# MasterChef (Brazilian TV series) season 9

The ninth season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on May 17, 2022 at 10:45 p.m. on Band.
Ana Paula Padrão returned as the host, while Érick Jacquin, Helena Rizzo, Henrique Fogaça returned as judges.
The grand prize is R$300.000, a car by Mitsubishi, a scholarship on Le Cordon Bleu, 40 kitchen products from Britânia, a complete home bar and a mixology course from Johnnie Walker and the MasterChef trophy.
Designer Lays Fernandes won the competition over civil engineering Fernanda Oliveira on September 6, 2022.

## Contestants
### Top 16

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Result | Winnings | Finish |
| Lays Fernandes | 29 | São Paulo | Designer | Winner on September 6 | 10 | 1st |
| Fernanda Oliveira | 29 | Uberlândia | Civil engineering | Runner-up on September 6 | 5 | 2nd |
| Rafael Barbosa | 23 | Rio de Janeiro | Gamer | Eliminated on August 30 | 5 | 3rd |
| Renato Mendes | 33 | Capitão Poço | Sanitation agent | Eliminated on August 23 | 9 | 4th |
| Melina Andrade | 29 | Salvador | Student of letters | Eliminated on August 16 | 7 | 5th |
| Jason Souza | 40 | Florianópolis | Businessman | Eliminated on August 9 | 5 | 6th |
| Fernando Presto | 36 | São Paulo | Artisan & seller of erotic products | Eliminated on August 2 | 3 | 7th |
| Edleide Araújo | 42 | São Luís | Housewife | Eliminated on July 26 | 6 | 8th |
| Paraskevi Kotta | 51 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Event organizer | Eliminated on July 19 | 3 | 9th |
| Bruno Nogueira | 34 | Barroso | Dentist | Eliminated on July 5 | 4 | 10th |
| Daniel Ferreira | 41 | Paulínia | Salesman | Eliminated on June 28 | 3 | 11th |
| Mário Santelli | 33 | Niterói | Veterinary | Eliminated on June 21 | 0 | 12th |
| Adílio Gomes | 29 | Pirenópolis | Missionary | Eliminated on June 14 | 0 | 13th |
| Larissa Soares | 24 | Belo Horizonte | Veterinary | Eliminated on June 7 | 1 | 14th |
| Mitiko Hori | 38 | Presidente Prudente | Dentist | Eliminated on May 31 | 1 | 15th |
| Genesca Souza | 40 | São Borja | Beautician | Eliminated on May 24 | 0 | 16th |
| Fernanda Oliveira | 29 | Uberlândia | Civil engineering | Eliminated on May 17 | 0 | Returned on July 12 |

## Elimination table

| Place | Contestant | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Place | Contestant | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| 1 | Lays | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | HIGH | WIN | IMM | WIN | PT | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WINNER |
| 2 | Fernanda | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | RET | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Rafael | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | PT | IN | IMM | LOW | WIN | PT | IMM | PT | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |
| 4 | Renato | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | | | |
| 5 | Melina | HIGH | IMM | LOW | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | PT | IMM | LOW | WIN | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | |
| 6 | Jason | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | IMM | LOW | IMM | WIN | LOW | WIN | IMM | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Fernando | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | PT | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Edleide | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | HIGH | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Paraskevi | IN | LOW | HIGH | IMM | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bruno | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Daniel | HIGH | IMM | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | LOW | WIN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mário | IN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | LOW | HIGH | IN | IMM | PT | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Adílio | HIGH | IMM | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | IMM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Larissa | IN | IMM | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mitiko | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Genesca | LOW | LOW | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Key
## Ratings and reception
### Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by Kantar Ibope Media.
| Episode | Title | Air date | Timeslot (BRT) | SP viewers (in points) | BR viewers (in points) |
| 1 | Top 16 | May 17, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.6 | Outside top 10 |
| 2 | Top 15 | May 24, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Top 14 | May 31, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| 4 | Top 13 | June 7, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Top 12 | June 14, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Top 11 | June 21, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| 7 | Top 10 | June 28, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 8 | Top 9 | July 5, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 9 | Reinstation challenge | July 12, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Top 9 Redux | July 19, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Top 8 | July 26, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Top 7 | August 2, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Top 6 | August 9, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 14 | Top 5 | August 16, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Top 4 | August 23, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| 16 | Top 3 | August 30, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 17 | Winner announced | September 6, 2022 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.9 | 1.9 |
* In 2022, each point represents 258.821 households in 15 market cities in Brazil (74.666 households in São Paulo).