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Gerron Hurt was a contestant on Season 9 of MasterChef and was mentored by Joe Bastianich. He was the winner of that season and was awarded with the MasterChef trophy, a spot on the next MasterChef cruise, and $250,000.
Personality
Gerron was a very kindhearted and likable cook with an honest and humble personality. In the beginning of the competition, he tended to be inconsistent and struggled a lot, leading to him being in the bottom several times. However, he was able to gradually improve his cooking throughout the competition to the point where he became the strongest competitor at the end and eventually proceeded to win the competition. He cooked from the heart and showed immense talent and passion during his time in the kitchen, making him one of the greatest MasterChef winners. He developed friendships with almost all of his fellow cooks, and even stronger ones with Farhan, Ryan, Cesar, and Samantha. He had a dislike towards Mark due to his arrogance and know-it-all attitude, and Shanika due to her perceived negative attitude.
Season 9
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 18
Episode 19
Episode 20
Episode 21
Episode 22/23
Competition History
Week 4 | In/Immune |
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Week 5 | Low/Low |
Week 6 | Win |
Week 7 | In/Immune |
Week 8 | Win |
Week 9 | Low/Win |
Week 10 | Low/In |
Week 11 | Low |
Week 12 | In/Win |
Week 13 | In/In |
Week 14 | No Pressure Test |
Week 15 | Win/Immune |
Week 16 | Win |
Week 17 | In/Immune |
Week 18 | Pressure Test |
Week 19 | High/In |
Week 20 | Win/Immune/Immune |
Week 21 | Pressure Test |
Week 22 | Winner |
Season 10
Episode 10
Episode 24/25
Post MasterChef
- After his appearance, Gerron has appeared at a number of cookery events and culinary projects in Louisville. In July 2019, he took part in Camp MasterChef and was a traveling chef and returned to MasterChef in season 10 for a special wedding episode where Gordon officiated his marriage.
- Gerron launched his own food truck Southern Ego with rave reviews, especially for his fried chicken.
Trivia
- He is the fourth school teacher to be a finalist, following Brandi (Season 7), Jason (Season 8) and Cesar (Season 9). He is the only winner to this date.
- He is currently the youngest male MasterChef champion by birth date.
- He holds the record for the most bottom entries out of any male winner, with 6.
Quotes
- "Something that I tell my students every single day is that if you put your mind to it, you can achieve. I'm really feeling that statement in the MasterChef Kitchen tonight."
- (To Gordon) "Chef, I'm from the 'hood. We don't really do the poached eggs in the 'hood" Gordon: "How do you do them in the 'hood?" Gerron: "We fry 'em hard, we fry 'em hard."
- (After winning MasterChef) "I'm the next MasterChef baby, yeah!!! I wish my mom was here in the flesh; Everything that I put out on a plate was representation of me, home, my family, and I really feel like I did my mom proud tonight. Joe has invested so much in me. From the very beginning, he gave me an apron when no other judge saw anything in me. Thank you Joe, I love you. Now that I'm America's next MasterChef, I finally have the opportunity to go back home and start this culinary program at my school for my students. This is my dream, my dream has come true baby! Turn Up!!!!"
- "I AM AMERICA'S NEXT MASTERCHEF BABYYYYYY!!!!!!!"
Gallery
Season 9
Season 10
External links
Gerron Hurt on Facebook
Gerron Hurt on Instagram
Gerron Hurt on Twitter
References
MasterChef U.S. Season 9 |
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Judges |
Gordon Ramsay • Aarón Sánchez • Joe Bastianich |
Contestants |
Cesar Cano • Ryan Cortez • Juni Cuevas • Samantha Daily • Julia Danno • Ralph Xavier Degala • Lindsay Haigh • Emily Hallock • Sid Hoeltzell • Matt Houck • Gerron Hurt • Mark Ingraham • Darrick Krause • Bowen Li • Sal Maida • Ashley Mincey • Farhan Momin • Olusola Ogbomo • Shanika Patterson • Chelsea Sargent • Taylor Waltmon • Stephanie Willis • Alecia Winters • SJ Yun |