has fought off competition from some of the UK's best amateur cooks to win MasterChef 2015.
Wood won over the judges with a final menu consisting of an octopus starter with chorizo crisps, a squab pigeon main and a lemon posset dessert.
Judge Gregg Wallace added: "He came in here with enormous ambition, he wanted to cook like a chef, and right now he is."
The 38-year-old data manager beat Emma Spitzer and Tony Rodd in Friday's final (April 24) to be crowned series champion.
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Wood won over the judges with a final menu consisting of an octopus starter with chorizo crisps, a squab pigeon main and a lemon posset dessert.
"It's everything I wanted it to be, and more besides," he said after winning.
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Judge Gregg Wallace added: "He came in here with enormous ambition, he wanted to cook like a chef, and right now he is."
The MasterChef final peaked with 6.6 million viewers for BBC One on Friday evening.
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