Junior MasterChef Australia (series 2)

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Junior MasterChef Australia
Series 2
Judges
No. of contestants20
WinnerGreta Yaxley
Runner-upJack Kibble
No. of episodes21
Release
Original network Network 10
Original release25 September (2011-09-25) –
23 November 2011 (2011-11-23)
Series chronology
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Series 1
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Series 3

The second series of Junior MasterChef Australia , the second spin off of the Australian reality television series MasterChef Australia , premiered on Sunday, 25 September 2011. [1] Auditions closed on 6 May 2011; children who will be aged between eight and twelve years old during the period from 13 June to 28 October 2011 were eligible. The judging panel consists of Gary Mehigan. George Calombaris, Matt Moran and Anna Gare. Matt Preston, who has been involved in every incarnation of the MasterChef Australia series up to this point, will be taking a step back from the series (also declining a spot as a guest judge on the U.S. version of MasterChef), stating he wants to concentrate on his duties as a food critic. [2] He will be replaced by Matt Moran.

Contents

Some parents of prospective participants have been critical of the far-reaching contract required by the program's production company. [3]

Prime Minister Julia Gillard filmed a guest appearance. [4] The show also features a trip to Disneyland California.

The series was won by Greta Yaxley from Claremont, Western Australia. [5]

Top 20

ContestantAgeStateStatus
Greta Yaxley11WAWinner
23 November 2011
Jack Kibble12QLDRunner-up
23 November 2011
Harry Christophers11WAEliminated
22 November 2011
Zac Simshauser12NSW
Alysha Bernard12WAEliminated
21 November 2011
Indigo Porter12QLD
Chandler May11SAEliminated
20 November 2011
Lily Simpson10NSW
Kieren Dolianitis11VICEliminated
13 November 2011
Madi Davis11NSW
Miraede Bhatia10SA
Steven Tsoukatos12SA
Dee Heyworth12NSWEliminated
30 October 2011
Gracie Nieuwhof12TAS
Marcus Pannozzo11NSW
Tom Voss11NSW
Aya Richardson11NSWEliminated
16 October 2011
Caroline Wang11NSW
Hannah Olive10VIC
Jade Finn10QLD

Ratings and episodes

Ep#Original airdateEpisode TitleTotal viewers (five metro cities)Nightly RankingRef.
1Sunday, 25 September 2011Top 50 - Round 11,129,0005 [6]
2Monday, 26 September 2011Top 50 - Round 2955,0008
3Sunday, 2 October 2011Top 50 - Round 31,055,00011 [7]
4Monday, 3 October 2011Top 20 Arrive at
The MC Kitchen — In the top 20 first mystery box. The top 6 dishes will be tasted and Gracie got third place for her chocolate cake and salmon crepes, Jack got second place for his Victoria Sponge and Lily wins for her frittata and pavlova roll. And after the Greek challenge, Indigo came third for the best spatchcock dish, Jack came second for the best squid dish and Madi comes first for the best lamb dish.		770,00011
5Sunday, 9 October 2011Offsite Challenge -
Summit Restaurant — The top 20 go to a summit restaurant and will be working in four teams of five Madi is the blue team captain with Aya, Gracie, Hannah and Jade, Alysha was made the team captain of the yellow team having Caroline, Harry, Tom and was left with Marcus, Chandler was made captain of the green team with Dee, Jack, Kieren and Steven. And Miraede is captain of the red team having Greta, Lily, Zac and was left with Indigo. The yellow team comes fourth, blue team is third, green team wins, meaning the red team is second.		899,00011 [8]
6Monday, 10 October 2011Taste Test & Invention Test -
Chocolate — The top 20 have a taste test of a famous rocky road. Tom and Hannah get third place getting 12 out of 20, Chandler and Gracie are second place getting 13 out of 20 and Greta, Harry, Indigo, Lily, Madi and Miraede come first getting 14 out of 20. Then after an invention test Greta comes third, Jade comes second and Chandler comes first. In the end Aya, Alysha, Caroline, Marcus, Tom, Hannah, Jade and Zac are at the bottom of the score board meaning that they are up for elimination.		843,00013
7Sunday, 16 October 2011Pressure Test & Perfect Roast — After the perfect roast challenge, Alysha and Tom get into the top 16 and after the risotto pressure test Marcus and Zac get into the top 16 meaning Aya, Caroline, Hannah and Jade are eliminated.872,0008 [9]
8Monday, 17 October 2011Mystery Box & Family Desserts — In a Mystery box challenge, Harry comes third, Greta comes second and Alysha comes first. After the apple pie challenge, Miraede and Steven come first with 2 votes, Zac comes second with 3 votes and Indigo's pie earned her 4 votes and first place.741,00013
9Sunday, 23 October 2011Offsite Challenge -
Tobruk Sheep Station — Indigo is the team captain of the blue team having, Jack, Kieren and was left with Greta, Gracie captains the red team having, Alysha, Steven and was left with Miraede, The yellow team captain is Tom having, Dee, Harry and Madi, and the green team captain is Lily having Chandler, Marcus and Zac to cook a three course meal on Tobruk Sheep Station. The blue team comes fourth, the yellow team comes third, the red team comes second giving the green team the win.		———
10Monday, 24 October 2011Prawn Invention Test & 5 Star Breakfast Challenge — After a breakfast challenge, Kieren comes third, Dee is second and Zac is first and after an invention test Zac comes third, Greta comes second and Alysha is first. In the end, Dee, Gracie, Harry, Jack, Kieren, Marcus Steven and Tom have to get their way through to the top 12.———
11Sunday, 30 October 2011The Perfect Curry & Cheesecake Pressure Test — After the curry challenge Jack and Steven get through and after the cheesecake challenge Harry and Kieren are in the top 12 meaning Dee, Gracie, Marcus and Tom are eliminated. The top 12 have a surprise trip to the USA.———
12Monday, 31 October 2011Top 12 Travel to The USA — The top 12's score are now back to zero. In a five star dish challenge third place goes to Jack, second place goes to Indigo and Greta wins, putting her at the top of the score board.———
13Sunday, 6 November 2011Perfect American Hamburgers & Prawn Quesadillas — In an American Hamburger challenge, Greta is the team captain of the red team having Chandler, Harry, Kieren, Miraede and Steven, while Zac is the team captain of the blue team having Alysha, Indigo, Jack, Lily and Madi. The blue team won leading the red team to a prawn quesadilla challenge, Harry came third, Steven, second and Greta first.———
14Monday, 7 November 2011Disneyland Challenge — The top twelve have to make a Disney inspired dish in pairs: Chandler and Indigo, Zac and Alysha, Harry and Lily, Greta and Kieren, Madi and Miraede; and Jack and Steven. Zac and Alysha came third, Harry and Lily came second and Greta and Kieren came first.———
15Sunday, 13 November 2011Mad Hatters Tea Party & A Pressure Test — The contestants will have to make six cupcakes. Miraede came third, Indigo came second and Jack cam first in the end Chandler, Harry, Kieren, Madi, Miraede and Steven had to get a place in the top 8. And after a pressure test Harry and Chandler get through meaning, Kieren, Madi, Miraede and Steven are eliminated.856,0007 [10]
16Monday, 14 November 2011Double Mystery Box — After a double mystery box challenge, Greta comes third, Zac is second and Lily is first and its a tag team challenge in a boxing ring, Blue team, (boys) Chandler, Harry, Jack and Zac and the red team (girls) Alysha, Greta, Indigo and Lily, The boys won, with the scores 15–14.602,00018 [11]
17Tuesday, 15 November 2011Food Deception & Christmas Dinner — After a food deception challenge Jack comes third, Zac comes second and Indigo is first and after a slumber party and Christmas cooking, Lily comes third, Zac comes second and Greta comes first.708,00015 [12]
18Sunday, 20 November 2011Perfect Pavlova — After a perfect pavlova challenge Indigo comes third, Greta comes second and Harry comes first. Unfortunately the six points were not enough to keep him yet, so Harry with Alysha, Chandler and Lily had a Pressure test, Harry and Alysha got through, meaning Chandler and Lily are eliminated.845,0008 [13]
19Monday, 21 November 2011Conveyor Belt Mystery Challenge — After the mystery box challenge Greta won and gets advantages. She gets through to the grand finale at the end of the invention test, Harry, Jack and Zac also get through, eliminating Alysha and Indigo.675,00014 [14]
20Tuesday, 22 November 2011Semi Final — After three course meal service, Jack gets through to the grand finale meaning Harry and Zac are eliminated leaving with a $5,000 trust fund.723,00015 [15]
21Wednesday, 23 November 2011Grand Final934,00010 [16]
Winner Announced — Greta wins the competition leaving with a $15,000 trust fund and Jack becomes the runner up receiving a $10,000 trust fund.911,00012

Elimination Table

Weeks 1-2Week 3Week 4Weeks 3-4
Total
Week 5Week 6Weeks 5-6
Total
Week 7Week 8Weeks 7-8
Total
Week 9Week 10Weeks 9-10
Total
Finale
Invention Test WinnerNoneMadiChandlerIndigoAlyshaGretaGreta
Kieren		-GretaGreta
Mystery Box Challenge WinnerLily-AlyshaZac-JackLilyIndigoHarryGreta
Pressure Test Winner-----Greta---
Skills Test Winner----Greta
Harry
Jack
Steven		----
Taste Test Winner-Greta
Harry
Indigo
Lily
Madi
Miraede		-------
Individual ChallengesIT-ITElimIT-ITElimITPTITElim-ITElimITElim
GretaTop 20INTeam 2ndTop 3Top 1214INTeam 4thTop 3Top 825I.T. WinnerTeam LoseI.T. WinnerTop 619Team LoseI.T. WinnerTop 435I.T. WinnerADVWINNER
JackTop 20Top 3Team 1stINTop 1216INTeam 4thINBtm 821Top 3Team WinINTop 617Team WinINTop 428INWinRUNNER-UP
HarryTop 20INTeam 4thINTop 1210INTeam 3rdINBtm 617INTeam LoseTop 6Btm 68Team WinINBtm 423Btm 3ElimEliminated (ep 20)
ZacTop 20INTeam 2ndINBtm 68Top 4Team 1stTop 3Top 827INTeam WinTop 6Top 610Team WinTop 3Top 429Top 2
AlyshaTop 20INTeam 4thINBtm 85INTeam 2ndI.T. WinnerTop 823INTeam WinTop 6Top 610Team LoseINBtm 417ElimEliminated (ep 19)
IndigoTop 20Top 3Team 2ndINTop 1214I.T. WinnerTeam 4thINTop 824Top 3Team WinINTop 613Team LoseINTop 426
ChandlerTop 20INTeam 1stI.T. WinnerTop 1218INTeam 1stINTop 828INBtm 3INBtm 64Team WinINElim14Eliminated (ep 18)
LilyTop 20INTeam 2ndINTop 1218INTeam 1stINTop 828INTeam WinTop 6Top 612Team LoseTop 325
KierenTop 20INTeam 1stINTop 1210INTeam 4thINBtm 616INBtm 3I.T. WinnerElim9Eliminated (ep 15)
MadiTop 20I.T. WinnerTeam 3rdINTop 1216INTeam 3rdINTop 822INTeam WinIN9
MiraedeTop 20INTeam 2ndINTop 1213Top 4Team 2ndINTop 822INBtm 3IN5
StevenTop 20INTeam 1stINTop 1210Top 4Team 2ndINBtm 819INTeam LoseIN7
DeeTop 20INTeam 1stINTop 1210INTeam 3rdINElim19Eliminated (ep 11)
GracieTop 20INTeam 3rdINTop 1210INTeam 2ndIN18
MarcusTop 20INTeam 4thINBtm 65INTeam 1stIN15
TomTop 20INTeam 4thINBtm 86INTeam 3rdIN12
AyaTop 20INTeam 3rdINElim6Eliminated (ep 7)
CarolineTop 20INTeam 4thIN5
HannahTop 20INTeam 3rdIN7
JadeTop 20INTeam 3rdTop 39
EliminatedNoneAya
Caroline
Hannah
Jade
NoneDee
Gracie
Marcus
Tom
NoneKieren
Madi
Miraede
Steven
NoneChandler
Lily
NoneAlysha
Indigo
Harry
Zac
Jack
84 points
Greta
92 points
to win

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