MasterChef (British TV series)

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MasterChef
MasterChef current logo & wordmark.svg
Also known asMasterChef Goes Large (2005–2007)
Genre Reality show
Created by Franc Roddam
Presented by Loyd Grossman
Gary Rhodes
Judges Gregg Wallace
John Torode
Narrated by India Fisher
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seriesMasterChef
11(original)
19 (revived)
Celebrity MasterChef
18 (aired to date)
No. of episodesMasterChef
146 (original, inc. specials)
278 (revival, at the end of series 10)
Celebrity MasterChef
316 (end of series 18)
Production
Executive producerFranc Roddam
ProducersKaren Ross
David Ambler
Production locationsOriginal
TVS Television Theatre (1990) [1]
Limehouse Studios (1991) [2]
Revival
City University's Bastwick Street Halls of Residence (2005–11) [3]
Ram Brewery (2011–14) [4]
3 Mills Studios (2014–23) [5]
Digbeth Loc Studios (2024–) [6]
Running time30–90 minutes
Production companiesUnion Pictures [7] (1990–2000)
Union 175 (2001)
Shine TV and Ziji Productions (2005–present)
Original release
Network BBC One (1990–2000, 2009–present and Celebrity MasterChef 2006–2011, 2013–present)
BBC Two (2001, 2005–2008 and Celebrity MasterChef 2012)
Release2 July 1990 (1990-07-02) –
3 July 2001 (2001-07-03)
Release21 February 2005 (2005-02-21) –
present
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MasterChef is a British competitive cooking reality show produced by Endemol Shine UK and Banijay and broadcast in 60 countries around the world. 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 Franc Roddam and John Silver, with Karen Ross producing. In 2008, the name was changed back to MasterChef but the format remained unchanged.

Contents

The series currently appears in four versions: the main MasterChef series; Celebrity MasterChef; MasterChef: The Professionals , with working chefs; and Junior MasterChef , with children between the ages of nine and twelve. [8] The format and style of the show have been reproduced around the world in various international versions.

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 Loyd Grossman, 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.[ citation needed ] 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 BBC One to a Tuesday night slot on BBC Two 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. [9]

In October 2000, Grossman left in anger over the proposed changes and was replaced by chef Gary Rhodes, who had previously presented MasterChef USA . [10] 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 Hell's Kitchen . [11] 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

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Old logo

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. [12] The new series is judged by John Torode and Gregg Wallace, with voice-over narration provided by India Fisher.

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. [13]

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. [14] In January 2023, it was reported that Birmingham City Council has approved BBC plans to use the old Banana Warehouse in Digbeth as the new MasterChef studios. [15]

Format

Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace at MasterChef Live, London, 2009 Wallace and Torode.jpg
Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace at MasterChef Live, London, 2009

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 The X Factor , 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. [16]

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 London Olympia 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. [17]

In 2011, the programme was moved to a daily daytime slot with 30 episodes screened over six weeks and with only 16 celebrities. [18] 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 winners from each year are in bold texts.

Series 1 (2006)

Matt Dawson , Arabella Weir, Charlie Dimmock, David Grant, Fred MacAulay, Graeme Le Saux, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Helen Lederer, Ian McCaskill, Jilly Goolden, Kristian Digby, Lady Isabella Hervey, Linda Barker, Marie Helvin, Paul Young, Richard Arnold, Roger Black, Rowland Rivron, Sarah Cawood, Sheila Ferguson, Simon Grant, Sue Perkins, Tony Hadley and Toyah Willcox.[ citation needed ]

Series 2 (2007)

Nadia Sawalha , Midge Ure, Craig Revel Horwood, Jeremy Edwards, Chris Bisson, Martin Hancock, Sunetra Sarker, Gemma Atkinson, Sherrie Hewson, Pauline Quirke, Rani Price, Chris Hollins, Matthew Wright, Angela Rippon, Sue Cook, Lorne Spicer, Emma Forbes, Jeff Green, Darren Bennett, Sally Gunnell, Mark Foster, Matt James, Robbie Earle and Phil Tufnell.[ citation needed ]

Series 3 (2008)

Liz McClarnon , Linda Robson, Louis Emerick, Debra Stephenson, Christopher Parker, Joe McGann, Steven Pinder, Mark Moraghan, Vicki Michelle, Sean Wilson, Clare Grogan, Hywel Simons, DJ Spoony, Claire Richards, Denise Lewis, Noel Whelan, Andi Peters, Andrew Castle, Michael Buerk, Kaye Adams, Julia Bradbury, Josie D'Arby, Wendi Peters, and Ninia Benjamin.[ citation needed ]

Series 4 (2009)

Jayne Middlemiss , Colin Murray, Wendi Peters, Simon Shepherd, Janet Ellis, Deena Payne, Iwan Thomas, Rav Wilding, Pete Waterman, Stephen K. Amos, Gemma Bissix, Shirley Robertson, Ian Bleasdale, Paul Martin, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Brian Moore, Saira Khan, Rosie Boycott, Michael Obiora, Joel Ross, Shobna Gulati, Dennis Taylor, Siân Lloyd, Jan Leeming and Joe Swift.[ citation needed ]

There was also a week of Comeback contestants featuring Joe McGann, Marie Helvin, Linda Barker, Claire Richards, Rowland Rivron, Ninia Benjamin, Steven Pinder, Wendi Peters, Helen Lederer, Tony Hadley, Martin Hancock and Jeff Green.[ citation needed ]

Series 5 (2010)

Lisa Faulkner , Neil Stuke, Richard Farleigh, Nihal Arthanayake, Alex Fletcher, Tessa Sanderson, Jenny Powell, Colin Jackson, Tricia Penrose, Martin Roberts, Christine Hamilton, Chris Walker, Dick Strawbridge, Danielle Lloyd, Marcus Patric, Dean Macey, Mark Chapman, Jennie Bond, Mark Little and Kym Mazelle.[ citation needed ]

Series 6 (2011)

Phil Vickery , [19] Kirsty Wark, Nick Pickard, Darren Campbell, Linda Lusardi, Michelle Mone, Ruth Goodman, Aggie MacKenzie, Ricky Groves, Margi Clarke, Colin McAllister, Justin Ryan, Shobu Kapoor, Sharon Maughan, Tim Lovejoy and Danny Goffey. [20]

Series 7 (2012)

Emma Kennedy , [21] Danny Mills, Michael Underwood, Zoe Salmon, Gareth Gates, Cheryl Baker, Laila Rouass, George Layton, Diarmuid Gavin, Richard McCourt, Rebecca Romero, Jamie Theakston, Jenny Eclair, Javine Hylton, Steve Parry and Anne Charleston. [22]

Series 8 (2013)

Ade Edmondson , John Thomson, Heidi Range, Shane Lynch, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Denise Black, Phillips Idowu, Speech Debelle, Brian Capron, Les Dennis, Matthew Hoggard, Katy Brand, Shappi Khorsandi, Joe Calzaghe, Jo Wood and Janet Street-Porter. [23]

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. [24]

Series 10 (2015)

Kimberly Wyatt , Keith Chegwin, Sarah Harding, Yvette Fielding, Arlene Phillips, Samira Ahmed, Andy Akinwolere, Syd Little, Amanda Donohoe, Craig Gazey, Tom Parker, Patricia Potter, Chesney Hawkes, Danny Crates, Mica Paris, Sheree Murphy, Natalie Lowe, Scott Maslen, Rylan Clark and Sam Nixon. [25]

Series 11 (2016)

Alexis Conran , Donna Air, Neil Back, Amelle Berrabah, Marcus Butler, Tommy Cannon, Amy Childs, Richard Coles, David Harper, Audley Harrison, Cherry Healey, Liz Johnson, Tina Malone, Louise Minchin, Laila Morse, Jimmy Osmond, Sid Owen, Gleb Savchenko, Sinitta and Simon Webbe. [26]

Series 12 (2017)

Angellica Bell , Rebecca Adlington, Abdullah Afzal, Kate Bottley, Patti Boulaye, Brian Bovell, Tyger Drew-Honey, Lesley Garrett, Dev Griffin, Barney Harwood, Stephen Hendry, Jaymi Hensley, Ulrika Jonsson, Henri Leconte, Debbie McGee, Aasmah Mir, Jim Moir, Nick Moran, Julia Somerville and Rachel Stevens. [27]

Series 13 (2018)

John Partridge , Michelle Ackerley, Chizzy Akudolu, Keith Allen, Clara Amfo, Martin Bayfield, Jay Blades, Frankie Bridge, Gemma Collins, Josh Cuthbert, Carol Decker, Anita Harris, Jean Johansson, Zoe Lyons, Spencer Matthews, Lisa Maxwell, Monty Panesar, Stella Parton, AJ Pritchard and Stef Reid. [28]

Series 14 (2019)

Greg Rutherford , Élizabeth Bourgine, Joey Essex, 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. [29]

Series 15 (2020)

Riyadh Khalaf , Shyko Amos, John Barnes, Jeff Brazier, Baga Chipz, Phil Daniels, Karen Gibson, Gethin Jones (withdrew due to illness), [30] 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. [31]

Series 16 (2021)

Kadeena Cox , Nabil Abdulrashid, Bez, Kem Cetinay, Munya Chawawa, Michelle Collins, Dion Dublin, Gavin Esler, 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. [32]

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, Clarke Peters, Kitty Scott-Claus, Ryan Thomas and Faye Winter. [33]

Series 18 (2023)

Wynne Evans , Richie Anderson, apl.de.ap, Dave Benson Phillips, Luca Bish, Marcus Brigstocke, James Buckley, Remi Burgz, Dianne Buswell, Terry Christian, Dani Dyer, Sam Fox, Max George, Cheryl Hole, Jamelia, Leon "Locksmith" Rolle, Shazia Mirza, Michael Praed, Mica Ven and Amy Walsh. [34]

Series 19 (2024)

Vito Coppola , Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Eshaan Akbar, OJ Borg, Edith Bowman, Mutya Buena, Chloe Burrows, Diane Carson, Charlotte Crosby, Craig Doyle, Danielle Harold, Tamer Hassan, Jamie MacDonald, Christine McGuinness, Jake Quickenden, Rochenda Sandall, Snoochie Shy, Dominic Skinner, Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath and Ian "H" Watkins.

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 commissioned Young MasterChef, which premiered its first series in 2023. [35] The judges for the first series were Poppy O'Toole and Kerth Gumbs. While O'Toole continued as a judge for the second season, Kerth Gumbs was replaced by Big Has. The second series aired in 2024.

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 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. Malaysian and Indonesian commentators pointed out that rendang is usually cooked as a stew and is not intended to be crispy., [36] 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. [37] The former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad also joined in, suggesting that the judges were confusing rendang with KFC. [38]

Winners

MasterChef (original series)

YearWinner
1990Joan Bunting
1991 Sue Lawrence
1992Vanessa Binns
1993Derek Johns
1994Gerry Goldwyre
1995Marion Macfarlane
1996Neil Haidar
1997Julie Friend
1999Lloyd Burgess
2000Marjorie Lang
2001Rosa Baden-Powell

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

MasterChef Goes Large and MasterChef (revived series)

MasterChef Goes Large

YearWinner
2005 Thomasina Miers
2006Peter Bayless
2007Steven Wallis

MasterChef

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

YearWinner
2008 James Nathan
2009 Mat Follas
2010 Dhruv Baker
2011 Tim Anderson
2012 Shelina Permalloo
2013 Natalie Coleman
2014 Ping Coombes
2015 Simon Wood
2016 Jane Devonshire
2017 Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed
2018 Kenny Tutt
2019 Irini Tzortzoglou
2020 Thomas Frake
2021Tom Rhodes
2022Eddie Scott
2023Chariya Khattiyot
2024 Brin Pirathapan

Celebrity MasterChef

YearWinner
2006 Matt Dawson
2007 Nadia Sawalha
2008 Liz McClarnon
2009 Jayne Middlemiss
2010 Lisa Faulkner
2011 Phil Vickery
2012 Emma Kennedy
2013 Ade Edmondson
2014 Sophie Thompson
2015 Kimberly Wyatt
2016 Alexis Conran
2017 Angellica Bell
2018 John Partridge
2019 Greg Rutherford
2020 Riyadh Khalaf
2021 Kadeena Cox
2022 Lisa Snowdon
2023 Wynne Evans
2024 Vito Coppola

Young MasterChef

YearWinner
2023Keziah Whittaker [39]
2024Famara Kurang [40]

Charity specials

YearShowWinner
2008 Children in Need Junior MasterChefAlexander (Billy) Wyatt
2010 Sport Relief does MasterChef Alan Hansen
2011 Comic Relief does MasterChef Miranda Hart
2013 Comic Relief does MasterChef Jack Whitehall

Other notable contestants

YearContestant
1993 Ross Burden
2008 Emily Ludolf
2017 Solomon Taiwo
2018 Ashley Grote
2019 Jilly McCord
2020 Bruce Tasker
Christian Day

Transmission guide

Original series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesHosts
12 July 199024 September 199013 Loyd Grossman
221 April 199114 July 1991
326 April 199219 July 1992
411 April 19934 July 1993
510 April 19943 July 1994
616 April 19959 July 1995
77 April 199630 June 1996
827 April 19973 August 1997
93 January 199928 March 1999
1012 March 20004 June 2000
113 April 20013 July 2001 Gary Rhodes

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

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
121 February 20051 April 200529
223 January 200617 March 200640
322 January 200715 March 2007

MasterChef

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

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
47 January 200828 February 200832
55 January 200926 February 2009
618 February 20107 April 201023
716 February 201127 April 201115
817 January 201215 March 2012
912 March 20132 May 201323
1026 March 201416 May 201424
1110 March 201524 April 2015
1223 March 20166 May 201625
1329 March 201712 May 2017
1426 February 201813 April 2018
1511 February 201929 March 201924
1624 February 202017 April 2020
171 March 202114 April 2021 [1] 18
1823 March 20225 May 202221
1910 April 20231 June 202324
201 April 2024 [41] 23 May 2024

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 of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Celebrity MasterChef

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
111 September 200629 September 200615
228 May 200715 June 2007
32 July 200825 July 200812
410 June 200910 July 200915
521 July 201020 August 2010
612 September 201122 October 201130 (daily)
13 (highlights)
713 August 201221 September 201230
831 July 20136 September 201318
910 June 201418 July 2014
1018 June 201524 July 201512
1122 June 201629 July 2016
1216 August 201722 September 2017
1323 August 201828 September 2018
142 September 201911 October 201918
151 July 202030 July 202015
169 August 202117 September 202118
1710 August 202222 September 2022
182 August 20238 September 2023
1913 August 202420 September 2024
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.

Books

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