Here’s the latest widely reported updates on MasterChef Australia.
- The 16th series aired in 2024, with Nat Thaipun winning and Josh Perry as runner-up. The finale aired mid-July 2024, awarding Nat a $250,000 prize and a Crown Melbourne residency.[1][3]
- As of early 2025, the 17th series titled MasterChef: Back To Win premiered on 28 April 2025, continuing with the same judging panel from series 16. The season followed a Back To Win format and ran through 2025.[4]
- Recent episode recaps in May 2026 reference ongoing Season 17 activity and new team challenges, indicating the show remained active and generating weekly recap content for viewers in Australia.[2]
If you’d like, I can pull more specifics (e.g., episode-by-episode results, current season contestants, or recent ratings) and add them with sources.
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MasterChef Australia (TV Series 2009– ) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
www.imdb.comMasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef UK. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network 10. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston served as the show's main judges until 2019, when they were replaced by MasterChef Australia Series 4 winner Andy Allen, food critic Melissa Leong, and restaurateur and chef Jock Zonfrillo. On April 30, 2023, Zonfrillo passed away...
masterchef.fandom.comHere's the recap of everything that you missed on last night's episode of MasterChef Australia. The great dishes and who got a white apron!
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