MasterChef Australia (series 14)
In October 2021, Network 10 announced that MasterChef Australia would return for its 14th season in 2022. The format is Fans & Favourites[1] and will feature 12 new contestants and 12 former contestants.[2] The season premiered on 18 April 2022.[3]
| MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites | |
|---|---|
| Season 14 | |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 24 |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network 10 |
| Original release | 18 April 2022 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | December 2021 |
| Website | 10play.com.au/masterchef |
| Series chronology | |
The season was initially announced as Foodies Vs. Favourites.[2] In January 2022 production was temporarily halted after several members of the production team contracted the COVID-19 virus. The judges, cast and crew are all fully vaccinated against the virus.[1]
Contestants
The 12 returning contestants were announced in a sneak peek on 23 March 2022.[4][5] The full cast was announced on 3 April 2022.[6][7]
| Contestant[2][4][5][6] | Age | State/Terr | Occupation | Original Series | Previous Season Placing |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldo Ortado | 35 | NSW | Restaurant manager | Series 10 | 13th | Competing |
| Ali Stoner | 52 | VIC | Artist | N/A | Competing | |
| Alvin Quah | 47 | NSW | Medical manager | Series 2 | 6th | Competing |
| Billie McKay | 30 | NSW | Chef & restaurant manager | Series 7 | 1st | Competing |
| Christina Batista | 40 | NSW | Chef, restaurateur & TV presenter | Series 5 | 5th | Competing |
| Daniel Lamble | 28 | NT | Firefighter | N/A | Competing | |
| Harry Tomlinson | 26 | VIC | Barista & coffee roaster | N/A | Competing | |
| Jenn Lee | 26 | QLD | Dentist | N/A | Competing | |
| John Carasig | 43 | VIC | Chef & restaurateur | Series 7 | 12th | Competing |
| Julie Goodwin | 51 | NSW | Cook, author & radio and TV presenter | Series 1 | 1st | Competing |
| Keyma Vasquez Montero | 37 | VIC | Stay-at-home mum | N/A | Competing | |
| Matt Landmark | 28 | VIC | Secondary teacher | N/A | Competing | |
| Max Krapivsky | 31 | VIC | Osteopath | N/A | Competing | |
| Melanie Persson | 27 | WA | PhD student | N/A | Competing | |
| Michael Weldon | 36 | VIC | Developmental chef & TV presenter | Series 3 | 2nd | Competing |
| Mindy Woods | 40 | NSW | Chef & restaurateur | Series 4 | 4th | Competing |
| Minoli De Silva | 35 | NT | Chemical engineer | Series 13 | 10th | Competing |
| Montana Hughes | 24 | QLD | Influencer | N/A | Competing | |
| Sarah Todd | 34 | VIC | Chef & restaurateur | Series 6 | 9th | Competing |
| Sashi Cheliah | 42 | SA | Chef & restaurateur | Series 10 | 1st | Competing |
| Steph Woon | 31 | VIC | Banking analyst | N/A | Competing | |
| Tommy Pham | 32 | NSW | Stay-at-home dad | Series 13 | 7th | Competing |
| Dulan Hapuarachchi | 32 | VIC | Financial analyst | N/A | Eliminated 26 April | |
| Chris Tran | 31 | VIC | Marketing advisor | N/A | Eliminated 24 April | |
Elimination chart
| No. | Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mystery Box Challenge Winner |
None | Aldo Melanie |
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| Immunity Challenge |
Christina Harry Tommy |
Chris Harry Julie Montana |
Aldo Alvin Billie Julie Melanie Michael Minoli |
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| Elimination Challenge Winner |
Minoli | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aldo | IN | Team Win | WIN | Fast Track | Team Win 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ali | IN | Team Lose | IN | Team Lose 3 | Team Lose 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alvin | IN | Team Win | Btm 3 | Team Win | Team Lose 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billie | IN | Team Win | IN | Team Win | I.P. | Team Lose 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christina | Top 3 | I.P. | Team Win | IN | Team Lose 1 | Team Win 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel | IN | Team Lose | IN | Team Lose 2 | Team Win 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry | Top 3 | I.P. | Btm 2 | IN | Team Lose 3 | Team Win 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jenn | IN | Team Lose | IN | Team Lose 2 | Team Lose 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John | IN | Team Win | IN | Team Lose 1 | Team Lose 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julie | IN | IMM | Btm 4 | Team Win | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keyma | IN | Team Lose | IN | Team Lose 2 | Team Win 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt | IN | Team Lose | IN | Team Lose 2 | Team Lose 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max | IN | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Team Lose 2 | Team Lose 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melanie | IN | DNP | WIN | Fast Track | Team Win 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael | IN | Team Win | IN | Team Win | I.P. | Team Win 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mindy | IN | Team Win | IN | Team Lose 3 | Team Lose 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minoli | IN | WIN | IN | Team Win | Team Lose 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | IN | Team Lose | IN | Team Lose 3 | Team Win 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah | IN | Team Win | IN | Team Lose 1 | Team Win 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sashi | IN | Team Win | IN | Team Lose 1 | Team Lose 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steph | IN | Team Lose | IN | Team Lose 3 | Team Win 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy | Top 3 | I.P. | Team Win | IN | Team Lose 1 | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Dulan | IN | Team Lose | Elim | Eliminated (Ep 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Chris | IN | Elim | Eliminated (Ep 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminated | Chris | Dulan | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Episodes and ratings
- Colour key:
- – Highest rating during the series
- – Lowest rating during the series
| Ep#/Wk-Ep# | Original airdate | Episode Title / Event | Total viewers (five metro cities) | Nightly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ||||
| 1/01-1 | Monday, 18 April 2022 | Series Premiere: Strengths Immunity Pin Challenge — The 24 contestants were tasked with cooking a dish which showcased their strengths for one of three immunity pins. The contestants competed in their teams, as Fans or Favourites. The contestant who cooked the top dish in each team received an immunity pin, as well as the contestant who cooked the next best dish in either team. The pins were won by Tommy, Harry and Christina. |
545,000 | #9[8] |
| 2/01-2 | Tuesday, 19 April 2022 | Featured Ingredients Service Challenge — The contestants competed in their Fans and Favourites teams in a three-course service challenge, in which each course had to feature a key ingredient chosen by the Fans or the Favourites. Teams were broken up into three smaller sections of four people who worked on each course; the sections who cooked each of the winning courses will enter the immunity decider challenge. The Fans had the best entree and dessert, while the Favorites had the winning main. Fans Harry, Max, Jenn, Chris, Melanie, Montana, Steph and Keyma and Favourites Sashi, Tommy, Julie and Michael advanced to the team challenge. | 436,000 | #12[9] |
| 3/01-3 | Wednesday, 20 April 2022 | Food Pyramid Invention Test — The 12 winning contestants from the service challenge were given 75 minutes to cook a dish using one or more layers of the food pyramid. Steph, Sashi and Chris had access to the entire pyramid, while Melanie, Julie and Jenn cooked using the bottom three rows. Keyma, Tommy, and Harry had the bottom two rows, and Montana, Michael and Max were limited to the bottom row, consisting of fruits, vegetables and legumes. Montana, Harry, Julie and Chris' dishes were deemed the best and they earned the four spots in the immunity challenge. | 376,000 | #15[10] |
| 4/01-4 | Thursday, 21 April 2022 | Lucky Dip Immunity Challenge — Chris, Harry, Montana and Julie each chose one cloche blindly from four rows containing fruits and vegetables, herbs and spices, pantry items, and cooking techniques. They had 75 minutes to cook a dish featuring leeks, anchovies, saffron and a deep-fried element. The judges liked Harry's gnocco fritto with ricotta and leeks, but they loved Julie's prawn, leek and chorizo paella, and she won immunity from elimination. | 490,000 | #9[11] |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 5/02-1 | Sunday, 24 April 2022 | Great Aussie Jaffle Elimination Challenge - In the first of a two-round elimination challenge, all contestants except Julie (with immunity) and Melanie (who sat out to balance the team numbers) had 45 minutes to cook a dish using a jaffle maker. Minoli's chicken and potato jaffle was considered the best and the Favourites were saved from elimination, sending the Fans into the second round, where they had 75 minutes to make a dish that had changed their lives. Harry, who decided not to play her immunity pin, had multiple issues with her dish as her pumpkin was under-seasoned and her lentils were under-cooked. Max's tart was also under-cooked. Chris struggled during the cook as he burned the first batch of crispy noodles for his dish and forgot to clean the oil before cooking his second batch. Ultimately, the burnt oil overpowered the flavour of the dish, which resulted in his elimination. | 442,000 | #5[12] |
| 6/02-2 | Monday, 25 April 2022 | Throwback Mystery Box Challenge — The contestants were given 75 minutes to cook a dish using the first mystery box from the first series, containing ingredients such as a pork chop, Granny Smith apples and dark chocolate, as well the pantry staples. Aldo's pork cotoletta Milanese and Melanie's gluten-free choux lemon meringue were the top two, fast-tracking them to the immunity challenge. Julie's noodles for her fettucine dish were rolled too thin and overcooked, and Alvin's noodles were under-cooked. Dulan's pork chop was overcooked, while Max's agnolotti was under-seasoned and bland. The four were sent to the pressure test as a result. | 438,000 | #14[13] |
| 7/02-3 | Tuesday, 26 April 2022 | Zumbo Pressure Test Challenge— Alvin, Julie, Dulan and Max faced a pressure test set by pastry chef Adriano Zumbo. They had four hours and 30 minutes to recreate his chocolate dessert Polly Want a Waffle, with the chocolate feathers already prepared for them. Julie's and Alvin's desserts were near-perfect, with the latter's dish being the dish of the day, and they were safe, putting Max and Dulan in the bottom two. Max's waffle layers were set well, but his marshmallow was problematic. Dulan, who struggled and fell behind early in the cook, rushed to make his layers and his dish was unbalanced, which sealed his elimination. | 498,000 | #10[14] |
| 8/02-4 | Wednesday, 27 April 2022 | Chili Team Relay— With Aldo and Melanie fast-tracked to the immunity challenge, the 20 remaining contestants were divided into four teams of five and tasked with cooking a dish featuring chillies, given 15 minutes each to cook and 45 seconds to transfer information to the next cook. John and Julie, the captains of the Red and Grey Teams, respectively, decided to make curries. Harry, who captained the Green Team, selected chicken wings, and Matt, leading the Purple Team, opted for tacos. The Red Team's Sri Lankan chicken curry was praised, but their chilli jam was over-reduced and over-caramelised. The Purple Team struggled from poor communication as Max, the last cook on the team, scrapped the tacos and chose to serve a steak with a chilli salsa, which was criticised for being a jumble of flavours. Ultimately, the Grey Team's Thai chicken curry beat the Green Team's sweet chilli chicken wings, earning them the chance to compete for immunity alongside Aldo and Melanie. | 443,000 | #14[15] |
| 8/02-5 | MasterClass: Jock Zonfrillo, Andy Allen, Rosheen Kaul, Julie Goodwin and Jenn Lee- Jock and Andy each cooked a dish using Monday's mystery box, while guest chef Rosheen Kaul presented her wood-fired mackerel with charred tomato sambal. Julie and Jenn then demonstrated their favorite fried chicken recipes. | 369,000 | #17[15] | |
| 9/02-6 | Thursday, 28 April 2022 | Matt Stone Immunity Challenge— Aldo, Alvin, Michael, Billie, Julie, Minoli and Melanie competed against guest chef Matt Stone for one of seven immunity pins. They had 75 minutes to cook a dish highlighting one of the following controversial ingredients: licorice, blue cheese, Brussels sprouts, coriander, oysters, and pineapple. Matt's grilled oyster dish earned 26 out of 30 points. Billie and Michael impressed the judges, receiving 27 and 29 points for their coriander panna cotta, and pineapple and ham broth, respectively, and they each won a pin. | 510,000 | #8[16] |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 10/03-1 | Sunday, 1 May 2022 | Shannon Bennett French Service Challenge — The 22 remaining contestants except Tommy, who was ill, and Julie, who sat out to balance the teams, faced a service challenge set by guest chef Shannon Bennett. They were given two hours to prepare a three course meal showcasing French cuisine, with the contestants cooking the least impressive courses being sent to the elimination decider challenge. The Favourites presented the best entree, but they had issues in their main and dessert, giving the Fans the win on the latter two courses. Favourites Aldo, Christina, Sarah and Michael and Fans, Daniel, Harry, Keyma, Montana, Melanie and Steph were safe from elimination, sending the others, including Julie to the mystery box challenge. | ||
| 11/03-2 | Monday, 2 May 2022 | — | ||
| 12/03-3 | Tuesday, 3 May 2022 | — | ||
| 13/03-4 | Wednesday, 4 May 2022 | — | ||
| 14/03-5 | Thursday, 5 May 2022 | — | ||
| Week 4 | ||||
| 15/04-1 | Sunday, 8 May 2022 | — | ||
| 16/04-2 | Monday, 9 May 2022 | — | ||
| 17/04-3 | Tuesday, 10 May 2022 | — | ||
| 18/04-4 | Wednesday, 11 May 2022 | — | ||
| 19/04-5 | Thursday, 12 May 2022 | — | ||
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