# 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.

## Hosts and judges

Timeline of hosts and judges :
| Starring | Seasons | Seasons |
| Starring | 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 | Originally aired | Originally aired | Classification of first trinity | Classification of first trinity | Classification of first trinity |
| Season | Number of contestants | Number of episodes | 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 on 5 February 2012. It was hosted by Maria Mpekatorou. The judges were 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 | Hometown | Status |
| 1st | Lilian Emvaloti | 12 | Nea Smyrni | Winner 5 February |
| 2nd | Margarita Marmara | 12 | Athens | Runner-up 5 February |
| 3rd | Elsa Kletsa-Kalimpasieri | 13 | Heraklion | Finalists 2 February |
| 4th | Stefania Douvi | 11 | Athens | Finalists 2 February |
| 5th | Dimitris Karpetis | 12 | Chania | Eliminated 27 January |
| 6th | Agamemnon Kyriazis | 10 | Athens | Eliminated 27 January |
| 7th | Giorgos Athanasopoulos | 12 | Thessaloniki | Eliminated 13 January |
| 8th | Spyros Petropoulos | 11 | Piraeus | Eliminated 13 January |
| 9th | Arxontia Vamvakari | 11 | Petroupoli | Eliminated 29 December |
| 10th | Stelios Kaimakis | 13 | Piraeus | Eliminated 29 December |
| 11th | Alena Saracine | 11 | Athens | Eliminated 15 December |
| 12th | Matina Roumpou | 12 | Nea Ionia | Eliminated 15 December |

#### Elimination table

| Place | Contestants | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Place | Contestants | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Place | Contestants | IT | OT | ET | IT | OT | ET | IT | OT | ET | IT | OT | ET | IT | OT | ET | IT | FD |
| 1 | Lilian | MP | WT | IM | HP | LT | WC | BP | BP | HP | BP | HP | WC | MP | MP | WC | WC | WINNER |
| 2 | Margarita | WC | IM | IM | MP | WT | IM | MP | WC | IM | MP | MP | HP | MP | WC | IM | HP | 2º PLACE |
| 3 | Elsa | BP | LT | TWP | WC | IM | IM | HP | BP | SWP | WC | IM | IM | MP | MP | EL | | |
| 4 | Stefania | HP | LT | WC | HP | WT | IM | MP | MP | TWP | MP | WC | IM | MP | HP | EL | | |
| 5-6 | Dimitris | MD | LT | SWP | BP | LT | SWP | HP | MP | WC | HP | BP | EL | | | | | |
| 5-6 | Agamemnon | WC | IM | IM | HP | WT | IM | WC | IN | IN | DC | DC | EL | | | | | |
| 7-8 | Giorgis | HP | WT | IM | BP | WT | IM | MP | HP | EL | | | | | | | | |
| 7-8 | Spyros | MP | WT | IM | MP | WT | IM | BP | HP | EL | | | | | | | | |
| 9-10 | Arxontia | MP | WT | IM | MP | LT | EL | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9-10 | Stelios | MP | WT | IM | BP | LT | EL | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-12 | Alena | BP | LT | EL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-12 | Matina | MP | LT | EL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(IT) Initial test, (OT) Outdoor test, (ET) Elimination test, (FD) Final duel
    The contestant is winner
    The contestant is finalist
    Winner of challenge
    High performance
    Medium performance
    Bad performance
    Immunity
    (WT) Red is winner team (LT) Red is loser team
    (WT) Blue is winner team (LT) Blue is loser team
    Third worst performance
    Second worst performance
    Eliminated
    Don't compete in the challenge
    Don't compete

### Season 2 (2018)

The second season premiered on 13 September 2018 and finished airing on 24 December 2018 on Star Channel. Over 1,500 children from around the nation auditioned for the second series. The judges were 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 from 44 children who went through auditions (22 boys and 22 girls).
| Place | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Status |
| 1st | Konstantinos Christopoulos | 12 | Agia Varvara, Athens | Winner 24 December |
| 2nd | Popi Anevlavi | 12 | Apeiranthos, Naxos | Runner-up 24 December |
| 3rd | Katia Ritzaki | 9 | Irakleio, Athens | Third Place 24 December |
| 4th | Christos Soures da Silva | 11 | Corfu | Eliminated 21 December |
| 5th | Konstantinos Spanidis | 12 | Athens | Eliminated 21 December |
| 6th | Angelina Stampopoulou | 11 | Thessaloniki | Eliminated 21 December |
| 7th | Manolis Foutoulis | 13 | Charaki, Rhodes | Eliminated 14 December |
| 8th | Kleopatra Koutantou | 8 | Athens | Eliminated 14 December |
| 9th | Miltiadis Siafakas | 13 | Piraeus | Eliminated 7 December |
| 10th | Melpomeni Stellaki | 12 | Athens | Eliminated 7 December |
| 11th | Michaela Pagouni | 10 | Argyroupoli, Athens | Eliminated 15 November |
| 12th | Tonia-Maria Zonia | 10 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Eliminated 15 November Returned 2 November Eliminated 1 November |
| 13th | Marios Ydreos | 11 | Agia Paraskevi, Athens | Eliminated 8 November |
| 14th | Marios Liontos | 12 | Ioannina | Eliminated 8 November Returned 2 November Eliminated 5 October |
| 15th | Kiki Plakida | 13 | Skydra, Pella | Eliminated 1 November |
| 16th | Thaleia Tsakalou | 12 | Athens | Eliminated 19 October |
| 17th | Eirini Mavrigiannaki | 10 | Athens | Eliminated 19 October |
| 18th | Konstantinos Terpezidis | 8 | Serres | Eliminated 12 October |
| 19th | Ariadni Perivolidi | 11 | Athens | Eliminated 12 October |
| 20th | Konstantinos Giovanidis | 11 | Kallithea, Athens | Eliminated 5 October |
| 21st | Angelos Christodoulou | 13 | Xylokastro, Corinthia | Eliminated 28 September |
| 22nd | Giannis Kontaxakis | 9 | Kallithea, Athens | 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.