphokazi 'Sipho' Mdlankomo | 39 | Domestic Worker | Cape Town | Runner Up | 2nd |
| Philippa Robinson | 48 | Life Skills Lecturer | Johannesburg | Episode 16 | 3rd |
| Ian Young | 49 | Advertising Consultant | Cape Town | 4th | |
| Mel Sutherland | 25 | Farm Girl | Vaalwater | Episode 15 | 5th |
| Abigail Mbalo | 38 | Dental Technologist | Cape Town | Episode 14 | 6th |
| Penny Fitchet | 31 | Teacher | Durban | Episode 13 | 7th |
| Francois Zietsman | 22 | Musician | Cape Town | Episode 11 | 8th |
| Claire Allen | 27 | Events Company Owner | Cape Town | Episode 9 | 9th |
| Refilwe Tselanyane | 36 | Service Consultant | Carletonville | Episode 8 | 10th |
| Ndumiso Mncwabe | 28 | Mobile Bar Owner | Durban | Episode 6 | 11th |
| Phila Vikakazi | 33 | IT Specialist | Johannesburg | Episode 4 | 12th |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5/6 | 7/8 | 9 | 10/11 | 12/13 | 14 | 15 | 16/17 | 18 | ||
| 1 | Roxi | WIN | WIN | PT | LOW | PT | PT | IN | WIN | IN | WINNER |
| 2 | Sipho | WIN | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Phillipa | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |
| 4 | Ian | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |
| 5 | Mel | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||
| 6 | Abigail | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Penny | WIN | WIN | PT | WIN | PT | ELIM | ||||
| 8 | Francois | IN | IN | PT | LOW | ELIM | |||||
| 9 | Claire | IN | LOW | WIN | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Refilwe | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 11 | Ndumiso | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Phila | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | "The 36 Bootcamp finalists who made it through the first round of auditions join the judges on the harbour to cook a special dish of one of South Africa's sustainable fish species: Angelfish." | 21 August 2014 |
| 49 | 2 | "Out of all the thousands of amateur chefs who turned up to audition for MasterChef South Africa Season 3, only 25 remain to go into the second phase of Bootcamp and their challenge is an Invention Test featuring all the very best South African produce that gets shipped around the world to the Cape Town harbour." | 28 August 2014 |
| 50 | 3 | "The Top 12 MasterChef South Africa Season 3 finalists finally arrive at their home for the next few weeks, the impressive MasterChef Kitchen on the Nederburg wine estate near Paarl, to battle it out for the title of South Africa's next MasterChef." | 4 September 2014 |
| 51 | 4 | "With winner of the first Mystery Box Challenge on the way to Ireland for an exclusive sit-down with Irish master chef Kevin Thornton, three of the Top 12 gather in the MasterChef kitchen for the first Pressure Test of the season." | 11 September 2014 |
| 52 | 5 | "After IT specialist Phila (33) from Johannesburg became the first contestant to leave the MasterChef kitchen, the remaining Top 11 this week compete in a unique Invention Test: figuring out a mouthwatering MasterChef-level dessert using carrots as the star ingredient!" | 18 September 2014 |
| 53 | 6 | "The Bottom 3 from the grueling Carrot Dessert Challenge arrive at the MasterChef kitchen on the Nederburg wine estate for the second Pressure Test showdown - replicating a challenging Scandinavian dish from Swedish superstar chef Niklas Ekstedt." | 25 September 2014 |
| 54 | 7 | "The action moves to Durban this week as the remaining Top 10 contestants compete in their first Team Challenge: cooking and serving lunch in The Grill Jichana restaurant in the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani hotel on Durban's Golden Mile, using the traditional Gueridon trolley service." | 2 October 2014 |
| 55 | 8 | "This week the contestants are in scenic Umhlanga Rocks on the KwaZulu North Coast, where they are confronted with the quintessential Durban Bean Curry Bunny Chow for their first Taste Test." | 9 October 2014 |
| 56 | 9 | "After saying goodbye to Refilwe in Durban, the remaining 9 contestants arrive back at the MasterChef kitchen for a game of chicken: for their next Invention Test the judges want them to cook a MasterChef-worthy dish using an entire chicken - gizzards and all!" | 16 October 2014 |
| 57 | 10 | "With Claire out of the picture there are eight contestants left in MasterChef South Africa Season 3 and tonight they pair up in teams of two - with the pairing determined by the winner of last week's chicken challenge, Penny." | 23 October 2014 |
| 58 | 11 | "After winning last week's Tapas challenge Ian and Siphokazi battle it out for the coveted Immunity Pin in Chef Luke Dale Roberts's kitchen at The Pot Luck Club in Cape Town, while the losing team of Penny and Francois compete to see who will stay in the competition." | 30 October 2014 |
| 59 | 12 | "The Top 7 fly to exotic Mauritius, where they are schooled in Mauritian cuisine by the winner of 2012 MasterChef UK, Mauritian-born Shelina Permalloo." | 6 November 2014 |
| 60 | 13 | "While the rest of the Top 7 relax and enjoy a masterclass on how to use the many different varieties of sugar that Mauritius produces, Penny and her best MasterChef friend Roxi face off over a fiery Asian-fusion dish to determine who gets to return to the MasterChef kitchen." | 13 November 2014 |
| 61 | 14 | "Back in South Africa the Top 6 visit Chef David Higgs's acclaimed Five Hundred restaurant in Johannesburg for a tasting menu at the Chef's Table. Little do they realise though, that the culinary dishes that they're feasting on will return to haunt them in their next challenge - and that one of them will end up hanging up their apron." | 20 November 2014 |
| 62 | 15 | "The Top 5 experience a pantry run with a difference as Chef Pete sends them out into the mountains and beaches of Cape Town to forage for wild ingredients, which they then have to turn into a MasterChef worthy dish. For one of them, this will prove too much of a challenge." | 27 November 2014 |
| 63 | 16 | "The Top 4 are mentored by master pastry chef Lorraine Meany in a challenge that Chef Benny describes as "a piece of cake". They have to recreate Lorraine's fabulous cardamom lemon chocolate gateau, and one contestant learns the hard way that you can't have your cake and eat it too." | 4 December 2014 |
| 64 | 17 | "There are only three contestants left in the competition and the heat is well and truly on! Or rather, not on, as the Top 3 are challenged by Chef Margot Janse of the award-winning Le Quartier Français in Franschhoek to serve the judges a MasterChef-worthy raw feast to earn their place in the Final." | 4 December 2014 |
| 65 | 18 | "Thousands of hopefuls lined up for a chance to become South Africa's next MasterChef. Twelve made it to the kitchen, and now there are only two left. Tonight Roxi and Siphokazi battle it out over three challenges and cook alongside a titan in the international culinary world to see who gets to claim the title of South Africa's next MasterChef." | 11 December 2014 |
References
- "MasterChef South Africa | Season 3 | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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