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MasterChef Australia

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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.

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Synopsis

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.

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Episode 1

Auditions Part 1

1h 19m

The heat is on. A fresh group of home cooks from around the country will eagerly tackle challenges that will see one of them take home the title and $250,000.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 2

Auditions Part 2

56m

After a record-breaking first-round cook that saw an extraordinary 20 aprons handed out, only four aprons remain. Who will have what it takes to impress the judges?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Maggie Beer

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Episode 3

Auditions Part 3

1h 15m

In the third and final round of the judge's auditions, six contestants are vying for the final apron, which will secure them a place in the top 24.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Anna Polyviou

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Episode 4

Mystery Box: Elena Duggan

1h 15m

Top 24 Mystery Box Challenge: Elena Duggan The top 24 contestants enter the kitchen for their first mystery box challenge.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Elena Duggan

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Episode 5

Elimination Challenge: Hidden Pairs

1h 15m

Hidden Pairs Elimination Challenge Bottom 4 cooking of in the mystery pairs elimination challenge.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 6

Judges' Mystery Box Challenge and Invention Test

1h 15m

Each judge has placed three of their favourite ingredients into the mystery box and contestants will have 75 minutes to create a remarkable dish for a chance at immunity.

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Episode 7

Pressure Test: Gary Mehigan's Roast Chicken, Peas and Potatoes

1h 15m

The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face off in the pressure test. To survive they must keep up with Gary Mehigan as he prepares his classic roast chicken.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 8

Immunity Challenge: Jarrod Di Blasi

1h 15m

The top three contestants from the invention test now compete in creating a family meal for four in half-an-hour. The winner will then take on a professional chef for a chance at immunity.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Jarrod Di Blasi

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Episode 9

400 Gradi Team Challenge

1h 15m

The contestants gather at Gradi, one of Melbourne's leading Italian restaurants before being split into two teams who must prepare four dishes for 250 hungry diners to avoid the elimination challenge.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Johnny Di Francesco

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Episode 10

Elimination Challenge: Potato & Masterclass

1h 15m

The losing team from the Italian service challenge face elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition? Plus, don't miss the first MasterClass of 2017 led by judges Gary, George and Matt.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 11

Mystery Box: Ben Shewry

1h 15m

Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using ingredients from the mystery box with the winner gaining the advantage in the invention test.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Ben Shewry

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Episode 12

Pressure Test: Andy Bowdy's Rita cake

1h 15m

The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face a pressure test to recreate Andy Bowdy's Rita cake to avoid elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Andy Bowdy

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Episode 13

Immunity Challenge: Waffle Iron

1h 15m

The three best performers from the invention test are now vying for a chance at immunity. Does the amateur cook have what it takes to out-cook the professional?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Charlie Carrington

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Episode 14

Team Challenge: Relay

1h 15m

The contestants are split into teams of four in a relay challenge as each member has 15 minutes to cook and only 45 seconds to hand over to the next cook in the relay.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 15

Elimination Challenge: Time Auction

1h 15m

The losing team from the relay challenge now face elimination and the contestants have 90 minutes which they can use to buy ingredients. Who will be the next to leave the competition?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 16

Mystery Box: Delicious Dessert

1h 15m

Contestants have 90 minutes to create a delicious dessert from the mystery box ingredients. However, only five dishes will be tasted and only three will move on to the immunity challenge.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Kirsten Tibballs, Janice Wong

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Episode 17

Pressure Test: Christy Tania's Ice Cream Float

1h 15m

The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face off in the pressure test elimination, and have to recreate an ice cream float with a helium-filled toffee ballon.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Christy Tania

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Episode 18

Immunity Challenge

1h 15m

The three best-performing contestants from the invention test compete for immunity. Each contestant has 90 minutes to create a dessert while the professional chefs will only have 75 minutes.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Lauren Eldridge, Angélique Pereto, Reynold Poernomo

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Episode 19

Team Challenge - Edible Art Installation

1h 15m

Contestants will be working in teams to build an edible art installation in a specially constructed greenhouse. With just 8 hours to impress the judges which team will be safe from elimination?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 20

Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test

1h 15m

The losing team from the greenhouse challenge now face elimination. The first three to fail the blindfold taste test will have 75 minutes to prepare an impressive dish to stay in the competition.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 21

Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test

1h 15m

Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish from the mystery box of traditional Thai ingredients to gain advantage in the invention test.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars David Thompson

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Episode 22

Pressure Test: Josue Lopez's After the Eucalypt Fire

1h 15m

The bottom three contestants from the invention test now cook off in a three hour pressure test set by 2016's Chef of the Year. Who will impress and who has cooked their last dish in the competition?

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Josue Lopez

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Episode 23

Immunity Challenge

1h 15m

The three best performers in the invention test battle it out for the chance to cook for an immunity pin. Will the amateur contestant have what it takes to out-cook a professional?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Clinton McIver

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Episode 24

Team Challenge: South Melbourne Market

1h 15m

Each team must serve two dishes in one of four market-friendly ways at the famous South Melbourne Market. The two teams that make the least amount of money will face off in an elimination challenge.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 25

Elimination Challenge

1h 15m

Eight contestants now face elimination and must survive three rounds if they are to keep their food dream alive. Will one of the top contenders fail to impress the judges?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 26

Mystery Box Challenge: Yotam Ottolenghi & Invention Test

1h 15m

Master of Mediterranean cuisine, Yotam Ottolenghi's mystery box challenge gives contestants 75 minutes to create a delicious dish to gain an advantage going into the invention test.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Yotam Ottolenghi

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Episode 27

Pressure Test: Yotam's Mezze Feast

1h 15m

The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test must cook off to avoid elimination in a pressure test set by the master of Mediterranean cuisine, Yotam Ottolenghi.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Yotam Ottolenghi

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Episode 28

Immunity Challenge

1h 15m

The three best performers in the invention test must first face off for a chance to cook against a professional chef for immunity. Does an amateur have what it takes to defeat a professional?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Yotam Ottolenghi, Blayne Bertoncello

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Episode 29

Team Challenge: Vegetarian Feast

1h 15m

Split into two teams, each group must prepare a Yotam Ottolenghi-style vegetarian feast for a group of meat lovers. The team that serves the least impressive feast will be up for elimination.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Yotam Ottolenghi

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Episode 30

Elimination Challenge & MasterClass

1h 15m

The seven members of the losing team from the vegetarian feast challenge are facing elimination. Which favourite will be going home? Plus, a very special Yotam Ottolenghi MasterClass.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Yotam Ottolenghi

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Episode 31

Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Curtis Stone

1h 15m

Contestants have an hour to create a delicious dish from ingredients found in the Mystery Box set by international celebrity chef Curtis Stone.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Curtis Stone

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Episode 32

Pressure Test: Deniz Karaca's Passion for Caramel

1h 15m

The bottom four contestants from the invention test must now cook off in the Pressure Test set by one of the world's top chocolatiers to avoid elimination. Who will be next to leave the competition?

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Deniz Karaca

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Episode 33

Second Chance

1h 15m

Twelve of the previously eliminated contestants now have a chance to cook their way back into the competition. Which one of the home cooks will secure themselves a second chance?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 34

Team Challenge: Pop-Up Restaurant

1h 15m

MasterChef Australia2016 runner-up Matt Sinclair is on hand to mentor contestants in a pop-up restaurant team challenge to create a three-course menu for 100 diners.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Matt Sinclair

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Episode 35

Elimination Challenge

1h 15m

The six members of the losing team from the pop-up restaurant challenge enter the kitchen facing elimination. Who will be the next contestant to leave the competition?

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 36

Heston Blumenthal Road Trip

1h 15m

It's Heston Blumenthal week. Heston takes the top 12 contestants on a road trip through regional Victoria; the first stop is the mighty Murray River in Swan Hill.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Heston Blumenthal

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Episode 37

Team Challenge: Earth

1h 15m

Contestants split into pairs have 75 minutes to cook one main and one dessert that must incorporate the element of earth. The least impressive team will then need to cook off to avoid elimination.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Heston Blumenthal

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Episode 38

Team Challenge: Air

1h 15m

The judges and Heston Blumenthal welcome the eight contestants to the Mildura salt pan. The contestants must cook dishes inspired by 'air' in teams of four.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Heston Blumenthal

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Episode 39

Invention Test: Fire

1h 15m

Contestants have 60 minutes to cook a savoury dish inspired by fire. The two least impressive dishes must then cook off to avoid the elimination challenge.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Heston Blumenthal

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Episode 40

Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 3

1h 15m

Contestants have 75 minutes to cook a delicious dish to avoid elimination. Later, Heston Blumenthal's MasterClass shows how to cook a tasty BBQ leg of Mallee lamb.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Heston Blumenthal

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Episode 41

Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test

1h 15m

Contestants have an hour to create a dish from the Mystery Box ingredients, with only three dishes to be tasted. The maker of the winning dish will receive an advantage in the invention test.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Peter Gilmore

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Episode 42

Pressure Test: Paul Carmichael's Bajan Fish Fry

1h 15m

Unwatched The contestants have three hours and 45 minutes to recreate Paul Carmichael's Bajan fish fry from Momofuku Seiobo. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be eliminated from the competition.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Paul Carmichael

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Episode 43

Immunity Challenge

1h 15m

The three best performers from the invention test now compete for a chance at immunity. Will our amateur cook have what it takes to out-perform one of Australia's best chefs?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Ben Devlin

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Episode 44

Team Challenge: Identical Plates

1h 15m

Split into pairs, each team must make two plates of the same dish and they must be identical, but they will not be able to see or taste what their team mate is cooking.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Tsutomo Kodama

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Episode 45

Elimination Challenge

1h 15m

The bottom four contestants from the team challenge now must cook off and produce a spectacular dish to stay alive in the competition.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 46

Mystery Box Challenge

1h 15m

This program is about to get even bigger as the competition travels to the land of the cherry blossom, Japan. Contestants must explore Tokyo to find ingredients for the mystery box challenge.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 47

Kappo-style Degustation Menu

1h 15m

Each of the eight contestants will have to conceive, cook and deliver one course as part of an eight-course Kappo-style degustation for some of Tokyo's food elite.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 48

Immunity Challenge

1h 15m

The winning contestants from the invention test and the Kappo challenge now have a chance to fight it out for immunity in view of Mount Fuji at the Obuchi Tea Plantation.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 49

Off-site Challenge: Shinjuku

1h 15m

The judges welcome contestants to the heart of Shinjuku, where Tokyo comes alive at night. Contestants will be cooking at a local alleyway packed with street stalls to feed hundreds of hungry diners.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 50

Elimination Challenge

1h 15m

The losing team from the Yokocho street stall challenge must cook off to stay in the competition. Contestants must cook a dish that celebrates where they have come from and where they are going.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 51

Japan Week Masterclass

1h 15m

Japan week concludes at Tateyama Castle for a very special MasterClass with Michelin star sushi chef who walks the contestants through the simplicity and beauty of the perfect sushi.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Odaka Takayuki, Kagehisa Imada

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Episode 52

Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test

1h 15m

Contestants have an hour to create a dish from four mystery ingredients to gain advantage in the invention test. Later, contestants must recreate a classic dish and avoid facing elimination.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 53

Pressure Test: Kylie Millar

1h 15m

The three least impressive contestants from the invention test cook off in a pressure test set by MasterChef alumni, Kylie Millar. Who has cooked their last dish in the kitchen?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Kylie Millar

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Episode 54

Immunity Challenge

1h 15m

The three best invention test performers now face a special souffle immunity challenge. Can our amateur chef out-cook a professional and find themselves cooking in finals week?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Federico Zanellato

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Episode 55

Service Challenge: 50 Hungry Customers

1h 15m

The judges reveal that each contestant will be in charge of either an entree, main or dessert to serve 50 hungry customers. The bottom three contestants will then be up for elimination.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Clare Smyth

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Episode 56

Elimination Challenge

1h 15m

The three least impressive contestants from the service challenge must cook to stay in the competition and earn their place in finals week. Who will be the next to leave?

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 57

Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test

1h 15m

It's finals week. The top six contestants enter the kitchen to face a mystery box challenge to prove to the judges just how far they have come in the competition.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 58

Pressure Test: Shaun Quade's Pearl on the Ocean Floor

1h 15m

The bottom three contestants from the invention test now cook off in a pressure test to avoid elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition?

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Shaun Quade

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Episode 59

Elimination Challenge

1h 15m

The top five contestants must create either a sweet or savoury dish and present seven plates of food for the judges as well as four of Australia’s top chefs to avoid elimination from the competition.

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Peter Gilmore, Ross Lusted, Alla Wolf-Tasker

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Episode 60

Service Challenge: Dinner by Heston

1h 15m

The pressure is on as the top four contestants enter one of Melbourne's top restaurants, Dinner By Heston, for a service challenge. Who will be the first semifinalist?

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Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Ashley Palmer-Watts

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Episode 61

Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 5

1h 15m

Three contestants must create a dish worthy of a place in the semifinal. The final MasterClass of the season sees the tables turned on Gary, George and Shannon, who compete in a mystery box challenge. Later, Curtis Stone drops by to take part in an invention test relay.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Curtis Stone

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Episode 62

Semi Final

1h 15m

The stakes are high as the three remaining contestants fight it out for the two places in the finale and the chance of winning the coveted prize.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi Bartels

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Episode 63

Grand Final

1h 15mfinale

Who will be crowned the winner of 2017? The finalists are competing for a $250,000 cash prize and a column in Australia's leading premium food magazine, Delicious.

Episode credits

Directed by Richard FrancWritten by Esi BartelsGuest stars Kirsten Tibballs

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about MasterChef Australia

Cast

Gary MehiganHimself - Judge & Host
George CalombarisHimself - Judge & Host
Melissa LeongHerself - Judge & Host
Matt PrestonHimself - Judge & Host
Jean-Christophe NovelliHimself - Judge & Host
Sofia LevinHerself - Judge & Host
Jock ZonfrilloHimself - Judge & Host
Andy AllenHimself - Judge & Host

Credits

Created by
Franc Roddam
Written by
Esi Bartels

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Reality
Episodes
1,142
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • 10Australia
  • EndemolShine AustraliaAustralia

Themes

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