Episode Summary Four teams competed in a relay challenge where each member had 15 minutes of cooking time and 45 seconds to pass their instructions to the next cook. Diana, Benjamin, Tamara and Benita, the captains of the Red, Yellow, Blue and Green Teams, were tasked with choosing a dish that featured maple syrup. Benita […]
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The ninth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on 1 May 2017 on Network Ten. Judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston from the previous series returned.
This series was won by Diana Chan in the grand finale against Ben Ungermann, on 24 July 2017.
The Top 24 contestants were announced on 1–3 May 2017. Chosen contestant Josh Clearihan was a previous auditionee from the eighth series who failed to reach the auditions when he was hospitalized with brain damage after a run-in with a car thief.[3] The series featured other previous auditionees: Pia Gava, Benita Orwell and Eloise Praino.[4][5][6]
Contestant | Age | State | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diana Chan | 29 | VIC | Accountant | Winner 24 July |
Ben Ungermann | 32 | QLD | Retail Manager | Runner-up 24 July |
Karlie Verkerk | 26 | NSW | Copywriter | Eliminated 23 July |
Tamara Graffen | 28 | WA | Engineering Officer | Eliminated 20 July Returned 13 June Eliminated 12 June |
Arum Nixon | 34 | NSW | Advertising Strategist | Eliminated 18 July |
Sarah Tiong | 26 | NSW | Risk Consultant | Eliminated 17 July |
Eliza Wilson | 30 | VIC | Theatre Nurse | Eliminated 13 July |
Eloise Praino | 32 | SA | Graduate Law Clerk | Eliminated 10 July |
Callan Smith | 18 | NSW | Student | Eliminated 6 July |
Sam Goodwin | 25 | VIC | Construction Coordinator | Eliminated 29 June |
Nicole Wellington | 24 | QLD | Medical Secretary | Eliminated 26 June |
Michelle Lukman | 19 | VIC | Student | Eliminated 22 June |
Ray Silva | 42 | NSW | Doctor | Eliminated 15 June |
Samuel Whitehead | 26 | SA | Market Stall Owner | Eliminated 8 June |
Pete Morgan | 31 | WA | Crane Operator | Eliminated 5 June |
Jess Butler | 29 | VIC | Nurse | Eliminated 1 June |
Trent Devincenzo | 27 | NSW | Systems Engineer | Eliminated 29 May |
Benjamin Bullock | 27 | WA | Lawyer | Eliminated 25 May |
Bryan Zhu | 23 | NSW | Photographer | Eliminated 22 May |
Benita Orwell | 57 | QLD | Ex-Ground Staff | Eliminated 18 May |
Pia Gava | 49 | VIC | Contracts Officer | Eliminated 15 May |
Josh Clearihan | 32 | VIC | Senior IT Administrator | Eliminated 11 May |
Lee Behan | 29 | WA | Hospitality Manager | Eliminated 8 May |
Rashedul Hasan | 35 | NSW | IT Program Director | Eliminated 4 May |
Future appearances
-In Series 10 Diana Chan appeared at the Auditions to Support the top 50.
-Ben Ungermann and Sarah Tiong appeared on Series 12. Ben withdrew from the competition on May 18, 2020, finishing in 16th and Sarah was eliminated on June 9 2020, finishing in 10th.
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MasterChef Australia Season 09 Episode 15 Watch Free Online
Episode Summary Arum, Ben, Benita, Nicole and Pete faced the elimination challenge, in which each contestant could bid part of his/her 90 minutes’ cooking time to purchase their ingredients. Each pantry of ingredients (except the staples) cost different minutes of time. Arum and Nicole spent 20 minutes on ginger, sugar and pistachios. Ben had John […]
MasterChef Australia Season 09 Episode 16 Watch Free Online
Episode Summary The daily challenges in the coming week focused the contestants on cooking desserts. Kirsten Tibballs presented her Mystery Box, which contained chocolate and her chosen ingredients (coconut, raspberries, mint, instant coffee, coffee beans, green tea, nectarines, desiccated coconut and dark rum) along with additional pantry dessert staples, for the contestants to make their […]
MasterChef Australia Season 09 Episode 01 Watch Free Online
Episode Summary The ninth series started with contestants cooking their signature dish in one hour for an automatic entry to the Top 24. Each judge awarded contestants with a “yes” or “no”. Twenty contestants received three “yes” votes and won their way through to the main competition while the second-chance contestants, with one or two […]
MasterChef Australia Season 09 Episode 17 Watch Free Online
Episode Summary Bryan, Samuel and Trent had three hours to replicate Christy Tania’s gravity-defying ice cream dessert and thirty minutes to make their sugar balloons. The time pressure proved too much for the three contestants as they had issues in their dishes: Trent’s balloon was too small as it dispersed when he presented his dish, […]
MasterChef Australia Season 09 Episode 02 Watch Free Online
Episode Summary Maggie Beer set a challenge for the twelve contestants who received a second chance to cook either a savoury dish or a dessert in 75 minutes, with lemons as the core ingredient, to secure a place in the competition. The top three dishes were chosen by Maggie and the judges sent their makers […]
MasterChef Australia Season 09 Episode 18 Watch Free Online
Episode Summary As a team, Callan, Diana and Sam individually competed against one of three guest pastry chefs for immunity. By knife draw, Sam was pitted against chef Lauren Eldridge, Diana faced chef Angélique Pereto and Callan cooked against KOI Dessert Bar’s Reynold Poernomo (from season 7). In 75 minutes, Diana made a dark chocolate […]
MasterChef Australia Season 09 Episode 03 Watch Free Online
Episode Summary To win the last apron and secure a spot in the Top 24, the remaining contestants faced a pressure test set by Anna Polyviou. They had three and a half hours to recreate her intricate firecracker-based dessert consisting of ten technical components The two hopefuls who delivered the best dishes were considered by […]
MasterChef Australia Season 09 Episode 19 Watch Free Online
Episode Summary The two teams were tasked by Darren Purchese with constructing edible dessert art installations in their respective stations for public viewing in eight hours. The Red Team, led by Sarah, chose a Japanese Zen garden concept, while the Blue Team, led by Tamara, took inspiration from a beehive. During prep time, the Red […]
MasterChef Australia Season 09 Episode 04 Watch Free Online
Episode Summary In their first challenge of the season, the Top 24 contestants faced a mystery box that consisted of ingredients chosen by Elena Duggan, the winner of season 8. Cooking with 75 minutes on the clock, most contestants opted to cook a pasta dish while others chose to make an inventive dish. Rashedul suffered […]