The first season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef ran from July 27 to September 15, 2010 on Fox.
Whitney Miller was the winner of this inaugural season, with David Miller as the runner-up.
Top 14 Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status Whitney Miller 22 Poplarville, Mississippi College StudentWinner September 15 David Miller 29 Boston, Massachusetts Software EngineerRunner-Up September 15 Lee Knaz 27 Venice, California BartenderEliminated September 15 Sheetal Bhagat 37 Chicago, Illinois Teacher Sharone Hakman 28 Los Angeles, California Financial AdvisorEliminated September 8 Mike Kim 34 Redondo Beach, California Server Jake Gandolfo 38 Santa Cruz, California Construction WorkerEliminated September 1 Tracy Nailor 42 Atlanta, Georgia Doctor Kim Dung "Slim" Huynh 22 Harvey, Louisiana College Student Tony Carbone 31 Boston, Massachusetts ServerEliminated August 25 Faruq Jenkins 30 Glendale, California Bartender Jenna Hamiter 23 Euless, Texas HomemakerEliminated August 18 Avis White 47 Vacherie, Louisiana Elderly Caregiver Sheena Zadeh 26 Anaheim, California Marketing Executive
Elimination table PlaceContestantEpisode4 56 78 9101112 13 1WhitneyWIN INPTHIGH INPT INLOWWINHIGHWINLOWWINIMMWINWINNER 2David IN INPT IN INWIN IN INWIN IN INWINIMMWINIMM 3Lee IN INWIN IN INPTWINWINLOW INLOWHIGHIMMIMMELIM 4Sheetal IN INWIN IN INWINHIGHLOWWINWINLOW INIMMELIM 5Sharone IN INPTWINIMMWINHIGH INWINHIGH INLOWELIM 6Mike INWINWIN INLOWWIN IN INPT INELIM7JakeHIGH INWINHIGHWINPT IN INELIMTracy IN INWIN IN INPT INLOWELIM 9Slim IN INPT INLOWWIN INELIM 10Tony IN INWIN IN INELIM 11Faruq INLOWPT INELIM 12Jenna IN INELIM13Avis INELIMSheenaHIGHELIM
(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place. (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge, Elimination Test, or Pressure Test) (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round. (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in an individual challenge, but didn't win. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge. (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination. (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge and competed in the Pressure Test. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or Pressure Test, but advanced. (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
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