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| MasterChef New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV One |
| Original release | February 3 – April 28, 2010 |
| Series chronology | |
The first series of MasterChef New Zealand was judged by Simon Gault, Ross Burden and Ray McVinnie. [1] Brett McGregor and Kelly Young competed in the final showdown with Brett emerging as the first New Zealand MasterChef.
| No. | Contestants | Episode | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
| 1 | Brett | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Kelly | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | RET | WIN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | |||||
| 3 | Tracey | WIN | IN | ELIM | RET | WIN | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||||||
| Steve | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 5 | Nigel | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | ELIM | RET | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||
| 6 | Kirsty | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 7 | Karyn | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| Mark | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| Sue | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 10 | Rob | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||
| 11 | Andrew | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Christine | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Hobbs | 51 | Auckland | Designer | 12th |
| Andrew Spear | 24 | Auckland | Sports Journalist | 11th |
| Robert "Rob" Trathen | 36 | Auckland | Photographer | 10th |
| Karyn Fisk | 21 | Nelson | Stay-at-home Mom | 7th |
| Mark Harvey | 39 | Auckland | Software Developer | |
| Susan "Sue" Drummond | 61 | Wānaka | Housewife | |
| Kirsty Cardy | 28 | Auckland | Produce Promoter | 6th |
| Nigel Anderson | 39 | Taupō | Restaurant Manager | 5th |
| Steve Juergens | 35 | Auckland | Graphic Designer | 4th |
| Tracey Gunn | 35 | Auckland | Scientist | 3rd |
| Kelly Young | 26 | Auckland | Fitness Instructor | Runner-up |
| Brett McGregor | 37 | Christchurch | Teacher | Winner |
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