Junior MasterChef Greece
Junior MasterChef Greece is a Greek competitive cooking game show. It is an adaptation of the Australian show Junior MasterChef Australia. It is a spin-off of MasterChef Greece, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and features contestants aged 8 to 12 in season 1 and in season 2 features contestants aged 8 to 13. The show began airing on 30 November 2011 on Mega Channel. On 13 September 2018 began airing the second season on Star Channel.
| Junior MasterChef Greece | |
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 MasterChef Junior Greece title card series 2 | |
| Genre | Cooking |
| Directed by |
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| Presented by | Maria Mpekatorou |
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| Country of origin | Greece |
| Original language(s) | Greek |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Studio ATA |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mega Channel (1) Star Channel (2) |
| Picture format | 576i (PAL) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | Original series: 30 November 2011 – 5 February 2012 Revival series: 13 September – 24 December 2018 |
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Hosts and Judges
| Starring | Seasons | |
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| 1 | 2 | |
| Dimitris Skarmoutsos | Judge | |
| Lefteris Lazarou | Judge | |
| Yiannis Loukakos | Judge | |
| Maria Mpekatorou | Host | |
| Eleni Psyhouli | Host & Judge | |
| Manolis Papoutsakis | Host & Judge | |
| Magky Tabakaki | Host & Judge | |
Series overview
| Season | Number of contestants | Number of episodes | Originally aired | Classification of first trinity | ||||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | |||
| 1 | 12 | 20 | 30 November 2011 | 5 February 2012 | Mega Channel | Lilian Emvaloti | Margarita Marmara | Elsa Kletsa-Kalimpasieri |
| 2 | 22 | 26 | 13 September 2018 | 24 December 2018 | Star Channel | Konstantinos Christopoulos | Popi Anevlavi | Katia Ritzaki |
Series synopsis
Season 1 (2011-2012)
The first season of the show began production in June 2011. Over 12,000 children from around the nation auditioned for the series. The show premiered on 30 November 2011 and finished airing 5 February 2012. It was hosted by Maria Mpekatorou. The judges was Yiannis Loukakos, Lefteris Lazarou and Dimitris Skarmoutsos. The winner was twelve-year-old Lilian Emvaloti.
Contestants
The top 12 contestants were chosen throughout the first week of challenges amongst the Top 40 and the Top 20. The full group of 12 were all revealed on Wednesday, 7 December 2011.
| Place | Contestant | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lilian Emvaloti | 12 | Winner 5 February |
| 2nd | Margarita Marmara | 12 | Runner-up 5 February |
| 3rd | Elsa Kletsa-Kalimpasieri | 13 | Third Place 2 February |
| 4th | Stefania Douvi | 11 | Eliminated 2 February |
| 5th | Dimitris Karpetis | 12 | Eliminated 27 January |
| 6th | Agamemnon Kyriazis | 10 | Eliminated 27 January |
| 7th | Giorgos Athanasopoulos | 12 | Eliminated 13 January |
| 8th | Spyros Petropoulos | 11 | Eliminated 13 January |
| 9th | Arxontia Vamvakari | 11 | Eliminated 29 December |
| 10th | Stelios Kaimakis | 13 | Eliminated 29 December |
| 11th | Alena Saracine | 11 | Eliminated 15 December |
| 12th | Matina Roumpou | 12 | Eliminated 15 December |
Season 2 (2018)
The second season premiered in 13 September 2018 and finished airing 24 December 2018 in Star Channel. Over 1,500 children from around the nation auditioned for the second series.[1][2] The Judges was Eleni Psyhouli, Manolis Papoutsakis and Magky Tabakaki. The winner was twelve-year-old Konstantinos Christopoulos.
Contestants
The group of 22 children (11 boys and 11 girls) was revealed in the weekend of Thursday-Friday 20–21 September 2018. The selection was made among 44 children who went through auditions (22 boys and 22 girls).
| Place | Contestant | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Konstantinos Christopoulos | 12 | Winner 24 December |
| 2nd | Popi Anevlavi | 12 | Runner-up 24 December |
| 3rd | Katia Ritzaki | 9 | Third Place 24 December |
| 4th | Christos Soures da Silva | 11 | Eliminated 21 December |
| 5th | Konstantinos Spanidis | 12 | Eliminated 21 December |
| 6th | Angelina Stampopoulou | 11 | Eliminated 21 December |
| 7th | Manolis Foutoulis | 13 | Eliminated 14 December |
| 8th | Kleopatra Koutantou | 8 | Eliminated 14 December |
| 9th | Miltiadis Siafakas | 13 | Eliminated 7 December |
| 10th | Melpomeni Stellaki | 12 | Eliminated 7 December |
| 11th | Michaela Pagouni | 10 | Eliminated 15 November |
| 12th | Tonia-Maria Zonia | 10 | Eliminated 15 November |
| 13th | Marios Ydreos | 11 | Eliminated 8 November |
| 14th | Marios Liontos | 12 | Eliminated 8 November |
| 15th | Kiki Plakida | 13 | Eliminated 1 November |
| 16th | Thaleia Tsakalou | 12 | Eliminated 19 October |
| 17th | Eirini Mavrigiannaki | 10 | Eliminated 19 October |
| 18th | Konstantinos Terpezidis | 8 | Eliminated 12 October |
| 19th | Ariadni Perivolidi | 11 | Eliminated 12 October |
| 20th | Konstantinos Giovanidis | 11 | Eliminated 5 October |
| 21st | Aggelos Christodoulou | 13 | Eliminated 28 September |
| 22nd | Giannis Kontaxakis | 9 | Eliminated 28 September |
Notes:
- Marios Liontos, eliminated on 5 October with Konstantinos Giovanidis, but he got a second chance on 2 November.
- Tonia-Maria Zonia, eliminated on 1 November with Kiki Plakida, but she got a second chance on 2 November.
References
- "Η επίσημη ανακοίνωση του Star για το MasterChef JUNIOR". GossipTV. 26 March 2018.
- "1.500 αιτήσεις συμμετοχής μέχρι στιγμής..." TV Nea. 19 April 2018.