The second season of MasterChef South Africa aired on M-Net (DStv channel 101) from 11 June 2013 - 11 September 2013.
This season aired Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 19h30.
The show's expert panel of judges - Andrew Atkinson, Benny Masekwameng and Pete Goffe-Wood - resume their positions to decide who has all the ingredients to become South Africa's next MasterChef.
Contestants Top 16 +ContestantAgeOccupationHome TownEpisode of EliminationPlace FinishedKamini Pather30Food WriterCape TownEpisode 281stLeandri van der Wat23Masters StudentPretoriaEpisode 282ndSeline van der Wat25Renewable Energy Plant DeveloperPretoriaEpisode 283rdMohamed 'Ozzy' Osman22Accounting StudentJohannesburgEpisode 264thJason Steel22Front-of-House WaiterLakesideEpisode 255thTiron Eloff32Video Store ClerkJohannesburgEpisode 236thKaren Els35Stay at home MomHowickEpisode 217thAmanda Beck30Consultant / WaitressJohannesburgEpisode 208thJoani Mitchell46Fashion DesignerDurbanEpisode 189thKhumo Twala19StudentJohannesburgEpisode 1610thHerman Cloete34ElectricianWitbankEpisode 1412thMary Martin30DancerJohannesburgSanet Labuschange47Financial ManagerBoksburgEpisode 1213thNeil Lowe40Communications ConsultantCape TownEpisode 1014thTumi Moche34Financial AnalystCenturionEpisode 815thShannon Smuts28Graphic DesignerCape TownEpisode 616th
Elimination Table PlaceContestantEpisode5/67/89/1011/1213/1415/1617/1819/202122/2324/252627/281KaminiWININWININWINWININWINPTWINPTINWINNER2LeandriINPTPTWININWINWINPTWINPTINWIN3SelinePTPTWININWINWINININWINWINPTINELIM4OzzyININWINWINPTWINPTINWINWINWINELIM5JasonININPTLOWWINWINWININWINPTELIM6TironININWINLOWINPTWINWINPTELIM7KarenININPTWINWINPTPTINELIM8AmandaINPTWINWINPTWININELIM9JoaniININPTINWINPTELIM10KhumoPTINPTINPTELIM12MaryPTPTWININELIMHermanINWINWININELIM13SanetINPTPTELIM14NeilPTINELIM15TumiPTELIM16ShannonELIM
(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.
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