Finale Night - Poh and Julie competed against each other in three rounds consisting of a Taste Test, an Invention Test and a Pressure Test. Points would be earned for each test, with the winner decided based on the final tally after the three tests.

The Grand Finale

Gary Mehigan

George Calombaris

Matt Preston

Season 2

The Tables Are Turned

Sydney Sizzles

Audition 2

Audition 3

In the first ever Masterchef Australia elimination challenge, 12 contestants fighting for their place in the competition choose from a large variety of fresh ingredients and have just 45 minutes to be as creative as possible to impress the judges.

Top 50 (1) - Taste Test

Two seafood dishes in two hours is the elimination challenge

Top 50 (2) - Fish Market Frenzy

The mystery box challenge gives the judges all the clues they need. Top 20 Revealed

The Top 20 Revealed

The contestants cook up a storm in the new MasterChef kitchen. Top 20 Cooking Challenge

20 Ways with Chicken

Celebrity Chef Challenge 1 - Manu Feildel

Sam And The Sausage

Sushi Stress

Team Elimination - Having lost the challenge, the blue team contemplated who to eliminate

The First Cut

Masterclass 1 - Cooking with the masters - Lamb Rack with Pomme Puree, Pain Perdu with Chocolate Mousse.

Cooking With The Masters

Rabbit Season

Pressure Test Elimination - Julie, Aaron and Linda landed in the Bottom 3 for their disasters in the invention test.

The Tarte Tatin Test

Celebrity Chef Challenge 2 - Martin Boetz

Brent vs Boetz

The teams each prepare a feast for guest judge, Curtis Stone.

Banquet Wars

Team Elimination - The Blue Team, headed by Brent, faced elimination

A Blow for Brent

Masterclass 2 - Class is in - Poached Egg Salad with Tomato Tea (consume), Roast Saddle of Rabbit with White Bean Puree.

Class Is In

Julia's Divine Dumplings

Pressure Test Elimination - Michelle, Sam and Kate had to cook squid in their challenge.

Attack of the Killer Squid

The MasterChef contestant takes on the celebrity chef at his own game.

Julia and the Duck

A three course meal for three food critics has the contestants in a tizz.

Aisle Panic

The blue team’s decision leaves more than one contestant upset.

An Emotional Elimination

Masterclass 3 - Soufflés and stir-fries - Chilli and Fennel Squid, Chinese Mushroom Stir-fry with Tofu, Chocolate and Jaffa Soufflé

Soufflés and Stir-fries

The contestants impress the judges with their challenge efforts.

The Steaks are Raised

Celebrity Chef Challenge 4 - Alex Herbert

Sweet Success

Chris vs Alex Herbert

The teams race to feed the hungry hordes.

Feeding Frenzy

The team captain has the final say as to who should go.

Kate's Tough Decision

Masterclass 4 - The perfect chip - Snapper in a Bag and Chunky Chips, Risotto with Pumpkin and Goat’s Cheese, Rib Eye Steak with Red Wine Sauce and Spinach

The Perfect Chip

John Torode from the UK MasterChef rates the contestants.

Best of British

Pressure Test Elimination - Aaron, Sandra and Julie faced elimination and had to make paella.

Paella Pain

Justine vs Guy Grossi

Fishy Business

The blue team decides whether to send their captain home.

The Great Bait Debate

Masterclass 5 - Lemon Goodness - Lobster Bisque, Tuscan Vegetable Soup, Roast Chicken with Buttery Potatoes, Lemon Diva cupcakes.

Lemon Goodness

Double Trouble

Pressure Test Elimination - Tom, Poh, Chris and Julie had to make Croquembouche.

Not So Sweet

Celebrity Chef Challenge 6 with Ben O'Donoghue

Lucas vs Ben O’Donoghue

Canape Frenzy

The blue team say goodbye to another contestant.

And Then There Were Seven

Masterclass 6 - Sweet treats - Fetta Blini with Smoked Beetroot, John Dory on the Bone with Vvegetables, Coffee éclairs with Vanilla Cream Filling

Sweet Treats

Hits and Misses

Pressure Test Elimination - Geni, Poh and Andre were in the bottom three and had to make salmon terrine.

Terrine Trauma

Justine vs Matt Moran

The contestants cater a wedding on water.

Here Comes the Bride

Taste Test Elimination - Poh and Sam named ingredients in a pot of minestrone.

Grain Pain

Masterclass 7 - Cocktail hour - Kingfish Skewers with Zucchini Salad, Piña Colada, Prawn Saganaki, Raspberry Tart

Cocktail Hour

Hello Hong Kong!

Hong Kong - High Tea/Rainbow Fish Challenge

Old Faces Return

Truffletastic!

Hong Kong - Mystery Steamer Challenge and Super Challengee.

Battle of the Sexes

Pressure Test Elimination - Justine and Julie landed in the bottom 2 and had to make a sweet and sour duck stir fry

Sweet and Sour

Masterclass 8 - Fried Rice, Hot Salami Pizza, Seared Scallops with Braised Pork Belly, Lemon and Date Scones

Show and Tell

Invention Test 7 - Three course meal, 'Romance' theme

Love is in the Air

The contestants cook their dream menu for the judges.

Vision Quest

Celebrity Chef Challenge 9 - Emmanuel Stroobant

Andre vs Emmanuel Stroobant

HMAS Kanimbla Challenge - Poh, Justine and Tom returned to the competition

All at Sea

Taste Test Elimination - Tom and Sam had to guess ingredients

Thyme Out

Masterclass 9 - Crepes Suzette, Twice Baked Cheese Souffle, Braised Lamb Shanks, Open Beef Kofta

Shanks and Soufflés

The contestants deliver some festive cheer.

Christmas in July

Pressure Test Elimination - Sam, Poh, Chris and Andre had to cook a combination of panna cotta, passionfruit emulsion ("passionfruit slick") and filled macaroon biscuits.

Macaroon Madness

Celebrity Chef Challenge 10 - Adrian Richardson

Julie vs Adrian Richardson

Matt Preston's Formal Dinner Challenge - The contestants had to cook for a dinner party hosted by Matt Preston for four leaders of the Australian food industry, Armando Percuoco, Margaret Fulton, Jacques Reymond and Cheong Liew. The five of them assessed the contestants' dishes, with the two worst performers being nominated for elimination

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

Taste Test Elimination - Andre and Chris, had to guess ingredients in a pot of Sri Lankan curry

Taste Test

Master Class 10 - Pork and Fennel Sausages with Baked Beans, Roast Salmon and Artichokes with Red Wine Sauce, Chocolate Cigar with Sabayon

Winter Warmers

Invention Test 9 - In the first challenge of the Finals Week, the contestants were asked to cook a meal under ten dollars using ingredients bought from the pantry that was converted into a supermarket

Finals Fever

Elimination Challenge 1 - The contestants had to make two pies - one sweet and one savoury, making their own pastry.

Pie Wars

Elimination Challenge 2 - As Poh had won the pie challenge she designated Malaysian as the theme and picked coconut cream and ling fish for the core ingredients. The contestants had 90 minutes to make two courses.

Poh's Advantage

Elimination Challenge 3 - The third elimination challenge emulated the pressure test challenge where the contestants had to make a several layered 'Chocolate Mousse' cake.

No Piece of Cake

Elimination Challenge 4 - The final elimination round before the final saw the contestants cooking the dishes they would include in self-authored recipe books with cookbook writer Donna Hay acting as the guest judge

And Then There Were Two

Masterclass Reunion - The Top 20 contestants were reunited in the final Masterclass and revealed what they have been up to since leaving the show. Poh and Julie also challenged George and Gary to a Mystery Box Challenge.

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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