Episode Summary
Grand Finale — Brent and Rhiannon competed in a two-round challenge, with the first round consisting of a choice between three challenges and the second round consisting of a pressure test. In the first round, the finalists were presented with the choice between a mystery box, an envelope containing a brief, or a cloche containing an ingredient to be featured. The finalists were given the opportunity to remove one challenge each, in which Brent removed the cloche, while Rhiannon removed the mystery box. Therefore, Brent and Rhiannon were given 75 minutes to cook a dish meeting the brief of telling a story. Brent, who took inspiration from his first dish on MasterChef, cooked a tamarind-glazed pork chop with charred cabbage and a salsa, impressing the judges, and scoring 29 points. Rhiannon, who took inspiration from her experiences with cooking with her family, cooked crispy pork belly with a citrus caramel and an Asian salad. While the judges liked the flavours of the dish, it was criticised for not featuring enough sauce, scoring 25 points.
In the second round, pastry chef Amaury Guichon set the pressure test, presenting his intricate pocket watch dessert. Brent and Rhiannon were given 5 hours and 45 minutes to re-create Amaury’s pocket watch, which consisted of a cake containing a double chocolate chip cookie base, coffee hazelnut financier, vanilla bean coffee caramel, coffee cremeux, and a chocolate mousse, in addition to a sugar dome. During the challenge, Brent reduced his sugar dome for too long, which resulted in it slightly deflating, while Rhiannon dipped her cake in chocolate first rather than glazing it, which resulted in it being coated in chocolate twice. Although Rhiannon’s re-creation impressed the judges on its flavours, her mistake of dipping the cake in chocolate twice affected its texture. While Brent’s sugar dome was flawed, his re-creation impressed the judges.
Winner Announced — For the second round, Brent scored 34 compared to Rhiannon’s 27 points, with Brent scoring a combined 63 points compared to Rhiannon’s 52 points.
Brent Draper was announced as the winner of the fifteenth season of MasterChef Australia, receiving the first prize of $250,000 and being the third returning contestant to win the competition. Rhiannon Anderson received $40,000 as the runner-up, while Declan Cleary received $10,000 for finishing in third place.
A tribute to Jock Zonfrillo was played, with clips of him from his time as a MasterChef Australia judge.
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MasterChef Australia Show Summary
MasterChef Australia has a different format from that of the original British MasterChef and MasterChef Goes Large formats. Initial rounds consist of a large number of hopeful contestants from across Australia individually “auditioning” by presenting a food dish before the three judges in order to gain one of 50 semi-final places. Entrants must be over 18 years old and their main source of income cannot come from preparing and cooking fresh food in a professional environment.
The semi-finalists then compete in several challenges that test their food knowledge and preparation skills. In Season 1, the top 50 competed until 20 were left, with the final 20 progressing to the main stage of the show. From Season 2 onwards, 24 contestants progress. The contestants will then be whittled down through a number of individual and team-based cooking challenges and weekly elimination rounds until a winning MasterChef is crowned. The winner plays for a prize that includes chef training from leading professional chefs, the chance to have their own cookbook published, and A$250,000 in cash.
