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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
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

References

MasterChef U.S. Season 9
Judges
Gordon RamsayAarón SánchezJoe Bastianich
Contestants
Cesar CanoRyan CortezJuni CuevasSamantha DailyJulia DannoRalph Xavier DegalaLindsay HaighEmily HallockSid HoeltzellMatt HouckGerron HurtMark IngrahamDarrick KrauseBowen LiSal MaidaAshley MinceyFarhan MominOlusola OgbomoShanika PattersonChelsea SargentTaylor WaltmonStephanie WillisAlecia WintersSJ Yun
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