|Name|Age|Hometown|Occupation|Culinary P.O.V.|Eliminated|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Damaris Phillips|31|Louisville, KY|Culinary Teacher|"Modern Southern Food"|Winner|
|Rodney Henry|47|Baltimore, MD|Pie Shop Owner|"Pie Style"|Second Place|
|Russell Jackson|49|San Francisco, CA|Underground Chef|"Seven Culinary Sins"|Third Place|
|Stacey Poon-Kinney|34|San Diego, CA|Restaurant Owner|"Vintage with a Modern Twist"|Week 10|
|Nikki Dinki|29|New York, NY|Food Blogger/Online Host|"Semi-Vegetarian" / "Meat on the Side"|Week 9|
|Chad Rosenthal|37|Ambler, PA|Restaurant Owner|"Jewish BBQ Guy"|Week 7|
|Chris Hodgson|26|Cleveland, OH|Chef/Restaurateur|"Compassion for Food"|Week 6|
|Viet Pham|33|Salt Lake City, UT|Chef/Restaurant Owner|"The American Dream"|Week 5|
|Connie "Lovely" Jackson|27|Los Angeles, CA|Caterer|"Party on a Plate"|Week 4 & Week 8(Winner of Star Salvation)|
|Danushka Lysek|37|New York, NY|Private Chef/Model|"Your Private Chef"|Week 3|
|Andres Guillama|26|Waynesville, NC|Childhood Obesity Prevention Coach|"Teaching Men to Cook"|Week 2|
|Daniela Perez-Reyes|28|Haleiwa, HI|Bartender/Caterer|"Peruvian Princess"|Week 1|

Question: how many competitors were under the age of 30?
Answer: 5