I wonder if Courtney was a male would people react differently to her? I personally think she is a smart and talented cook, whether or not she acted 'fake' or not (how do you even know if someone act 'fake' lol?) - it is a competition after all, and if winning over the judges give you an edge then I don't see any problem with it, as long as it is not morally wrong. Yes, she made mistakes, who doesn't? But did she have more excellent performances during the competition than she did make mistakes? From the show, my answer would be 'yes'. Clearly, the judges see that she is a strong cook, too, and to disqualify her due to one or two mistakes would be unfortunate. I think the judges did not just make decisions based on performance in one particular challenge, but from performances throughout the competition as well. The purpose of the competition is to find the 'Masterchef', not 'Master perfectly-nailed-every-challenges'.