MasterChef Australia Back to Win
The seventeenth series of the Australian television cooking show MasterChef Australia was announced on 16 September 2024. The series features the same four judges as series 16, namely series 4 winner Andy Allen, food writer Sofia Levin, French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow. Similar to series 12, the 2025 series features a Back to Win concept, with 24 contestants from previous seasons returning for a chance to win the title.
Gordon Ramsay's Team Service Challenge 01 It's back to win and 23 returning contestants are back for another shot at the trophy. Gordon Ramsay greets them to announce that they are splitting into three teams and taking on a service challenge!
4/28/2025
Keep Up with Gordon Challenge 02 Gordon Ramsay is in the kitchen to put 8 cooks through a Keeping Up with Challenge. They'll work at record pace to deliver TWO of Gordon's dishes, in a fight for the only immunity pin of the season.
4/29/2025
Late Night Snack Immunity Challenge 03 To win immunity and a chance to see their creation added to Gordon Ramsay's new London restaurant's menu at 22 Bishopsgate, they must cook and elevate their favourite late-night snack!
4/30/2025
Food Journey Elimination Challenge 04 Inspired by watching an emotional video on their MasterChef journeys, the contestants must cook a dish that represents who they are now. But this will result in the first elimination for the season.
5/4/2025
Mystery Box: Peter Gilmore 05 Peter Gilmore has brought a Mystery Box packed with ingredients from his most iconic dishes, which have been responsible for some of the competition's greatest moments of triumph and heart break.
5/5/2025
The Coffee Caviar Tin: Kirsten Tibballs' Pressure Test 06 Chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs joins the MasterChef kitchen for the very first pressure test of the series. With her toughest recipe yet she challenges the contestants with her Coffee Caviar Tin.
5/6/2025
Shannon Bennett's 20-Minute Immunity Challenge 07 Legendary Australian chef, Shannon Bennett, is cooking in the MC kitchen. After his demo, whoever creates the most delicious dish in 20 minutes will win immunity and be safe from Sunday's elimination.
5/7/2025
Two-Round Elimination Challenge: One Inch Cube 08 The cooks take part in a one-inch cube taste test in teams. Their elected team leader could land their whole team in an elimination cook.
5/11/2025
Mystery Fridge Invention Test 09 Today's mystery box challenge comes with a twist: contestants must select one of the judges' fridges and use whatever is inside to create a dish worthy for a chance at immunity and a grand prize.
5/12/2025
Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone 10 Immunity is up for grabs today. The contestants have one hour to recreate a Curtis Stone dish. But with a twist: they'll have to do it without the recipe!
5/13/2025
Jean-Christophe's French Service Immunity Challenge 11 Jean-Christophe leads a French service challenge as teams compete for immunity.
5/14/2025
Finishing Flair Elimination Challenge 12 In today's elimination challenge, the contestants have to create a dish with an element of tableside theatre.
5/18/2025
Wrapped Up Mystery Box Challenge 13 The MasterChef contestants face off with a mystery box with a wrapped up surprise.
5/19/2025
Pressure Test: Steven He's Balloon Puppy Cake 14 Renowned pastry chef Steven He delivers a magical pressure test with his Balloon Puppy Cake.
5/20/2025
Squire's Landing Pub Service Immunity Challenge 15 In Sydney, teams compete for immunity in a pub inspired service challenge.
5/21/2025
Surf and Turf Elimination Challenge with Josh Niland 16 Seafood extraordinaire Josh Niland is in the kitchen for his own creative take on Surf and Turf. The challenge is to create a modern dish using both meat and seafood and survive elimination.
5/25/2025
Mystery Box Challenge: Ixta Belfrage 17 MasterChef welcomes Ixta Belfrage for a debut visit. The chef has brought a Mystery Box with a twist. There is one secret ingredient the contestants will only discover halfway into the cook.
5/26/2025
Pressure Test: Blayne Bertoncello 18 Today's pressure test raises the bar with the contestants tasked to recreate guest judge Blayne Bertoncello's highly technical dessert, not once, but in five consistent dishes.
5/27/2025
Immunity Challenge: Team-relay Challenge 19 It's the classic MasterChef team-relay challenge where four teams must compete create a savoury dish that uses potatoes in at least two ways.
5/28/2025
Elimination Challenge: Butter 20 Twelve MasterChef contestants are faced with a bust of judge Jean-Christophe Novelli made entirely of butter. Fighting for their place in the competition, they must create a dish featuring butter.
6/1/2025
Mystery Box Challenge: Sooshi Mango 21 In a heartwarming and hilarious Mystery Box challenge, contestants must cook a dish worthy of a Nonna's table under the watchful eyes of Sooshi Mango, for a shot at immunity.
6/2/2025
Pressure Test: John Demetrios 22 The MasterChef contestants face a pressure given by Dessert Master winner John Demetrios. In the hope of winning immunity, they'll have to recreate his Chocolate Meteor.
6/3/2025
Immunity Challenge: Cold Meats Sandwich 23 It's viral week and vying for immunity once again, the contestants are challenged to create the ultimate scrollable cold meats sandwich followed by a viral dish mash-up.
6/4/2025
Elimination Challenge: Andy Cooks 24 Social media superstar Andy Cooks sets two viral challenges. First, the contestants must create an epic Cheese Pull. In Round Two, the bottom five make a Satisfying Slice. One will be eliminated.
6/8/2025
Mystery Box Challenge: Lee Kum Kee 25 Today's mystery box is a head-to-head battle between those fatefully matched with the same Lee Kum Kee sauce to earn their spot in tomorrow's immunity challenge.
6/9/2025
26 The contestants design their own pressure test inspired by seven different Connoisseur ice cream flavours. The best two will win immunity.
6/10/2025
Team Service Challenge: Dough 27 It's Dough-Fest in the MasterChef garden and time for the contestants to test their team work in an epic service challenge. The teams have four hours to cook a dough-based savoury and sweet.
6/11/2025
Elimination Challenge: Laksa Taste-Test 28 The cooks take part in a laksa taste-test, set by one of Australia's most renowned Malaysian chefs. First four cooks who guess the wrong ingredient, must fight for their place in the competition
6/15/2025
29 The first cook of Sweet Week, and for today's mystery box, each contestant must incorporate an element of 'goo' into their desserts. The four cooks with the top dishes will compete for immunity.
6/16/2025
30 Poh sets today's Sweet Week pressure test providing not one, but three of her extraordinary desserts for the cooks to replicate. Four contestants battle it out to win immunity.
6/17/2025
31 As Sweet Week continues, a jelly-gem taste test will determine which five contestants will go on to cook a dish incorporating at least one of those ingredients for immunity.
6/18/2025
Elimination Challenge: Nostalgia 32 Today's elimination challenges the contestants to serve a nostalgic dish.
6/22/2025
33 Nornie Bero brings a mystery box filled with native ingredients to the Kitchen!
6/23/2025
Keep Up with Curtis Challenge 34 Aussie legend Curtis Stone returns for a slow cooked lamb raviolo cook-along.
6/24/2025
Immunity Challenge: Coles Custom Creation 35 It's a battle for immunity and the chance to make a custom creation for Coles!
6/25/2025
Elimination Challenge: Maggie Beer 36 Ten contestants compete in a classic challenge set by Maggie Beer.
6/29/2025
37 The first cook for the Top 10 is an Air Fryer mystery box.
6/30/2025
Pressure Test: Philip Khoury 38 Award-winning pastry chef Philip Khoury sets an elimination pressure test.
7/1/2025
Immunity Challenge: Over Two Rounds 39 The top 9 contestants compete in two rounds for a chance at winning immunity.
7/2/2025
Elimination Challenge: Faraway Places 40 To survive elimination, the contestant's dishes need to transport the judges to faraway places! The best dishes will do the same for their makers!!
7/6/2025
41 Cooks arrive on their trip away, to face a mystery box with local ingredients.
7/7/2025
Immunity Challenge: Fine Dining 42 Contestants cook a fine dining menu, inspired by local cultural sights.
7/8/2025
Immunity Challenge: Last Chance 43 It's our cooks' final day away, and they have one last chance at immunity.
7/9/2025
Elimination Challenge: Dual Duel 44 Four contestants face off in an emotional dual duel elimination
7/13/2025
45 The final 7 face a mystery box filled with garlic and a mystery ingredient!
7/14/2025
Pressure Test: Michael Wilson 46 3 contestants face a pressure test by Michelin Star chef Michael Wilson
7/15/2025
Immunity Challenge: Alphabet Lucky Dip 47 Contestants have another chance at immunity in an alphabet lucky dip challenge
7/16/2025
Elimination Challenge: Race Against the Clock 48 90 minutes, 2 rounds, it's a race against the clock to avoid elimination.
7/20/2025
Mystery Box Challenge: The Everything Box 49 It's the Everything Box. The top 4 dishes will enter tomorrow's Immunity cook.
7/21/2025
Pressure Test: Vue De Monde 50 Yesterday's winners are battling it out in a service challenge at Vue De Monde.
7/22/2025
Immunity Challenge: Heartfelt Letters 51 Letters from their loved ones inspire contestants to cook an immunity-winning dish and claim a coveted spot in this year’s top five.
7/23/2025
Elimination Challenge: 2 Rounds with Julie Goodwin & Nat Thaipun 52 A two-round elimination featuring previous winners Julie Goodwin and Nat Thaipun.
7/27/2025
Mystery Box: Final Immunity 53 The top five battle it out for the last immunity of the season
7/28/2025
Elimination Challenge: Vaughan Mabee 54 The mad genius of the South Island Vaughan Mabee will be the end of someone's Masterchef fairytale...
7/29/2025
Four Contestants, Four Judges, Four Cloches 55 The Top 4 compete for 10k in travel vouchers with ingredients inspired by the judge's travels.
8/3/2025
Elimination Challenge: Two-Round Elimination 56 The final 4 must gamble on an ingredient to cook either sweet or savoury.
8/4/2025
Final Three: Time Auction 57 The final 3 take on a classic MCK challenge; the Time Auction
8/5/2025
58 The Fun One: Where the Judges swap places with the contestants!
8/10/2025
Semi-Final: Service Challenge 59 It's the ultimate service challenge; the MasterChef Australia 2025 Semi Final!
8/11/2025
60 The Grand Finale where the MasterChef Australia 2025 'Back to Win' victor is crowned!
8/12/2025
