The fourth season of ''
MasterChef South Africa
''MasterChef South Africa'' is the South African version of the television cooking game show franchise ''MasterChef''. It was originally filmed on the Nederburg Wine Estate in Paarl, Western Cape and judged by Pete Goffe-Wood, Benny Masekwameng ...
'' was announced on 17 August 2021 and began airing on 28 February 2022 on
M-Net (
DStv
Digital Satellite Television, commonly abbreviated to DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in Randburg, South Africa. Launched on 6 October 1995, the service provides multiple audio, ...
channel 101) after a seven-year hiatus.
The new judges introduced for this season are Zola Nene, Gregory Czarnecki and Justine Drake. Filming was done through a new production company, Homebrew Films, at the
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
.
It wrapped up in November 2021.
The finale aired on 31 March 2022, where Shawn Godfrey took the title of MasterChef South Africa 2022.
Contestants
Top 20
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).
: (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
References
{{reflist
South Africa (season 4)
2022 South African television seasons