Adam Wong

 

“

Harvard is not a culinary institution, but I still apply Harvard rigor to my food.

”

Hometown	Cambridge, MA
Age	21
Occupation	Harvard Student
Statistics
Mystery Box(es) Won	0
Elimination Test(s) Won	0
Team Challenge(s) Won	3
Pressure Test(s) Survived	1
Top Entries	0
Bottom Entries	4
Placement	10th
Episode Eliminated	Gordon's Game of Chicken

Adam Wong was a contestant on Season 8 of MasterChef. He ranked in 10th place.

Personality

Adam was shown to have a high opinion of himself, believing that his Harvard education specifically would give him an edge on his competitors. Despite this, this was proven to be false as his ego did not match his cooking skills, finishing every individual challenge either in the middle or the bottom, was also weak in the leadership area, and sometimes felt intimidated by the stronger cooks. During his final performance in the kitchen, he did begin to show a genuinely passionate and endearing side when he cooked against Caitlin, but while it was stated by the judges to be his best performance in the kitchen, he unfortunately served raw chicken and was sent home. He got along with Dino, but was disliked by Eboni for his attitude and favoritism to Brien, although the two later reconciled upon his elimination.

Competition History

Week 3	In/Immune
Week 4	Win
Week 5	In/In/Immune
Week 6	In/Immune
Week 7	Win
Week 8	In/Immune
Week 9	Low
Week 10	In/In
Week 11	Win
Week 12	Low/Low
Week 13	Low/Eliminated

Post MasterChef

• After his appearance, he was an intern and later a research fellow at Niskanen Center. He currently works in regulation at Analytical Space and is also a food vlogger on Youtube.

Trivia

• He is the fifth contestant to voluntarily eliminate themself for elimination without having the judges announce it, following Erryn (Season 2), Ryan (Season 3), Howard (Season 4), and Sam (also from Season 8).
• He was the only contestant in his season's Top 10 to never finish in the top group of any individual challenge.
• He only ever won Team Challenges.

Quotes

• (After being eliminated) "I'm sad to go, but the fact that I made it to Top 10 in the MasterChef Kitchen is so life-affirming. As hard as it was to leave Harvard, coming here to the MasterChef Kitchen, totally worth it. I don't have to worry about pursuing investment banking or pursuing a law degree, I know what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life."

Gallery

Season 8

Adam's Confessional

Adam's Audition Tacos

Adam receiving his Apron

Adam in the Red Team

Adam in a Black Apron

Adam's Pressure Test Cannoli

Adam, Brien, and Jeff in the Cannoli Pressure Test Bottom 3

Adam's Skills Test Crawfish

Gabriel, Adam, Jenny, Eboni, Caitlin, and Jeff in the Crawfish Skills Test Bottom 6

Adam's Crawfish Dumplings Replication Dish

Jenny and Adam in the Crawfish Dumplings Replication Bottom 2

Adam and Caitlin's Chicken & Potato Dish

Caitlin and Adam in the Chicken and Potato Bottom 2

Adam's Pressure Chicken & Potato Replication Dish

Adam Eliminated

External links

• Adam Wong on Instagram: adamsulliwong

• Adam Wong on Facebook: /CookingWong

• Adam Wong on Twitter: @CookingWong