MasterChef Australia
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2009
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MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as the show's main judges. Journalist Sarah Wilson hosted the first series, however her role was dropped at the end of the series.
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Episode 61 : Grand Finale
July. 31,2018
It’s the grand finale of 2018 and our top 24 has been whittled down to two home cooks battling it out in one final day in the kitchen.
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Episode 60 : Semi-Finals - Service Challenge
July. 30,2018
It is the semifinal of 2018. Our top three contestants are told that they will be cooking for some very special guests.
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Episode 59 : Elimination Challenge - Three-Course Meal for Four Top Chefs & MasterClass
July. 29,2018
The elimination challenge will determine who will go into the semifinal. The bottom three contestants will fight it out for their place in the competition. Plus, a final MasterClass of the season.
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Episode 58 : Service Challenge - Icebergs
July. 25,2018
The contestants arrive in Sydney at the iconic Icebergs restaurant in Bondi. They are competing for a place in the semifinal and need to be inspired by the Italian menu at Icebergs.
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Episode 57 : Two-Round Cook-Off - Three Seasons
July. 24,2018
We are down to the top four in the competition and they will compete for a massive advantage. Just days from the grand finale, this advantage will be a game changer.
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Episode 56 : Pressure Test - Ashley Palmer-Watts
July. 23,2018
It’s the first pressure test of finals week and the bottom three contestants from the previous invention test line up for what will be the last time in the MasterChef kitchen for one of them.
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Episode 55 : Mystery Box Challenge - Past Seasons & Invention Test - No Rules
July. 22,2018
Today marks the first day of Finals Week for 2018. Each contestant will cook with one of five mystery boxes from a past season - who will be make it through to the next challenge?
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Episode 54 : Elimination Challenge - Taste Test in Three Rounds & Curtis Stone's MasterClass
July. 19,2018
This is the final elimination before Finals Week, and will determine the top five for 2018. It's an elimination over three rounds. Plus, a MasterClass with Curtis Stone.
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Episode 53 : Off-Site Challenge - Second Bite at Luminare
July. 18,2018
This episode is all about raising money for Second Bite, a charity that the program supports. The contestants will cook using only ingredients donated by the charity, cooking a six-course degustation.
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Episode 52 : Fast-Track to Finals Week - Matt or Reynold?
July. 17,2018
The winner of the mystery box and of the invention test will face off in round one, vying for the chance to cook off against a professional cook in round two to get fast tracked to Finals Week.
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Episode 51 : Pressure Test - Joe Grbac
July. 16,2018
The bottom three contestants from the invention test face elimination. Which of our contestants will be able to save their place in the competition with a pressure test like no other?
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Episode 50 : Mystery Box Challenge - Loved Ones & Invention Test - Vue de Monde
July. 15,2018
Our 7 remaining contestants are in the MasterChef kitchen ready to fight for their place with a big surprise awaiting them. What will the contestants be challenged with for tonight's invention test?
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Episode 49 : Elimination Challenge - Peter Gilmore's Snow Egg & Masterclass
July. 12,2018
This is no ordinary elimination, but a pressure test with an iconic dish. How will the contestants cope with this massive challenge? Plus, join us for a masterclass
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Episode 48 : Off-Site Challenge - Panama Dining Room
July. 11,2018
The challenge is off site at Panama Dining Room, in Melbourne's inner-city suburb of Fitzroy. The contestants will be cooking a main course and dessert for 25 people each.
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Episode 47 : Time or Ingredients
July. 10,2018
The contestants remaining in survival week will learn all about making decisions under pressure as they decide what is of more value to them: time or ingredients.
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Episode 46 : Re-Invention Test - Retro TV Dinners
July. 09,2018
As survival week continues, the contestants are shocked to discover that another challenge may lead to elimination. Tonight, they have to turn a tray of terror in to a modern masterpiece.
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Episode 45 : Mystery Box Challenge - Surprise Ingredient & Invention Test: Oil, Salt and Pepper
July. 08,2018
This week the judges have a surprise - it's survival week and the contestants will be cooking for their lives every day. By the end of the week one of them will win the most powerful advantage.
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Episode 44 : Elimination Challenge - Picture Perfect
July. 05,2018
Continuing their adventure, the contestants arrive at their next destination. The two losing teams from the previous challenge face elimination in this challenge.
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Episode 43 : Team Challenge - Canapes for the Royal Reception
July. 04,2018
The contestants receive a surprise message in the MasterChef house which informs them of their next group challenge and where they'll be travelling to.
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Episode 42 : Immunity Challenge - Ashley Davis
July. 03,2018
The mystery box winner and the top three contestants from the invention test compete for immunity.
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Episode 41 : Pressure Test - Saransh Goila
July. 02,2018
The bottom three contestants from the invention test face elimination in a pressure test.
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Episode 40 : The Everything Mystery Box & Dish for a King
July. 01,2018
For the mystery box challenge the contestants find a big surprise among their ingredients. Later, the invention test is a chance for the contestants to prove they deserve to be in the top 10.
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Episode 39 : Elimination Challenge - Kirsten Tibballs
June. 28,2018
The losing team from the previous challenge will fight for their place in the competition.
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Episode 38 : Team Service Challenge – Tonka & Coda
June. 27,2018
George pays a surprise visit to the Masterchef contestant house with a special guest. Together, they reveal the challenge.
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Episode 37 : Immunity Challenge - Alice Wright
June. 26,2018
Our two Sweet Week mystery box winners and the winning team from Zumbo’s invention test compete for immunity over two rounds
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Episode 36 : Pressure Test: Katherine Sabbath
June. 25,2018
Continuing Sweet Week, the judges are joined by social media cake superstar Katherine Sabbath. The bottom two teams from the previous invention test will face off in a pressure test.
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Episode 35 : Adriano Zumbo’s Mystery Box Challenge & Team Invention Test – Sweet Week
June. 24,2018
The judges reveal this is Sweet Week. To kick off the week, they introduce the master of sweets, Adriano Zumbo, who has selected the mystery box ingredients and will reveal the invention test.
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Episode 34 : World Cuisine Elimination Challenge & Second Chance Cook-Off
June. 21,2018
The losing team from the previous challenge arrive at the kitchen for what will be the last time for one of them.
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Episode 33 : Team Challenge - Three-course fire challenge
June. 20,2018
The contestants find themselves in the Dandenong Ranges where a fiery team challenge awaits them. To cook a three-course meal, all they have to use is fire.
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Episode 32 : Immunity Challenge - Andy Harmer
June. 19,2018
The winner of the mystery box and the top three from the invention test have the chance to cook for immunity.
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Episode 31 : Pressure Test - Alla Wolf-Tasker
June. 18,2018
The bottom three contestants from the invention test are facing elimination.
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Episode 30 : Mystery Bread Box Challenge & Spaghetti Bolognese Reinvention Test
June. 17,2018
The contestants arrive back at the kitchen after a week of adventure in South Australia. There is a lot at stake, knowing that the top 10 is just around the corner.
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Episode 29 : Maggie Beer's Elimination Challenge & Poh and Callum's Masterclass
June. 14,2018
For the elimination challenge, the contestants go to Maggie Beer's Eatery in the Barossa Valley. Plus, a masterclass takes place at the Adelaide Markets.
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Episode 28 : Table Grapes Team Challenge - Barossa Valley
June. 13,2018
The team challenge will take place in the Barossa Valley. Divided into two teams, contestants will be given two hours to prepare an entree, main and dessert with each course celebrating table grapes.
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Episode 27 : Immunity Challenge - Mt Lofty House
June. 12,2018
This immunity challenge takes place at the stunning Mt Lofty House in the Adelaide Hills. Does our contestant have what it takes to outscore the chef and win immunity?
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Episode 26 : Pressure Test - D'Arenberg Cube
June. 11,2018
The contestants find themselves at the incredible D'Arenberg Cube restaurant in the heart of McLaren Vale wine country, with the bottom two teams from the night market challenge facing elimination.
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Episode 25 : South Australia Mystery Box Challenge & Night Market Team Challenge
June. 10,2018
It's the beginning of South Australia Week for the contestants, where they will be cooking with some of the best ingredients South Australia has to offer.
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Episode 24 : Elimination Challenge - Curtis Stone
June. 07,2018
The eight contestants who lost the previous challenge are cooking in this episode's elimination, with Curtis Stone to keep them company.
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Episode 23 : Team Challenge - From Memory
June. 06,2018
The judges surprise the contestants by announcing that this episode, a few of them will be journeying to the wide blue yonder.
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Episode 22 : Immunity Challenge - Jacqui Challinor
June. 05,2018
The winner of Sunday night's mystery box, along with the members of the winning team in the invention test relay will compete for a coveted immunity pin.
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Episode 21 : Pressure Test - Darren Purchese
June. 04,2018
The losing team from yesterday's invention test are in the kitchen, ready to fight for their place in the competition.
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Episode 20 : 20/20 Mystery Box Challenge & Honey Invention Test
June. 03,2018
Contestants are shopping for their own mystery box ingredients with only $20 and 20 minutes. Maker of the best dish goes through to the immunity challenge, followed by the winners of the invention test.
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Episode 19 : Elimination Challenge - Gordon's Challenge
May. 31,2018
It's the last day of Gordon week. The team who lost the service challenge will have to cook for their lives. The contestants had to recreate a three-Michelin star chicken dish from Restaurant Gordon Ramsay by chef Matt Abé in the two-and a-half hour Pressure Test
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Episode 18 : Team Challenge - Three-course meal
May. 30,2018
The contestants enter the kitchen only to find Gordon Ramsay, who is already yelling at them to hurry up. Divided into two teams, they prepare a three-course meal for 50 diners.
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Episode 17 : Immunity Challenge - 3 vs 3
May. 29,2018
Our mystery box winner and the top two dishes from the invention test will have the chance to cook for immunity with Gordon Ramsay as their mentor.
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Episode 16 : Pressure Test - Gordon Ramsay
May. 28,2018
With Gordon Week off to a flying start, the bottom three contestants in the invention test roll up to the kitchen ready to cook for their place in the competition with a pressure test.
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Episode 15 : Gordon Ramsay's Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test
May. 27,2018
In one of the biggest surprises of the season so far, and in a program first, Gordon Ramsay enters the kitchen for a mystery box challenge.
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Episode 14 : Elimination Challenge & Nigella's Masterclass
May. 24,2018
The contestants in the losing team are in the kitchen for what will be the last time for one of them. Plus, the first Masterclass of the season with Nigella Lawson.
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Episode 13 : Team Challenge - Battle Of The Brunch
May. 23,2018
In a team service challenge, it will be a battle of the brunches, as in two groups of 10, they take over two cafes. Contestants will have real customers, with real orders and real dockets.
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Episode 12 : Immunity Challenge - Alanna Sapwell
May. 22,2018
The winning contestant from the mystery box challenge joins the top three contestants from the invention test in this episode's two round immunity challenge.
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Episode 11 : Pressure Test - Nigella Lawson
May. 21,2018
The bottom three contestants from the previous invention test will face off in this episode's pressure test. The contestants have 75 minutes to complete four of Nigella Lawson's favourite chocolate dishes.
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Episode 10 : Nigella's Mystery Box & Invention Test
May. 20,2018
Culinary goddess Nigella Lawson arrives in the kitchen for a week of challenges and surprises. The lid is lifted on Nigella's mystery box to reveal some of her favourite ingredients.
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Episode 9 : Elimination Challenge - Source of Inspiration
May. 17,2018
The losing team from the MCG service challenge must face-off in this elimination challenge. The contestants must cook something inspired by the dish that made them fall in love with food.
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Episode 8 : Team Challenge: MCG
May. 16,2018
The contestants find themselves on the turf of the iconic MCG for the first team challenge. Split into two teams, each must cook delicious and nutritious food for 50 diners using a different protein.
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Episode 7 : Immunity Challenge - Shui Ishizaki
May. 15,2018
The winner of the mystery box challenge and the three best-performing cooks from the invention test will compete for immunity, with Shannon Bennett back in the kitchen to guide and mentor the contestants.
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Episode 6 : Pressure Test - Maggie Beer
May. 14,2018
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face-off in the pressure test. Queen of the kitchen Maggie Beer enters with the dish to be recreated.
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Episode 5 : Eclectic Mystery Box Challenge & Perception Invention Test
May. 13,2018
The 23 cooks enter the kitchen for the first mystery box challenge of the season. This time, the rules are changing: the winner of the mystery box will get a game-changing advantage.
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Episode 4 : Home Fridge Elimination Challenge
May. 10,2018
In the first elimination challenge of the season, three contestants fight to stay in the competition. They are given 75 minutes to cook, using only the ingredients contained in their fridges from home.
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Episode 3 : Individual Hospitality Cooking Challenge
May. 09,2018
Our 2018 cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen for their first challenge as the top 24. The contestants need to imagine they are hosting the judges at their house for a meal, cooking anything they want.
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Seasons
Season 15
Returning for its 15th season, MasterChef Australia is back to deliver a series full of twists and turns with Secrets & Surprises.
Originally scheduled to premiere 1 May 2023, the series was postponed due to the sudden passing of judge Jock Zonfrillo the night before.
Season 14
Jock Zonfrillo, Andy Allen and Melissa Leong return to judge Season 14 of MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites.
Original champion Julie Goodwin leads the 12 returning cooks who compete alongside 12 newcomers (and no auditions). The MasterChef kitchen also once again plays host to chefs from Australia and overseas, including Adriano Zumbo, Shannon Bennet, Curtis Stone, Reynold Poernomo, Clare Smyth, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Josh Niland and Maggie Beer.
Season 13
Judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen are back in the MasterChef Australia kitchen, ready to introduce the next generation of exceptional home cooks. 2021 will be seasoned to perfection with some of the world’s most recognisable and beloved chefs including Nigella Lawson, Yotam Ottolenghi, Heston Blumenthal, Massimo Bottura and Clare Smyth - plus homegrown sensations including Curtis Stone, Kirsten Tibballs, Darren Purchese, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Scott Pickett, Poh Ling Yeow, Callum Hann and Reynold Poernomo, all set to challenge the top 24 contestants.
Sacrificing everything to follow their food dreams, this season’s passionate contestants have put their lives on hold to be part of this life-changing experience. With heart, soul and drive, this season’s exceptional contestants will follow their food dreams and make magic happen.
Season 12
Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen take the helm of the show that celebrates food and the love of food.
Jock, Melissa and Andy will be joined in the MasterChef Australia kitchen by a delicious assortment of the world’s best chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal and Curtis Stone, to serve up the 12th helping of MasterChef Australia. The traditional MasterChef Australia recipe also boasts some new ingredients when the best of the best from the past 11 seasons return to the kitchen in MasterChef Australia – Back To Win.
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