MasterChef South Africa season 4

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MasterChef South Africa
Season 4
Judges
  • Zola Nene
  • Gregory Czarnecki
  • Justine Drake
No. of contestants20
WinnerShawn Godfrey
Runner-upAndriëtte de la Harpe
Location V&A Waterfront
No. of episodes20
Release
Original network M-Net
Original release28 February (2022-02-28) 
31 March 2022 (2022-03-31)
Season chronology
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Season 3
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Season 5

The fourth season of MasterChef South Africa was announced on 17 August 2021 and began airing on 28 February 2022 on M-Net (DStv channel 101) after a seven-year hiatus. [1] [2]

The new judges introduced for this season are Zola Nene, Gregory Czarnecki and Justine Drake. [3] Filming was done through a new production company, Homebrew Films, at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. [2] It wrapped up in November 2021. [4]

The finale aired on 31 March 2022, where Shawn Godfrey took the title of MasterChef South Africa 2022.

Contestants

Top 20

Contestant [5] AgeOccupationHometownEpisode of EliminationPlace Finished
Shawn Godfrey34Commercial director and entrepreneur Cape Town Winner1st
Andriëtte de la Harpe33Entrepreneur Cape Town Runner-Up2nd
Tarryn de Kock28Senior researcher Cape Town Episode 203rd
Simphiwe "Sims" Kubeka25Software engineer Midrand Episode 184th
Charmaine Govender-Koen39Self-employed Cape Town Episode 175–6th
Tembisa Jordaan37Marine scientist and filmmaker Durban
Udhir "Dr Harri" Harrinarain28Dentist Durban Episode 167th
Silindokuhle "Sli" Moroke27Content creator Johannesburg Episode 148th
Luyanda Mafanya27Food blogger and private cook Johannesburg Episode 139th
Ontiretse "Onti" Molloyi32Digital marketing and communications specialist Mahikeng Episode 1210th
Dedre "Didi" Stols30Art auctioneer Langebaan Episode 1011th
Tasnim Jadwat36Businesswoman and corporate director Boksburg Episode 912th
James Ovendale19Former student Cape Town Episode 713th
Alicia Nicola32Advertising creative director Cape Town Episode 614th
Onezwa Mbola26Unemployed Willowvale Episode 515th
Masedi Mabe25Freelancer Johannesburg Episode 416th
Mohammed Haffejee26Accountant Cape Town Episode 217th
Lisa Kayster26Human resources consultant Cape Town Episode 118–20th
Matthew Arnott25Freelancer Cape Town
Sylvie Hurford49Marketing strategist and consultant Cape Town

Elimination Table

PlaceContestantEpisode
123/45678/91011/12131415/16171819/20
1ShawnININWINWINPTINPTLOWPTINWINIMMININWINNER
2AndriëtteLOWINWININPTLOWWINININIMMINWINININRUNNER-UP
3TarrynININWININPTWINWINININIMMLOWWINWINLOWELIM
4SimsININPTINPTLOWWININPTINLOWWININELIM
6CharmaineINWINPTLOWWINIMMPTININIMMINPTELIM
TembisaININPTWINWININWININPTLOWLOWPTELIM
7Dr HarriWININWININPTINWINLOWININWINELIM
8SliININPTINWININPTINININELIM
9LuyandaININWININPTINPTINPTELIM
10OntiININPTLOWLOWINWININELIM
11DidiWININWININLOWINPTELIM
12TasnimINWINPTINPTINELIM
13JamesININPTWINPTELIM
14AliciaINWINWININELIM
15OnezwaINLOWWINELIM
16MasediLOWLOWELIM
17MohammedINELIM
20LisaELIM
MatthewELIM
SylvieELIM
  (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

MasterChef South Africa Season 4 Episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
661"MasterChef Returns!"28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)
672"Judges On A Plate"1 March 2022 (2022-03-01)
683"Fast Fine Dining"2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)
694"Iconic Snacks"3 March 2022 (2022-03-03)
705"Peaches and Cheese"7 March 2022 (2022-03-07)
716"Dorah Sitole Tribute"8 March 2022 (2022-03-08)
727"Chilli Challenge"9 March 2022 (2022-03-09)
738"African Grains"10 March 2022 (2022-03-10)
749"Mystery Hive"14 March 2022 (2022-03-14)
7510"Mother Of Pearl"15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)
7611"Humble Tomato"16 March 2022 (2022-03-16)
7712"Cake Challenge"17 March 2022 (2022-03-17)
7813"Heritage To Haute"21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)
7914"Bush Canapés"22 March 2022 (2022-03-22)
8015"Nose to Tail"23 March 2022 (2022-03-23)
8116"Hug On A Plate"24 March 2022 (2022-03-24)
8217"Vegan Mystery Box"28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)
8318"Waste To Wonderful"29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)
8419"Seven Colours"30 March 2022 (2022-03-30)
8520"Season Final"31 March 2022 (2022-03-31)

References

  1. Engelbrecht, Leandra (17 August 2021). "MasterChef SA is back!". News24 . Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Canal, Stephane (10 September 2021). "MASTERCHEF SA MAKES ITS RETURN TO M-NET". Nextv News . Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. "Meet the new judges – MasterChef SA". M-Net - Meet the new judges – MasterChef SA. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. Ferreira, Thinus. "M-Net's MasterChef SA season 4 wraps filming at V&A Waterfront". Channel. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. Ferreira, Thinus. "MasterChef SA season 4: Meet the 20 contestants – including a 'hamburgersmith'". Channel. Retrieved 18 February 2022.