Junior MasterChef Australia (series 2)

Junior MasterChef Australia (series 2)

Show title card
Country of origin Australia
No. of episodes 20
Broadcast
Original channel Network Ten
Original run 25 September 2011 – 23 November 2011

The second series of Junior MasterChef Australia premiered on Sunday, 25 September 2011.[1] Auditions closed on 6 May 2011; children who will be aged between eight and twelve years old during the period from 13 June to 28 October 2011 were eligible. The judging panel consists of Gary Mehigan. George Calombaris, Matt Moran and Anna Gare. Matt Preston, who has been involved in every incarnation of the MasterChef Australia series up to this point, will be taking a step back from the series (also declining a spot as a guest judge on the U.S. version of MasterChef), stating he wants to concentrate on his duties as a food critic.[2] He will be replaced by Matt Moran.

Some parents of prospective participants have been critical of the far-reaching contract required by the program's production company.[3]

Prime Minister Julia Gillard filmed a guest appearance.[4] The show also features a trip to Disneyland California.

The series was won by Greta Yaxley from Claremont, Western Australia.[5]

Top 20 contestants

Contestant Age State Status
Greta Yaxley 11 WA Winner
Jack Kibble 12 QLD Runner Up
Harry Christophers 12 WA Eliminated 22/11/11
Zac Simshauser 12 NSW
Alysha Bernard 12 WA Eliminated 21/11/11
Indigo Porter 12 QLD
Chandler May 11 SA Eliminated 20/11/11
Lily Simpson 10 NSW
Kieren Dolianitis 11 VIC Eliminated 13/11/11
Madi Davis 11 NSW
Miraede Bhatia 10 SA
Steven Tsoukatos 12 SA
Daniel Heyworth 12 NSW Eliminated 30/10/11
Gracie Nieuwohf 12 TAS
Marcus Pannozzo 11 NSW
Tom Vega 11 NSW
Aya Richardson 12 NSW Eliminated 16/10/11
Caroline Wang 11 NSW
Hannah Olive 12 VIC
Jade Finn 10 QLD

International Syndication

Country Channel Start Date Notes
 India Star World 2 November 2012 SD and HD with English subtitles
 Italy Cielo Dubbed
 Indonesia B-Channel English subtitles
 Mexico TLC 2013 Dubbed on Spanish
 Portugal SIC Mulher December 2013 with Portuguese subtitles
 Sweden tv3 2013
 Kuwait STAR World HD July 2013 Arabic Subtitles

References

  1. Knox, David (12 September 2011). "Returning: Junior MasterChef". TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. Knox, David (17 July 2011). "Report: Matt Preston out of Junior MasterChef". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. Elliott, Tim (2 July 2011). "Junior MasterChef contract indigestible". smh.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. Knox, David (4 September 2011). "Julia Gillard guest judge on Junior MasterChef". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  5. "Greta Yaxley from Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, wins Channel 10's Junior Masterchef 2011". dailytelegraph.com.au. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

External links

Preceded by
MasterChef Australia (series 3)
MasterChef Australia series
25 September 2011 – 23 November 2011
Succeeded by
MasterChef Australia (series 4)