“ | I think you're talking to me a lot and it's screwing me up! | ” |
Olivia Crouppen was a contestant on Season 6 of MasterChef. She ranked in 8th place. She returned for Season 12: Back to Win, but failed to receive an apron.
Personality[]
Olivia started off the competition weak, placing bottom 3 in the first elimination challenge. She then improved herself as she got in the 3 of the crab Mystery Box challenge have one of the best dish in the TV dinner elimination test. While she performs consistently later, her pressure test Animals Dish was confusing, leading her to be eliminated
Season 6[]
Episode 1[]
Episode 2[]
Olivia was first seen before her audition, promising her mother that she would win an apron for her. She received her apron after defeating another home cook named Jeff in her battle for an apron.
Episode 3[]
Olivia did not receive an apple from Dan, forcing her to compete in the elimination test. When Gordon came by to ask her about her pie, she was unsure whether she wanted to do a crust or not. Gordon was not impressed by her arrogance and reminded her of the criteria for the challenge. Olivia realized he was right and agreed to make a crust. Olivia’s use of goat cheese landed her apple pie in the bottom 3, but due to the bigger mistakes made by Brianna and Mateo, Olivia was spared from elimination, but with a renewed sense of determination to advance further in the competition.
Episode 4[]
Olivia chose to be on the blue team. At the first pressure test, she was not saved by Darah and forced to compete. Her cinnamon buns had minor flaws but ultimately she and Katrina were spared from elimination.
Episode 5[]
In the crab mystery box, despite never cooking crab before, Olivia was able to turn her fortune around by making a top three entry with her decadent crab cake benedict.
Episode 6[]
Episode 7[]
Episode 8[]
Episode 9[]
Episode 10[]
Episode 11[]
Episode 12[]
Episode 13[]
Episode 14[]
Episode 20[]
Competition History[]
Week 3 | In/Low |
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Week 4 | Pressure Test |
Week 5 | High/In |
Week 6 | Win |
Week 7 | In/Win |
Week 8 | Win |
Week 9 | In/Immune |
Week 10 | In/In |
Week 11 | No Pressure Test |
Week 12 | Pressure Test |
Week 13 | In/In |
Week 14 | Eliminated |
Season 10[]
Episode 4[]
Olivia made a cameo appearance as a guest at the Season 10 Pool Party.
Season 12[]
Episode 3[]
Post MasterChef[]
- After her appearance, Olivia initially returned to her previous job role before becoming a Food stylist and culinary producer. She is also a holistic Private Chef and was host of a live stream cooking show on nom.com.
Trivia[]
- Olivia was the first contestant in her season to survive a double elimination.
- Coincidentally, by captaining her team to the win in the 100th episode Team Challenge, she saved herself and her entire team from another double elimination.
- In their season, Olivia and Nick were the only contestants to not have their auditions shown to make the Top 10.
- Olivia was the only representative from Season 6 that returned in Season 12: Back to Win that failed to receive an apron.
Quotes[]
Season 6[]
- (About her apple pie) "On a scale of 1 to 'hate this pie', I hate this pie!"
- (To Graham) "I think you're talking to me a lot and it's screwing me up!"
- (After being eliminated) "I'm the kind of person who used to make a lot of decisions out of like fear, but now I'm definitely far more confident in everything that I do. I really do feel like no matter what, this experience is what you win and like, the time you get to spend with Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, Graham Elliot, like that's the win. Before MasterChef, I think I felt like really really stuck in my life, and I'm leaving now, but I feel free."
Season 12[]
- "The judges really liked my plating, but the flavors basically got ripped a new one."
- "I basically have my dream job. I'm a food stylist, I've produced cookbooks. I came here to prove to the judges my flavor is there and I'm so ready to win."
- (After failing to receive an apron) "Even though I didn't get an apron, I feel so glad to have had the opportunity to be back in the MasterChef Kitchen at all."
Gallery[]
Season 6[]
Season 10[]
Season 12[]
External links[]
Olivia Crouppen on Instagram
References[]
MasterChef U.S. Season 6 |
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Judges |
Gordon Ramsay • Graham Elliot • Christina Tosi |
Contestants |
Justin Banister • Darah Carattini • Charlie Chapman • Veronica Cili • Dan Collado • Olivia Crouppen • Ailsa Von Dobeneck • Shelly Flash • Katrina Kozar • Stephen Lee • Christopher Lu • Mateo McConnell • Nick Nappi • Derrick Peltz • Kerry Prince • Jesse Romero • Amanda Saab • Claudia Sandoval • Hetal Vasavada • Tommy Walton • Brianna Watson • Sara Zacek |