Masterchef 2025: Season 9 of the culinary reality show – The subversive reception of contestants

In a subversive way his 9th cycle began on Monday night (20.01.2025) with the three judges directly welcoming contestants to the competition kitchen and starting completely differently the new season. Sotiris Kontizas took the floor first, who informed the contestants, who until that time did not know that they were the protagonists of the competition, that: “If you thought last year’s competition was difficult this year’s Masterchef would overturn all your predictions! CORVERSE Welcome to the new, sophisticated, most demanding Masterchef ever. Welcome to Masterchef 9. The country’s largest kitchen, the kitchen that makes the craziest cooking dreams reality opened its gates and you are in it. All your hands in the boxes.” Immediately the contestants lifted up the boxes in front of them and saw the aprons with their name embroidered, realizing they were already in the official competition. In turn Leonidas Koutsopoulos noted: “You are this year’s 24 protagonists of the competition. Here and now MasterChef begins. This is your moment, this is your chance!”. CORVERSE Finally, Panos Ioannidis made clear: “This year the cooking challenge will be even bigger. Masterchef’s kitchen will try your every skill, because we are not only looking for a good cook, we are looking for the country’s next Masterchef and the one who will win a title, prize and 100,000 euros. The 70,000 will be in cash and 30,000 euros kitchen equipment.” This year’s MasterChef will overturn all predictions, since it will be more demanding and exciting than ever! Nothing will be expected and will impale the public with the agonizing cooking duels and favorite brigs, which will offer countless culinary thrills! The big winner will win the title, trophy and prize prize 100,000€, 70,000€ in cash and 30,000€ in professional kitchen equipment! But the prizes don’t stop there. The second finalist will win 30,000€, while the special prizes, given during the competition, with the tests of Mystery Box, the Creativity Test and the established Awards, will this year distribute more than 30,000€ to the winners!