Contestants
Top 18
Elimination table
: (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) and but didn't win. : (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test) but didn't win. : (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test. : (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. : (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 (except episode 8 – an Individual 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
References
{{Reflist South Africa (season 1) 2012 South African television seasons