Daniel McGuffey is 32 years old. His hometown is Los Angeles, California. The Season 5 contestant of Masterchef was eliminated on episode 13 after a cheese souffle elimination challenge.

He secured the position of 8th in the show. After coming out of the show, he did not stop cooking and learned the fundaments.

Daniel attended LA Cookie Con in 2015 and, during the interview, he shared that he is working in a restaurant and learning cooking. When he was asked, what one needs to do to get into the show, he said that the person needs to love cooking to go into the show.