MasterChef Thailand

MasterChef Thailand
Genre	Cookery
Created by	Franc Roddam
Directed by	[th]
Presented by	[th]
Judges	ML.  [th] ML.  [th] Pongtawat Chalermkittichai
Country of origin	Thailand
Original language	Thai
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	35
Production
Executive producer	[th]
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	[th]
Release
Original network	Channel 7 Channel 7 HD
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	June 4, 2017 (2017-06-04) – present
Chronology
Related shows	MasterChef Junior Thailand MasterChef Thailand All-Stars MasterChef Thailand Celebrity
External links
Website

MasterChef Thailand is a Thai competitive cooking reality show, based on the original British series of MasterChef, open to amateur and home chefs. Produced by Heliconia H Group, It debuted on June 4, 2017, on Channel 7 and Channel 7 HD.^[1]

Format[]

MasterChef Thailand is based on the BBC British version of MasterChef. Hon. [th], Hon.  [th], and Pongtawat Chalermkittichai were the original judges of the Thai version of MasterChef, with  [th] being the host.

In the first round, the initial 100 competitors, selected from the auditions, prepare a signature dish for the judges to taste. They were given a limited amount of time to prep their dish, and then 5 minutes before the judges to complete the cooking and assembly of the dish, during which the judges ask about their background. The contestants who have 2 "yes" votes from the judges for this audition round will move on, earning them a MasterChef white apron, while others that failed, will asked to leave the competition.

The contestants will then be trimmed down to about sixteen contestants by challenges. Typically, the first challenge is a skill test that focused on contestants' skills to do simple tasks such as dicing and slicing gingers. Judges can advance a chef to the next round or eliminate them at any time during the challenge by taking their apron. The second challenge is a cooking test in which the remaining contestants are asked to make a dish with a certain ingredient as the centerpiece, with judges advancing and eliminating contestants based on the looks and taste of the dish.

Subsequently, the formal competition begins typically following a 4-event cycle that takes place over 2 episodes, with one chef eliminated after the second and fourth event. The events typically are:

• Mystery Box: Contestants were given the same ingredients and must use only those ingredients to make a dish within an amount of time given. The winner of this event will be given an advantage in the next event.
• Invention Test: The judges take the mystery box winner to the pantry, privately explain the theme of the elimination test, and tell of at least one advantage. The advantage is typically the choosing of the main ingredient for the invention test. Other advantages include, more shopping time, choosing a specific ingredient for each contestants, or immunity. The rest then asked to invent a dish based on the main ingredient. The top 2 contestants will be the team captain of the next team challenge. Then, the judges nominate at least three contestants for elimination, with one being eliminated and asked to "leave the MasterChef Kitchen", leaving their apron at their station.
• Team Challenge: The contestants usually are taken to an off-site location where they will be split into 2 teams, red and blue, with the winner of the invention test choosing first. Then, the team are tasked to prepare and serve a meal to a number of diners in a limited amount of time. The team that has the most votes from the diners are the winners of the challenge, with the losing team having to compete in the pressure test when they're back at the MasterChef Kitchen.
• Pressure Test: The losing team of the previous challenge are tasked to recreate the dish given by the judges in a fixed amount of time. Sometimes, not all of the losing team contestants will compete in this round in which someone receiving an exemption given by either the team captain or the judges. Each dish is judged based on the taste, the appearance, and sometimes, the accuracy of the dish. The contestant that performed the worst in the event will be eliminated from the competition.

Other events that rarely happen during the competition include:

• Reinstation challenge: The eliminated contestants competed in a special mystery box challenge and pressure test. The contestant that wins both rounds will be reinstated back in the competition.
• Tag-team challenge: A variation of the team challenge. The contestants are divided into either pairs or teams. They are usually asked to recreate a dish given by the judges. The contestants in the team must switch every time the judges asked them to switch. (typically every 15 minutes) The winning team of the challenge will be the team captains in the team challenge, with the losing team being up for elimination. (in season 1)

This cycle continues until there's 2-4 chefs remaining. The winner will receive ฿1,000,000, their own MasterChef cookbook, and the MasterChef trophy.

Hosts and judges[]

Judges	Season
	1	2	3	All-Stars	Celebrity	4	Celebrity 2
M.L.  [th] [2]	✔
M.L.  [th]	✔
Pongtawat Chalermkittichai (Chef Ian)	✔
Hosts	Season
	1	2	3	All-Stars	Celebrity	4	Celebrity 2
[th] [3]	✔

Seasons[]

Season	Premiere Date	Finale Date	No. of Finalists	Winner	Runner-up(s)	Judge 1	Judge 2	Judge 3	Award Type	Text Engraving
1	June 4, 2017	September 24, 2017	16[4]	Paweenuch Yodpreechawijit	Lisa Dawson	Kwantip Devakula	Pasan Sawasdiwat	Pongtawat Chalermkittichai	Trophy	Masterchef Thailand Champion 2017
2	February 4, 2018	May 27, 2018	20	Thanapat Suyao	Nalat Chiraveerakul				Trophy	Masterchef Thailand Champion 2018
3	February 3, 2019	June 9, 2019	19	Nuntawat Chanyalikit	Patcha Kalyanamitr & Chanin Cheema				Trophy	Masterchef Thailand Champion 2019
All-Stars	February 2, 2020	August 2, 2020	20	Jessica Wang	Namthip Phoosri & Chanin Cheema				Trophy	Masterchef All-Stars Thailand Champion 2020
Celebrity	November 1, 2020	December 20, 2020	10	Pitt Karchai	Patiparn Patavekarn, Nuengtida Sophon & Paweenut Pangnakorn				Championship Belt	Masterchef Celebrity Thailand
4	February 21, 2021	July 11, 2021	16	Pornchanan Pattanapanyasat	Nuttawat Kasamvilas & Paniti Tangsatanan				Trophy	Masterchef Thailand Champion 2021
Celebrity 2	October 3, 2021	December 26, 2021	12	Unnop Thongborisut	Passakorn Ponlaboon & Shawankorn Wanthanapisitkul				Championship Belt	Masterchef Celebrity Thailand
	February 6, 2022	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA				Trophy	Masterchef Thailand Champion 2022

Season synopsis[]

Season 1: 2017[]

The first season of MasterChef Thailand was broadcast between 4 June 2017 and 24 September 2017. Applications for contestants closed on 8 April 2017, with subsequent auditions held in Bangkok.

Season 2: 2018[]

The second season of MasterChef Thailand was broadcast between 4 February 2018 and 27 May 2018. Applications for contestants were opened on 25 September 2017, a day after the first season ended.

Season 3: 2019[]

The third season of MasterChef Thailand was broadcast between 3 February 2019 and 9 June 2019. Applications for contestants were opened on 16 December 2018, a day after the first season of Masterchef Junior ended.

All Stars: 2020[]

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Celebrity: 2020[]

Season 4: 2021[]

The fourth season of MasterChef Thailand is currently broadcasting started on 21 February 2021. Applications for contestants were opened on 6 December 2020, as the first season of MasterChef Celebrity was broadcasting at the time.

Celebrity Season 2: 2021[]

Season 5: 2022[]

Awards[]

Years	Award giver	Category	Recipient	Result
2018	7th Daradaily Awards	Best TV Program	MasterChef Thailand (season 1)	Won
	Fever Awards 2017 (Thailand)	Fever's TV Show		Won
	9th Nataraj Awards	Best Variety Show	MasterChef Thailand	Won
2019	10th Nataraj Awards	Best Game Show	MasterChef Thailand (season 2)	Won
2020	11th Nataraj Awards		MasterChef Thailand (season 3)	Won
	48th International Emmy Awards	Non-Scripted Entertainment		Nominated
2021	Fever Awards 2020 (Thailand)	Fever's TV Show	MasterChef Thailand All-Stars	Won
		Fever's Host/Presenters	Piyathida Mittiraroch, Kwantip Devakula, Pasan Sawasdiwat & Pongtawat Chalermkittichai	Won
	12th Nataraj Awards	Best Game Show	MasterChef Thailand All-Stars	Won
			MasterChef Thailand Celebrity	Nominated

See also[]

• MasterChef Junior Thailand
• MasterChef Thailand All-Stars

References[]

External links[]

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