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Back to Win
April 28, 2025

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.

01. Gordon Ramsay's Team Service Challenge

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!

1h 13min
April 28, 2025

02. Keep Up with Gordon Challenge

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.

50min
April 29, 2025

03. Late Night Snack Immunity Challenge

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!

53min
April 30, 2025

04. Food Journey Elimination Challenge

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.

1h 16min
May 4, 2025

05. Mystery Box: Peter Gilmore

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.

51min
May 5, 2025

06. The Coffee Caviar Tin: Kirsten Tibballs' Pressure Test

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.

48min
May 6, 2025

07. Shannon Bennett's 20-Minute Immunity Challenge

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.

51min
May 7, 2025

08. Two-Round Elimination Challenge: One Inch Cube

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.

56min
May 11, 2025

09. Mystery Fridge Invention Test

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.

50min
May 12, 2025

10. Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone

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!

47min
May 13, 2025

11. Jean-Christophe's French Service Immunity Challenge

Jean-Christophe leads a French service challenge as teams compete for immunity.

48min
May 14, 2025

12. Finishing Flair Elimination Challenge

In today's elimination challenge, the contestants have to create a dish with an element of tableside theatre.

1h 0min
May 18, 2025

13. Wrapped Up Mystery Box Challenge

The MasterChef contestants face off with a mystery box with a wrapped up surprise.

49min
May 19, 2025

14. Pressure Test: Steven He's Balloon Puppy Cake

Renowned pastry chef Steven He delivers a magical pressure test with his Balloon Puppy Cake.

48min
May 20, 2025

15. Squire's Landing Pub Service Immunity Challenge

In Sydney, teams compete for immunity in a pub inspired service challenge.

49min
May 21, 2025

16. Surf and Turf Elimination Challenge with Josh Niland

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.

1h 6min
May 25, 2025

17. Mystery Box Challenge: Ixta Belfrage

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.

49min
May 26, 2025

18. Pressure Test: Blayne Bertoncello

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.

48min
May 27, 2025

19. Immunity Challenge: Team-relay Challenge

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.

48min
May 28, 2025

20. Elimination Challenge: Butter

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.

1h 1min
June 1, 2025

21. Mystery Box Challenge: Sooshi Mango

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.

49min
June 2, 2025

22. Pressure Test: John Demetrios

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.

48min
June 3, 2025

23. Immunity Challenge: Cold Meats Sandwich

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.

51min
June 4, 2025

24. Elimination Challenge: Andy Cooks

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.

1h 3min
June 8, 2025

25. Mystery Box Challenge: Lee Kum Kee

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.

47min
June 9, 2025

26. Pressure Test: Ice Cream

The contestants design their own pressure test inspired by seven different Connoisseur ice cream flavours. The best two will win immunity.

49min
June 10, 2025

27. Team Service Challenge: Dough

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.

53min
June 11, 2025

28. Elimination Challenge: Laksa Taste-Test

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

58min
June 15, 2025

29. Mystery Box: Goo

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.

48min
June 16, 2025

30. Pressure Test: Poh

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.

50min
June 17, 2025

31. Taste Test: Jelly Gems

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.

49min
June 18, 2025

32. Elimination Challenge: Nostalgia

Today's elimination challenges the contestants to serve a nostalgic dish.

1h 1min
June 22, 2025

33. Mystery Box: Nornie Bero

Nornie Bero brings a mystery box filled with native ingredients to the Kitchen!

48min
June 23, 2025

34. Keep Up with Curtis Challenge

Aussie legend Curtis Stone returns for a slow cooked lamb raviolo cook-along.

June 24, 2025

35. Episode 35

It's a battle for immunity and the chance to make a custom creation for Coles!

June 25, 2025