Max Kramer

Hometown	New York, NY
Age	18
Occupation	Student
Statistics
Mystery Box(es) Won	0
Elimination Test(s) Won	1
Team Challenge(s) Won	0
Pressure Test(s) Survived	1
Top Entries	0
Bottom Entries	2
Placement	14th
Episode Eliminated	Top 14 Compete

Maxwell "Max" Kramer was a contestant on Season 2 of MasterChef. He ranked in 14th place.

Personality

Max was a very passionate cook and despite being the youngest of the season, he always wanted to prove himself to the judges. However, he was better known for being extremely arrogant, entitled, and cocky by many of the other cooks. In the kitchen, he started out very strong, but quickly grew inconsistent, lacked vocal leadership, and started to put in mixed performances, to the point where he couldn't keep up with the intensity of the competition, leading to his elimination. Despite this, he never lost his cool, was able to set aside grudges, and always admitted his mistakes, especially when he took his defeat graciously in the end by supporting Christine, Alejandra, Derrick, and Jennie upon his elimination. He clashed with Tony and had short-lived feuds with Christian, Esther, and Suzy, eventually wishing the worst for the latter three after being eliminated.

Competition History

Week 5	In/Win
Week 6	Pressure Test
Week 7	In/Low
Week 8	Eliminated

Post MasterChef

• After his appearance, Max returned to college and was photographed in 2017 alongside Donald Trump at his golf club.
• He is now an entrepreneur specializing in technology for law enforcement officers.

Trivia

• At 18, he is the youngest contestant of the season.
• He is the first male contestant to come in 14th place.

Quotes

• (During the first team challenge) "I know I need to take charge with the burgers. Tony's being subpar right now. The best way to help is to precook a bunch of Tony's burgers so we can keep up with the demand. I'm precooking all these burgers, trying to make up for what Tony can't do, and I can't find a clean tray to bring them out on. The best I can find is a tray that has some nuts on it. I'm in a hurry and this is cafeteria food, not fine dining. I really don't care."
• (About Esther yelling out orders) "Spoken like a true dictator."
• (About casing the sausages) "I'm just a monkey on a machine, I put the meat on the top. That's it. Then it's Christine's job".
• "Christine's sinking the entire ship right now. I think I could've done a better job, but captain Esther gave us specific assignments and, I'm not gonna make a scene."
• (About Christian purposely rooting for Christine and not Max) "Somebody bring them some wine so they can be quiet please."
• (After being eliminated) "I'm sad that I'm leaving MasterChef. I would've hoped to stay a little bit longer, but I proved that there are some 18-year olds who can cook better than older people. Christine needs this title more than I do, she's a single mother, and I think that this would be very good for her. Alejandra, Derrick, and Jennie, I wish you the best of luck. Christian, Suzy, and Esther, can't wait to see you crash and burn. Your time's coming."

Gallery

Season 2

Max's Confessional

Max's Audition Dish

Max receiving his Apron

Max's Boot Camp Dish

Max's French Dish

Max in the Blue Team

Max in the Red Team

Max in a Black Apron

Giuseppe, Esther, Jennifer, Max, Alejandra, Christian, Tracy, and Tony in the Ravioli Pressure Test

Max's Pressure Test Ravioli

Max's Coffee Dessert

Jennie, Alvin, and Max in the Coffee Dessert Bottom 3

Christine and Max in the Steak Pressure Test

Max Eliminated