and the boot camp challenge. Judges The first season of the series was hosted and judged by the following panel of acclaimed Pakistani chefs: Chef Zakir Qureshi Chef Mehboob Khan Chef Khurram Awan Challenges prior to finals Live cooking challenge After the regional auditions in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, the judges selected 100 contestants who came from all over Pakistan to venues. All 100 contestants faced a live cooking challenge, where they were given one hour to present their dishes to the judges. From among these contestants, the pool of contestants was narrowed down to 50 by giving a white apron to each, for the next round. Boot camp challenge The second phase was the boot camp challenge, where the selected 50 contestants' cutting and techniques of cooking were judged by giving them different kitchen chores. Here a further selection occurred, and the top 50 were narrowed down to the final top 16. Boot camp included two or three phases in order to select the last final contestants who would fight for the series' title. Contestants Opening week The opening week of MasterChef Pakistan saw 100 contestants competing for the 16 positions in the main competition. After facing the live cooking challenge, the top 50 were revealed in the second episode. They then faced the boot camp challenge. The top 30 were shown in episode 3. Finally after facing the last boot camp challenge, the top 16 were revealed, who would appear in the main competition. Top 16 The full top 16 were revealed on Sunday, 11 May. Guest judges The following celebrity chefs appears as guest judges in the series: Chef Shai - Elimination Challenge 4, week 6. Chef Saddat Siddiqi - Elimination Challenge 6, week 8 Episodes The following is the complete happening of MasterChef Pakistan (series 1) from auditions to finals. Elimination chart The chef consequently won immunity. The chef consequently won immunity pin. The chef consequently won Mystery Box Challenge. From week 1 to week 2, Live Cooking Challenges and Boot Camp Challenges occurs among the chosen 100 contestants from the auditions. Week 2 completes with the selection of Top 16 finalists for the series main competition. In week 3, Individual challenges were occur. In first challenge Mariam won the advantage. In second challenge Top 3 and Bottom 3 were evaluated, among Top 3, Ammara won the challenge and got Immunity for next challenge, while by