# MasterChef Québec

MasterChef Québec is a Québécois competitive cooking reality show, part of the MasterChef franchise, open to amateur home cooks across Quebec. It premiered on TVA on January 8, 2024.
On September 3, 2024, TVA placed casting calls for MasterChef Junior Québec featuring Junior contestants from the ages of 8–13. The first season of MasterChef Junior Québec is set to premiere on TVA sometime in April 2025.

## Format

On MasterChef Québec, amateur, non-professional homecooks are given the opportunity to compete in a series of challenges to win a trophy, a CA$50,000 cash prize, and the title of MasterChef Québec. The first season began with a larger group of finalists invited to compete in a face-off in order to win a white apron and a spot in the primary stages of the competition. Stefano Faita and Martin Picard currently serve as the series' judges.

## Judges and hosts

* Stefano Faita, chef and restaurateur.
* Martin Picard, chef and owner of Montreal restaurant Au Pied de Cochon.
Additionally, several guest judges are slated to appear throughout the series for specific challenges and episodes.

## Seasons

| Season | Season | Episodes | Time slot (ET) | Originally aired | Originally aired | Originally aired | Finalists | Winner | Runner-up |
| Season | Season | Episodes | Time slot (ET) | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Finalists | Winner | Runner-up |
| | 1 | 54 | Mondays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. | January 8, 2024 (2024-1-8) | April 4, 2024 | 2023–24 | 16 | Sandra Plourde | Fadwa Chtita |
| | 2 | 52 | Mondays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. | September 9, 2024 | December 5, 2024 | 2024-25 | 16 | Pierre-Alexandre Joly | Jade Auclair-Roy |

## Season 1
### Top 16

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
| Sandra Plourde | 34 | Ste-Croix | Food Inspection Team Leader | Winner April 4 |
| Fadwa Chtita | 35 | Montreal | Computer Engineer | Runner-Up April 4 |
| Meriem Elbaine | 50 | Boucherville | Teacher | Eliminated April 2 |
| Pierre-Yves Lévesque | 41 | Laterrière | General Manager | Eliminated March 28 |
| Jean-Christophe Nadeau | 30 | Quebec | Director of Board Games Stores | Eliminated March 21 |
| Vincent Notaro | 33 | Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington | Farmer | Eliminated January 18 Returned January 23 Eliminated March 14 |
| Alexandre Lapointe | 50 | Varenne | Service Manager | Eliminated March 7 |
| Désirée Duchesne | 45 | Saint-Eustache | Supervisor | Eliminated February 29 |
| Yves Lemelin | 40 | Drummondville | Paver Operator | Eliminated February 27 |
| Simon Caron | 31 | Rivière-du-Loup | Firefigther | Eliminated February 22 |
| Yvon Larochelle | 61 | Blainville | Administrator | Eliminated February 15 |
| Kimberly Landerman | 37 | Saint-Philippe | Automotive Sales Director | Eliminated February 8 |
| Alysan Boudreault | 24 | Quebec | Nurse | Eliminated February 1 |
| Stéphane Prescott | 53 | Saint-Félix-de-Valois | RV Entrepreneur | Eliminated January 25 |
| Sonia Rhéaume | 56 | Quebec | Event Service | Eliminated January 23 |
| Mariel Jomphe | 24 | Natashquan | Brewer | Left January 23 |

### Elimination table

| Place | Contestants | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Place | Contestants | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 1 | Sandra | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | LOSE | WIN | IN | IN | PT | IN | WPT | WIN | IMM | WINNER |
| 2 | Fadwa | HIGH | IMM | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | PT | IN | IMM | IMM | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | PT | IN | IN | PT | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Meriem | IN | LOW | PT | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | PT | WIN | IMM | IMM | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IMM | IMM | IN | WIN | PT | IN | IN | PT | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
| 4 | Pierre-Yves | IN | LOW | PT | LOW | PT | PT | HIGH | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | HIGH | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | PT | IN | LOSE | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | | | |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe | HIGH | IMM | IMM | IN | PT | PT | WIN | IMM | IMM | HIGH | HIGH | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | LOSE | PT | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | |
| 6 | Vincent | IN | LOW | ELIM | RET | WIN | PT | IN | LOW | PT | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | IMM | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | LOSE | ELIM | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alexandre | IN | LOW | PT | WIN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IN | PT | IN | LOW | PT | IN | PT | PT | PT | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Désirée | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | PT | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Yves | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Simon | IN | LOW | PT | IN | PT | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | PT | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Yvon | IN | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kimberly | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | WIN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Alysan | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | PT | PT | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Stéphane | IN | LOW | PT | IN | ELIM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Sonia | IN | IMM | IMM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mariel | IN | LOW | LOW | WDR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | 1 | "Ép 01. Les affrontements" | January 8, 2024 (2024-1-8) | 101 |
| Auditions 1: The judges welcomed the contestants. First, Mélanie Germain, a 50-year-old retired woman from Orford, faced off against Yvon, a 61-year-old administrator from Blainville, in a battle of tartare. Yvon won a white apron. Last, Fadwa, a 35-year-old computer engineer from Montreal, faced off against Stéphane Gabriel Prescott, a 53-year-old consulting service vice president from Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in a battle of steaks. The episode ended in a cliffhanger as Fadwa presented her dish to the judges. |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Ép 02. Les affrontements" | January 9, 2024 (2024-1-9) | 102 |
| Auditions 1: First, continuing from the previous episode, both Fadwa and Stéphane won white aprons. Next, Jessica Francis, a 38-year-old special education technician from Wendake living in Montreal, Ginette Rainville, a 60-year-old pharmaceutical training administrator from Saint-Eustache, Mariel Jomphe, a 24-year-old brewer from Natashquan, and Diane Guillot, a 61-year-old food store manager from Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, faced off in a battle of desserts. Mariel won a white apron. Following this, a montage of three contestants, Alysan Boudreault, a 24-year-old nurse from Quebec, Sandra Plourde, a 34-year-old food inspection team leader from Ste-Croix, and Jean-Christophe Nadeau, a 30-year-old director of board games stores from Quebec, cooking their dishes with unnamed opponents and winning white aprons was shown. Last, Julie Couvrette, a 47-year-old social development officer from Rivière-du-Loup, Philippe, a 30-year-old dentist from Montreal, and Sonia Rhéaume, a 58-year-old event service attendant from Quebec, faced off in a battle of seafood pasta. The episode ended in a cliffhanger as the judges were about to reveal the winner of the white apron. |||||

## Season 2
### Top 16

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
| Pierre-Alexandre Joly | 33 | Sherbrooke | Special Ed Teacher | Winner December 5 |
| Jade Auclair-Roy | 32 | Quebec City | Real Estate Appraiser | Runner-Up December 5 |
| Josianne Falardeau | 44 | Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot | Head of Procurement Division | Eliminated December 3 |
| Chris Nhut Truong | 36 | Montreal | Firefighter | Eliminated November 28 |
| Josie Tremblay | 32 | Chicoutimi | CHSLD Manager | Eliminated November 21 |
| Bianka Martel | 34 | Mashteuiatsh | Social Worker & Beauty Care Technician | Eliminated November 14 |
| Isabelle Séguin-Zilio | 25 | Montreal | Data Scientist | Eliminated November 7 |
| Martin Gagnon | 51 | Stoneham | Information Officer | Eliminated October 31 |
| Gerry Rembeyo | 42 | Montreal | Industrial Engineering Analyst | Eliminated October 24 |
| Jordan Morin | 26 | Sainte-Julienne | Insulation Worker | Eliminated October 17 |
| Jake Prévost | 32 | Montreal | Artist, Producer, & DJ | Eliminated October 10 |
| Johanne Brosseau | 68 | Laval | Retired | Eliminated October 8 |
| Pierre Martin | 56 | Montreal | Entrepreneur | Eliminated October 3 |
| Maude Dumas-Bonneau | 28 | Quebec City | High School Teacher | Quit September 26 |
| Annie-Claude Jutras | 40 | Lévis | Actuary | Eliminated September 19 |
| Sébastien St-Germain | 31 | Montreal | IT Consultant | Eliminated September 12 |

### Elimination Table

| Place | Contestants | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Place | Contestants | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 1 | Pierre-Alexandre | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | PT | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | PT | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | WIN | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WINNER |
| 2 | Jade | IN | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | PT | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | PT | HIGH | LOW | PT | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Josianne | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | PT | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | LOW | PT | WIN | LOW | PT | IN | WPT | IN | ELIM | |
| 4 | Chris | WIN | PT | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IN | PT/IMM | IN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | ELIM | | | |
| 5 | Josie | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | PT | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | |
| 6 | Bianka | IN | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | LOW | PT | IN | PT | IN | PT | IN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Isabelle | IN | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | LOW | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | PT | IN | PT | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Martin | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | PT | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Gerry | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Jordan | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | PT | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jake | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Johanne | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | PT | IN | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Pierre | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Maude | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | HIGH | WDR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Annie-Claude | IN | PT | WIN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Sébastien | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |