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''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking reality show produced by

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and broadcast in 60 countries around the world. In the UK, it is produced by the

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. The show initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was revived in 2005 as ''MasterChef Goes Large''. The revival featured a new format devised by

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and John Silver, with Karen Ross producing. In 2008, the name was changed back to ''MasterChef'' but the format remained unchanged. The series currently appears in four versions: the main ''MasterChef'' series; ''Celebrity MasterChef''; '' MasterChef: The Professionals'', with working chefs; and ''

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'', with children between the ages of nine and twelve. The format and style of the show have been reproduced around the world in various

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Original series

In the original series, amateur cooks competed for the title of ''Master Chef''. The show featured nine rounds leading up to three semifinals and a final. In each round, three contestants were tasked with preparing a gourmet three-course meal in under two hours. The contestants could choose the meal, although there was a price limit on ingredients. "Everyday" ingredients and equipment were provided, and contestants could also bring up to five "speciality" ingredients or utensils. The first incarnation of the series was presented by

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, who was joined each week by a professional chef and a celebrity to act as judges. In each episode, Grossman and the guest judges discussed the menus, talked to the contestants, and finally ate and judged the food. The judges' "cogitations" originally took place off-camera, but later episodes included edited highlights of the discussions after the food had been tasted and before the winner was announced. In 1998, Grossman decided to take a sabbatical and the series was not made in his absence. He returned to present the 1999 series but left the show in 2000.

Grossman's departure and 2001 revamp

In 2001, the show underwent a makeover in response to declining ratings. It was moved from its traditional Sunday afternoon slot on

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to a Tuesday night slot on

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and the format of the show was modified. The celebrity judge was no longer included and the contestants had to cook two courses in 90 minutes, which was extended to two-and-a-half hours for three courses in the final episode. As an additional requirement, each contestant had to use the same key ingredient in each course. In October 2000, Grossman left in anger over the proposed changes and was replaced by chef

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, who had previously presented ''

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''. Rhodes' advice to contestants was more critical than Grossman's and the show was acclaimed for its more serious tone, which later inspired the ''MasterChef Goes Large'' format and other cooking competitions like ''

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''. However, the new version of the show did not revive ratings as hoped and was cancelled by the BBC after the first series.

Revived series

In 2005, the executive producers Franc Roddam and John Silver, with the series producer Karen Ross, radically overhauled the show's format and introduced a new series. It was initially titled ''MasterChef Goes Large'', but the name reverted to ''MasterChef'' in 2008. The new series is judged by

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, with voice-over narration provided by

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. The show proved very popular and became one of BBC Two's more successful early evening programmes, leading to an announcement by the BBC in 2009 that it would be promoted to BBC One. In February 2022, the BBC and Shine TV announced that they have agreed a multi-series six-year deal for the programme, and from 2024 the production base would move from London to Birmingham.

Format

Each series is broadcast on five nights a week for eight weeks. During the first six weeks, the first four episodes of each week are heats and the fifth episode is a quarter-final. Six contestants enter each heat and the winner becomes a quarter-finalist. At the end of each week, the four quarter-finalists compete and a semi-finalist is chosen. After six weeks, the six semi-finalists compete in the final two weeks. In 2010, the judges were given more flexibility, allowing them to advance more than one contestant to the quarter-finals or, in one instance, none at all. Series 7 of ''Master Chef'' had auditions with a format similar to ''

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'', in which hopeful chefs cooked in front of the judges to secure a spot in the competition. More than 20,000 people applied to audition for the series.

Heats

The heats follow a three-round format: * ''The Market Test'': the contestants must invent a dish using ingredients from the show's market. They have 15 minutes to select ingredients and 1 hour and 10 minutes to cook the meal. Three contestants are eliminated from the competition and those remaining advance to the Impression Test. * ''The Calling Card'': the contestants must invent a dish from scratch in 75 minutes (originally 40 minutes until 2009). The contestants can choose any ingredients they like. * ''The Invention Test'': the contestants are given two boxes: one with sweet items and the other with savoury items. They must pick a box and make a dish using its ingredients within 75 minutes. * ''The Impression Test'': the contestants must cook a two-course meal in 75 minutes for past winners and finalists of ''MasterChef''. They are given one hour to serve the main course and 15 minutes afterwards to serve dessert. This segment was first featured in 2017.

Quarter-finals

The format of the quarter-finals has changed over the years. Before 2010, the format featured three rounds: * ''The Ingredients Test'': the contestants were asked to identify a selection of ingredients or produce. * ''The Passion Test'': the contestants each had one minute to convince the judges of their overwhelming passion for food. * After eliminating one contestant, the remaining three quarter-finalists each produced a three-course meal in 1 hour and 20 minutes. In 2010, the quarter-final format was cut to two rounds: * ''The Choice Test'': the contestants were given 15 minutes to cook their choice of either a pre-selected fish recipe or meat recipe with the judges supervising. At least one contestant was eliminated after this round. * The remaining quarter-finalists each produced a two-course meal in one hour. The current quarter-final format consists of two rounds: * ''The Palate Test'': Judge John Torode cooks a dish for the contestants, and they must identify the ingredients and try to recreate the dish using the ingredients available to them. * ''The Choice Test'': the contestants have 80 minutes to create a showstopping dish for the judges and a special celebrity food critic.

Comeback Week

The sixth week is called "Comeback Week" and features contestants from previous series of ''MasterChef'' who did not advance past the heats or quarter-finals. The format changes for this special week. It includes: * ''The Skill Test'': the contestants have 25 minutes to cook one of two pre-selected recipes. Some contestants may be eliminated after this round. * ''The Palate Test'': Torode cooks a complex dish and asks the contestants one by one to taste the dish and identify its ingredients. Some contestants may be eliminated after this round. * ''The Pressure Test'': the contestants work a lunchtime shift at a busy restaurant under the supervision of a professional chef who comments on their performance. * The remaining contestants have one hour to cook a two-course meal. One contestant is selected to advance to the quarter-final. * The comeback quarter-finalists then cook head-to-head in a larger version of the Invention Test, cooking one dish in an hour. One contestant is selected to advance to the semi-finals.

MasterChef Live

''MasterChef Live'' is an extension of the television programme. It has been held each November since 2009 and the event lasts three days. It is hosted at

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and is co-located with the annual Wine Show. Highlights of the event include live cooking demonstrations in the Chefs' Theater, celebrity chefs, former contestants, critics and ''MasterChef''-style cook-offs.

''Celebrity MasterChef''

''Celebrity MasterChef'' was devised as a celebrity version of ''MasterChef Goes Large''. The show was screened on BBC One from 2006 to 2011. Originally, 24 celebrities participated in each series with three contestants per episode following the full ''MasterChef Goes Large'' test. In 2011, the programme was moved to a daily daytime slot with 30 episodes screened over six weeks and with only 16 celebrities. Catch-up shows were broadcast on Fridays at 20:30 (30 minutes) and on Saturdays at various times (60 minutes). In 2012, the show moved to BBC Two due to low ratings and returned to an evening 18:30 slot. In 2013, it moved back to BBC One prime time, shown at 20:00. Since 2014, the show has had 20 celebrities competing for the title.

Contestants

The winner from each year is in bold text.

Series 1 (2006)

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, David Grant,

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Graeme Le Saux Graeme Pierre Le Saux ( ; born 17 October 1968) is an English former professional footballer and television pundit. As a versatile left sided player he played most of his career at left back with two spells at Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers, Southamp ...

Hardeep Singh Kohli Hardeep Singh Kohli (born 21 January 1969) is a Scottish presenter of Sikh heritage who has appeared on various radio and television programmes. Background Kohli was born in London and moved to Glasgow, Scotland, when he was four. His parents ...

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Ian McCaskill Ian McCaskill (born John Robertson McCaskill; 28 July 1938 – 10 December 2016) was a BBC weather forecaster. Early life McCaskill attended Queen's Park Secondary in Glasgow, and then the University of Glasgow, where he studied geology and c ...

Jilly Goolden Jill Priscilla Goolden (born 28 September 1949) is an English wine critic, journalist and television personality. Career For 18 years Goolden co-presented the popular BBC2 ''Food and Drink'' television series in Britain, with Chris Kelly, Mic ...

, Kristian Digby,

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, Richard Arnold,

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Rowland Rivron Rowland John Rivron (born 28 September 1958) is a British writer, comedic actor and television personality. Early career Rivron played the comic character "Dr Martin Scrote" on the Jonathan Ross chat show ''The Last Resort'', and also played Scr ...

Sarah Cawood Sarah Louise Cawood (born 7 August 1972 in St Pancras, London) is an English broadcaster, best known for presenting the BBC Children's Saturday flagship morning show ''Live & Kicking''. Career Cawood grew up in the Cambridgeshire village of ...

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Series 2 (2007)

Nadia Sawalha, Midge Ure,

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, Lorne Spicer,

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, Jeff Green, Darren Bennett,

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, Mark Foster, Matt James,

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Series 3 (2008)

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Series 4 (2009)

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, Janet Ellis,

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Series 5 (2010)

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, Martin Roberts,

Christine Hamilton Mary Christine Hamilton (''née'' Holman; born 10 November 1949) is an English media personality and author. She is married to Neil Hamilton, the former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton. Hamilton and her husband have become p ...

, Chris Walker,

Dick Strawbridge Lieutenant Colonel Richard Francis Strawbridge, MBE (born 3 September 1959) is a British television personality, engineer and former army officer. He is often referred to as "Colonel Dick". Early life The third of seven children of Jennife ...

Danielle Lloyd Danielle Lloyd (formerly O'Hara; born 16 December 1983) is an English model and television personality. A former Miss England (2004) and Miss Great Britain (2006), Lloyd first rose to prominence when she was stripped of her Miss Great Britain ti ...

Marcus Patric Marcus Patric (born Patrick Henry Gosling on 17 August 1979 in Gosport, Hampshire) is an English actor. Career Best known for the role of Ben Davies in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', he then starred in its spin-offs ''Hollyoaks: Let L ...

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, Mark Chapman,

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, Mark Little and

Kym Mazelle Kym Mazelle (born Kymberly Grigsby; August 10, 1960) is an American singer. She is regarded as a pioneer of house music in the United Kingdom and Europe. Her music combines R&B, soul, funk, house music, dance, and pop. She is credited as " The ...

Series 6 (2011)

Phil Vickery,

Kirsty Wark Kirsteen Anne "Kirsty" Wark FRSE (born 3 February 1955) is a Scottish television presenter with a long career at the BBC. Starting on Radio Scotland, where she became a producer, Wark switched to television, presenting The Late Show and Newsnig ...

Nick Pickard Nicholas Pickard (born 27 May 1975) is an English actor. He is known for his portrayal of Tony Hutchinson in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', a role he has held since its first episode in 1995; he remains the longest-serving cast member. ...

Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell, (born 12 September 1973) is a British former sprint athlete. He was the sprint coach at Wasps Rugby Club for the 2015–16 season. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay. ...

Linda Lusardi Linda Frances Elide Lusardi (born 18 September 1958) is an English actress, television presenter and former glamour model. Career Modelling Lusardi was born in Wood Green, London to Lilian (née Glassman, b. 1933) and Nello Lusardi (1930–2017 ...

Michelle Mone Michelle Georgina Mone, Baroness Mone, (''née'' Allan; born October 1971) is a British businesswoman and Conservative life peer. She has set up several businesses, including MJM International Ltd in 1996 and the lingerie company Ultimo alo ...

, Ruth Goodman,

Aggie MacKenzie Agnes MacKenzie (born 12 October 1955) is a Scottish television personality, cleaner and writer. She is known for presenting the Channel 4 series '' How Clean Is Your House?'' and the ITV daytime series ''Storage Hoarders''. Career One of Mac ...

Ricky Groves Richard Groves (born 23 April 1968) is an English actor best known for playing Garry Hobbs in ''EastEnders'' from 2000–09. Before his role in ''EastEnders'' he appeared in the series '' Burnside'', a spin-off from ''The Bill''. He trained a ...

Margi Clarke Margi Clarke (born 25 May 1954) is an English actress and radio and television presenter. She had a leading role in the film ''Letter to Brezhnev'' (1985), a low-budget film which had an international release. Later, Clarke played Jackie Dobbs ...

, Colin McAllister, Justin Ryan,

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and

Danny Goffey Daniel Robert Goffey (born 7 February 1974) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for Supergrass. He briefly toured with Babyshambles in 2010, following their drummer's departure. C ...

Series 7 (2012)

Emma Kennedy Emma Kennedy (born Elizabeth Emma Williams on 28 May 1967) is an English actress, lawyer, comedian, and travel writer, comedian, television presenter and author. Early life and education The daughter of teachers,

Danny Mills Daniel John Mills (born 18 May 1977) is an English former professional footballer best known for his time at Leeds United. His main position was right-back, though he could also play as a centre-back. On 7 August 2009, he announced his retirem ...

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George Layton George Layton (born 2 March 1943) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and author best known for three television roles – junior doctor Paul Collier in the comedy series '' Doctor in the House'' and its sequels '' Doctor at Large'', '' ...

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Series 8 (2013)

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, Joe Calzaghe, Jo Wood and Janet Street-Porter.

Series 9 (2014)

Sophie Thompson, Christopher Biggins, Todd Carty, Tina Hobley, Kiki Dee, JB Gill, Wayne Sleep, Alison Hammond, Tania Bryer, Amanda Burton, Jason Connery, Ken Morley, Millie Mackintosh, Emma Barton, Russell Grant, Alex Ferns, Leslie Ash, Jodie Kidd, Charley Boorman and Susannah Constantine.

Series 10 (2015)

Kimberly Wyatt, Keith Chegwin, Sarah Harding, Yvette Fielding, Arlene Phillips, Samira Ahmed, Andy Akinwolere, Syd Little, Amanda Donohoe, Craig Gazey, List of The Wanted members#Tom Parker, Tom Parker, Patricia Potter, Chesney Hawkes, Danny Crates, Mica Paris, Sheree Murphy, Natalie Lowe, Scott Maslen, Rylan Clark-Neal, Rylan Clark and Sam Nixon.

Series 11 (2016)

Alexis Conran, Donna Air, Neil Back, Amelle Berrabah, Marcus Butler, Tommy Cannon, Amy Childs, Richard Coles, David Harper (antiques expert), David Harper, Audley Harrison, Cherry Healey, Liz Johnson (swimmer), Liz Johnson, Tina Malone, Louise Minchin, Laila Morse, Jimmy Osmond, Sid Owen, Gleb Savchenko, Sinitta and Simon Webbe.

Series 12 (2017)

Angellica Bell, Rebecca Adlington, Abdullah Afzal, List of Gogglebox cast members, Kate Bottley, Patti Boulaye, Brian Bovell, Tyger Drew-Honey, Lesley Garrett, Dev (DJ), Dev Griffin, Barney Harwood, Stephen Hendry, Union J, Jaymi Hensley, Ulrika Jonsson, Henri Leconte, Debbie McGee, Aasmah Mir, Vic Reeves, Jim Moir, Nick Moran, Julia Somerville and Rachel Stevens.

Series 13 (2018)

John Partridge (actor), John Partridge, Michelle Ackerley, Chizzy Akudolu, Keith Allen (actor), Keith Allen, Clara Amfo, Martin Bayfield, Jay Blades, Frankie Bridge, Gemma Collins, Union J, Josh Cuthbert, Carol Decker, Anita Harris, Animal Park, Jean Johansson, Zoe Lyons, Spencer Matthews, Lisa Maxwell (actress), Lisa Maxwell, Monty Panesar, Stella Parton, AJ Pritchard and Stef Reid.

Series 14 (2019)

Greg Rutherford, Élizabeth Bourgine, Joey Essex, Alex George (Love Island), Alex George, Andy Grant, Rickie Haywood-Williams, Judge Jules, Josie Long, Oti Mabuse, Kellie Maloney, Dominic Parker, Vicky Pattison, Martha Reeves, Zandra Rhodes, Neil Ruddock, Jenny Ryan, Tomasz Schafernaker, Mim Shaikh, Dillian Whyte and Adam Woodyatt.

Series 15 (2020)

Riyadh Khalaf, Shyko Amos, John Barnes (footballer), John Barnes, Jeff Brazier, Baga Chipz, Phil Daniels, Karen Gibson, Gethin Jones (withdrew due to illness), Amar Latif, Lady Leshurr, Dominic Littlewood, Judi Love, Felicity Montagu, Judy Murray, Matthew Pinsent, Sam Quek, Crissy Rock, Thomas Skinner, Myles Stephenson and Pete Wicks.

Series 16 (2021)

Kadeena Cox, Nabil Abdulrashid, Bez (dancer), Bez, Kem Cetinay, Munya Chawawa, Michelle Collins, Dion Dublin, Gavin Esler, Patrick Grant (designer), Patrick Grant, Duncan James, Melissa Johns, Will Kirk, Penny Lancaster, Megan McKenna, Su Pollard, Katie Price, Johannes Radebe, Rita Simons, Joe Swash and Melanie Sykes.

Series 17 (2022)

Lisa Snowdon, Richard Blackwood, Melanie Blatt, Jimmy Bullard, Paul Chuckle, Nancy Dell'Olio, Chris Eubank, Kirsty Gallacher, Danny Jones, Katya Jones, Lesley Joseph, Kae Kurd, Gareth Malone, Queen MoJo, Cliff Parisi, Adam Pearson (actor), Adam Pearson, Clarke Peters, Kitty Scott-Claus, Ryan Thomas and Faye Winter.

Other versions and spin-offs

''MasterChef: The Professionals''

''MasterChef: The Professionals'', a version for professional chefs, was introduced in 2008.

''Junior MasterChef''

''Junior MasterChef'' originally ran from 1994 to 1999 for contestants under 16 years old. It was revived in 2010 with contestants between nine and twelve years old. A second series of the revived format ran in 2012 and a third series followed in 2014.

''Young MasterChef''

In February 2022, BBC Three has commissioned ''Young MasterChef''. The series will air in 2023.

Controversy

''MasterChef'' was involved in a controversy during the 13th episode of its 14th series when Wallace and Torode criticised a ''rendang'' dish made by the Malaysian-born contestant Zaleha Kadir Olpin for its poor quality. Zaleha had been given a task to make a chicken dish in thirty minutes and chose to attempt rendang, which normally takes several hours to prepare. The judges deemed the dish inedible because the chicken skin was rubbery and undercooked and advised her that with a thirty-minute task she should have made a crispy fried chicken with a sauce. Many commentators, particularly from Malaysia and Indonesia, pointed out that ''rendang'' is usually cooked as a stew and is not intended to be crispy, and that both judges had failed to differentiate between "crispy" and "under-cooked". Najib Razak, the Malaysian Prime Minister at the time, joined the conversation with a subtle tweet denouncing the judges' opinion. The former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamed also joined in, suggesting that the judges were confusing ''rendang'' with KFC.

Winners

''MasterChef'' (original series)

Note: The original ''MasterChef'' series did not appear in 1998.

''MasterChef Goes Large'' and ''MasterChef'' (revived series)

''MasterChef Goes Large''

''MasterChef''

The show's original name returned in series 4 in 2008.

''Celebrity MasterChef''

Charity specials

Other notable contestants

Transmission guide

Original series

Specials

* ''Happy 10th Birthday MasterChef'': TX 18 June 2000 * ''Tales from the MasterChef Kitchen'': Series 1, 10 editions from 2 July 2000 – 3 September 2000 * ''Celebrity Special'': TX 27 August 2000

Revived series

''MasterChef Goes Large''

''MasterChef''

The show's original name returned in series 4 in 2008. Specials * ''What The Winners Did Next'' – featured winners from series 1 and 2 of ''MasterChef Goes Large'', broadcast on 22 January 2007 ;Notes: :1. The final was postponed from its 9 April 2021 air date due to the Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

''Celebrity MasterChef''

=Specials

''A Recipe for Success''

A six-part series looking back over 15 years of ''Celebrity MasterChef'', first episode broadcast on 6 August 2020.

''Christmas Cook-Off''

Christmas special episodes, where past contestants competed to hold the title of Christmas champion; first episode broadcast on 21 December 2020, second episode broadcast on 23 December 2020. The winner from each episode is in bold text. *21 December 2020: Janet Street-Porter, Christopher Biggins, Dev (DJ), Dev Griffin and Vicky Pattison *23 December 2020:

, Amar Latif, Crissy Rock and Spencer Matthews *21 December 2021: Joey Essex, Judi Love, Neil Ruddock, Oti Mabuse and Su Pollard *23 December 2021: Gemma Collins, Joe Swash,

, Mica Paris and Richard Coles, Rev. Richard Coles *23 December 2022: Bez (dancer), Bez, Josh Cuthbert, Lesley Garrett and

*30 December 2022: AJ Pritchard, Chizzy Akudolu, Kitty Scott-Claus and Megan McKenna

Books

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References

External links

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''Celebrity MasterChef''
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Original series

Grossman's departure and 2001 revamp

Revived series

Format

Heats

Quarter-finals

Comeback Week

MasterChef Live

''Celebrity MasterChef''

Contestants

Series 1 (2006)

Series 2 (2007)

Series 3 (2008)

Series 4 (2009)

Series 5 (2010)

Series 6 (2011)

Series 7 (2012)

Series 8 (2013)

Series 9 (2014)

Series 10 (2015)

Series 11 (2016)

Series 12 (2017)

Series 13 (2018)

Series 14 (2019)

Series 15 (2020)

Series 16 (2021)

Series 17 (2022)

Other versions and spin-offs

''MasterChef: The Professionals''

''Junior MasterChef''

''Young MasterChef''

Controversy

Winners

''MasterChef'' (original series)

''MasterChef Goes Large'' and ''MasterChef'' (revived series)

''MasterChef Goes Large''

''MasterChef''

''Celebrity MasterChef''

Charity specials

Other notable contestants

Transmission guide

Original series

Specials

Revived series

''MasterChef Goes Large''

''MasterChef''

''Celebrity MasterChef''

=Specials

Books

See also

References

External links