The first season of MasterChef Thailand debuted on Channel 7 on June 4, 2017.
Unemployed Paweenuch "Kaew" Yodpreechawijit won against English teacher Lisa Dawson, air hostess Nutnicha "Ploy" Bunlert, & fishing pond owner Jumlong Sriraksa on September 24, 2017.
Contestants[]
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Paweenuch Yodpreechawijit (Kaew) | 24 | Pathum Thani | Unemployed | Winner September 24 |
Lisa Dawson | 29 | Bangkok | English teacher | Runner-up September 24 Returned August 27 Eliminated August 20 |
Nutnicha Bunlert (Ploy) | 26 | Pathum Thani | Air hostess | Finalist September 24 |
Jumlong Sriraksa | 31 | Rayong | Fishing pond owner | |
Suthakorn Suwanchote (Pao) | 29 | Bangkok | Food stylist | Eliminated September 17 |
Tanakorn Suwankot (Ying Aod) | 20 | Mukdahan | Student | |
Suwijak Pruektayanon (Mark) | 19 | Chiang Mai | Student | Eliminated September 10 |
Ksynn Detcharoen (Aof) | 34 | Bangkok | Steward | Eliminated September 3 |
Luksanawadee Sripornsawat (Namfon) | 27 | Yala | Trader | Eliminated August 13 |
Nikul Phayungpong (Nick) | 29 | Bangkok | Racer | |
Butchaka Rojjanai (Bua) | 25 | Bangkok | Unemployed | Eliminated August 6 |
Marisa Virojworakul (Mink) | 18 | Phang Nga | Student | Eliminated July 30 |
Rujikorn Mungmee (Kaw Oat) | 26 | Bangkok | Executive trade marketing man | Eliminated July 23 |
Apipong Detsupha (Oak) | 34 | Bangkok | Magician | |
Pongsakorn Jirasathit (Bank) | 26 | Chiang Mai | DJ | Eliminated July 9 |
Sureeporn Na Takuatung (Chompu) | 56 | Bangkok | Self-employed | Eliminated July 2 |
Elimination table[]
Place | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||
1 | Kaew | LOW | IN | NPT | IN | IN | PT | HIGH | WIN | PT | HIGH | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IN | PT | LOW | WIN | WINNER |
2 | Lisa | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | PT | IN | WIN | ELIM | RET | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP |
3 | Ploy | WIN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | FINALIST |
Jumlong | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | PT | WIN | IN | FINALIST | |
5 | Pao | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | PT | IMM | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
6 | Ying Aod | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | PT | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | ELIM | ||
7 | Mark | IN | IN | PT | HIGH | LOW | PT | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | PT | IMM | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |||
8 | Aof | IN | IN | PT | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | ||||
9 | Namfon | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | OUT | |||||||
Nick | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | DNP | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | OUT | ||||||||
11 | Bua | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | OUT | |||||||||
12 | Mink | IN | IN | PT | IN | IN | PT | IN | ELIM | OUT | ||||||||||
13 | Kaw Oat | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | OUT | ||||||||||||
Oak | HIGH | IN | PT | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
15 | Bank | IN | LOW | ELIM | OUT | |||||||||||||||
16 | Chompu | IN | ELIM | OUT |
Trivia[]
- This season contains the most people that have made it to the semifinals with the top 6. This would be followed by Season 5.
- This season also contains the most people that have made it to the finals with the top 4.
- This season ties with Season 4 with the least number of contestants on MasterChef Thailand with only 16 contestants.
- This season is the only season in the MasterChef Thailand franchise which has a reinstation challenge (episode 13).