The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 26, 2014.
The season concluded on September 15, 2014, with Courtney Lapresi as the winner, and Elizabeth Cauvel as the runner-up.
Top 22 Source for names, hometowns, and occupations. Ages and nicknames as given on air or stated in cites. Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status Courtney Lapresi 25 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Aerial dancerWinner September 15 Elizabeth Cauvel 31 Brooklyn, New York Advertising ExecutiveRunner-Up September 15 Leslie Gilliams 56 Malibu, California Stay-at-home Dad Joshua "Cutter" Brewer 33 Beaumont, Texas Petroleum Landman Christian Green 29 New Orleans, Louisiana Sales Rep Jaimee Vitolo 23 Queens, New York Bakery Assistant Willie Mike 25 Houston, Texas Church Music Director Daniel McGuffey 32 Los Angeles, California Former Video Game Designer Ahran Cho 18 Palo Alto, California High School Student Victoria Scroggins 35 San Angelo, Texas Bartender Francis Legge 34 New York City, New York Music Video Director Christine Silverstein 31 Yonkers, New York Investment Director Elise Mayfield 28 Birmingham, Alabama e-Learning Administrator Dan Wu 39 Lexington, Kentucky Unemployed Francis Biondi 25 Orlando, Florida Server Tyler Viars 27 Wilmington, Ohio Hunting Sales Manager Jordan Kaminski 19 Muskego, Wisconsin College Student Kira Novak 31 Youngstown, Ohio Medical Recruiter Gordon Houston 30 Irvine, California Law Student Stephani Syfax-Shepherd 25 Detroit, Michigan Server Whitney Bray 28 Columbus, Ohio Call Center Rep Astrid Lavenia 41 Mandeville, Louisiana Food Sales Rep
Elimination table
PlaceContestantEpisode2 34 567 89 1011 121314 1516 1718 191CourtneyWINIMMPT INLOWWIN INWINIMMIMMWINHIGH INWIN INWINNPTINIMMWINIMM PTHIGHWINWIN INPTWINNER2Elizabeth INIMMWIN IN INWINWINIMMINIMMWINHIGHWINWINHIGH INWINWINIMM ININWINWINIMMWINWINIMM3Leslie INIMMPTINWINPTIN ININIMMPT ININLOWWINIMMPTWINIMMHIGHWINWIN INLOWPT INELIM4CutterLOWIMMWIN INLOWWIN IN INLOWLOWLOW INLOWPT IN INWINLOWPT ININWIN INHIGHELIM5Christian INIMMNPTHIGH INNPT IN INLOWPTWINWINIMMPT IN INNPTINIMMHIGHLOWLOWHIGHELIM6Jaimee INIMMPT IN INNPT IN ININIMMWIN IN INWIN INWINWINLOWLOW INWINELIM7WillieHIGH INWIN IN INWIN IN ININIMMPT IN INPT INLOWWINLOWPT INELIM8Daniel IN INLOW IN INNPT IN ININIMMNPT IN INWIN INLOWWINLOWELIM9Ahran INIMMWINWINIMMNPTHIGH ININIMMWIN INWINPT ININELIMVictoria IN INWIN IN INWINHIGH INWINIMMNPT IN INWINHIGH INELIM 11Francis L. INIMMWIN INWINWIN IN ININIMMNPT IN INWIN INELIM 12Christine IN INWIN IN INNPT IN INWINIMMWIN IN INELIM 13Elise INIMMLOW IN INWIN IN ININIMMWIN INELIM 14Dan INLOWNPT IN INWIN IN INLOWLOWELIM 15Francis B. INWINWINHIGHIMMLOW IN INLOWELIM 16Tyler IN INWIN IN INNPT INELIM 17Jordan IN INLOW IN INELIM 18Kira INIMMWIN INELIM 19Gordon INIMMNPTWDR 20Stephani INLOWELIM 21Whitney INELIM 22AstridELIM
(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place. (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Elimination 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 the individual challenge but didn't win. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge. (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination. (IMM) The cook was selected by Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test. (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge and competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced. (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, did not compete in the Pressure Test, and advanced. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or Pressure Test, but advanced. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge, but advanced. (WDR) The cook withdrew from the competition. (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
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