Master Chef 2011 (UK)
Masterchef 2011 was series seven of the UK show Masterchef. The season premiered 16 February 2011 and ended on the 27 April 2011. Returning as judges were John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
Contestants
Chefs
The 20 contestants were (in order of elimination):
Contestant |
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Matthew |
Tim |
Elizabeth |
Paul |
Fiona |
Jackie |
Ondine |
Claudia |
Peter |
Annie |
Neil |
Nicky |
Alice |
Kennedy |
Polly |
Tom |
James |
Annaliese |
Sara |
Serena |
Challenges
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
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Tim |
IN |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
HIGH |
HIGH |
LOW |
HIGH |
HIGH |
IN |
WINNER |
Sara |
LOW |
HIGH |
IN |
HIGH |
IN |
LOW |
HIGH |
HIGH |
HIGH |
IN |
OUT |
Tom |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
HIGH |
HIGH |
LOW |
HIGH |
LOW |
HIGH |
IN |
OUT |
Jackie |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
HIGH |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
IN |
LOW |
OUT |
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James |
IN |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
HIGH |
LOW |
LOW |
HIGH |
OUT |
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Annie |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
HIGH |
HIGH |
HIGH |
HIGH |
OUT |
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Alice |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
LOW |
HIGH |
OUT |
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Kennedy |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
LOW |
OUT |
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Polly |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
OUT |
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Peter |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
OUT |
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Fiona |
LOW |
HIGH |
OUT |
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Claudia |
IN |
IN |
OUT |
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Paul |
LOW |
OUT |
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Elizabeth |
LOW |
OUT |
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Matthew |
LOW |
OUT |
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Neil |
OUT |
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Anneliese |
OUT |
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Nicky |
OUT |
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Serena |
OUT |
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Ondine |
OUT |
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The Chef Won MasterChef
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The Chef had one of the best Dishes
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The Chef had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated.
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The Chef was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
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The Chef lost and was out of the competition.
Episodes
Episode 1
Auditions Part One
Episode 2
Auditions Part Two
Episode 3
The Top 20 Chefs from the audition round were told 8 would be cut.
- Challenge One: The top 20 were told to create a piece of food that had an egg added to it
- OUT: Neil, Anneliese, Nicky, Serena and Ondine
10 Chefs were named as part of the final 12, while Paul, Matthew, Sara, Fiona and Elizabeth were given another chance with only 2 being putting through and the other three being eliminated.
- Challenge Two: The Five who had another chance were asked to create a roast Sunday dinner
- OUT: Matthew - Was seen as one of the weakest dishes, Paul - His dish was also seen as one of the weakest, Elizabeth - Although the judges liked her dish, they believed Sara was the stronger of The Two
- IN: Fiona - Was agreed she had the best dish, Sara - Her dish was praised