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The tenth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on 7 May 2018 on Network Ten. Judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston returned from the previous series, with Shannon Bennett as the contestants’ mentor.
This series was won by Sashi Cheliah in the grand finale against Ben Borsht, on 31 July 2018.
This season introduced a change in the Mystery Box Challenge. The winner will be going straight into the Immunity Challenge, which means he/she will not be cooking in the invention test and will be safe from the Pressure Test on the following day.
Week 10 featured the remaining contestants competing for a special “10-Year Superpower” apron, which works similar to an immunity pin and a Power Apron but allows the bearer to withdraw during any stage of any individual challenge up to tasting.
The Top 24 were announced on 7–8 May 2018. Contestant Jo Kendray was a returning auditionee after two previous attempts to make it into the Top 24
| Contestant | Age | State | Occupation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sashi Cheliah | 40 | SA | Prison Officer | Winner 31 July |
| Ben Borsht | 31 | QLD | Builder | Runner-up 31 July |
| Khanh Ong | 25 | VIC | DJ | Eliminated 30 July |
| Jess Liemantara | 19 | VIC | Waitress | Eliminated 29 July |
| Chloe Carroll | 28 | QLD | Nutritionist | Eliminated 23 July |
| Reece Hignell | 28 | NSW | Recruitment Consultant | Eliminated 19 July |
| Samira Damirova | 36 | WA | Stay-at-home Mum | Eliminated 16 July |
| Kristen Sheffield | 28 | SA | Urban Planner | Eliminated 12 July |
| Brendan Pang | 24 | WA | Social Worker | Eliminated 5 July Returned 21 June Eliminated 7 June |
| Sarah Clare | 33 | NSW | Bar Manager | Eliminated 2 July |
| Hoda Kobeissi | 32 | NSW | Social Worker | Eliminated 28 June |
| Gina Ottaway | 54 | NSW | Ex Disability Support | Eliminated 25 June |
| Aldo Ortado | 31 | NSW | Restaurant Manager | Eliminated 21 June |
| Lisa Diep | 33 | NSW | Senior IT Analyst | Eliminated 18 June |
| Jenny Lam | 28 | WA | Entrepreneur | Eliminated 14 June |
| Genene Dwyer | 49 | VIC | Recruitment Coordinator | Eliminated 11 June |
| Jo Kendray | 46 | VIC | Travel Manager | Eliminated 4 June |
| Loki Madireddi | 34 | VIC | Stay-at-home Dad | Eliminated 31 May |
| Michelle Walsh | 47 | NSW | Writer | Eliminated 28 May |
| Tim Talam | 28 | NSW | Butcher’s Assistant | Eliminated 24 May |
| Adele Elliott | 34 | NSW | Enrollment Officer | Eliminated 21 May |
| Denise Valdez | 37 | VIC | Stay-at-home Mum | Eliminated 17 May |
| Metter Chin | 54 | NSW | Project Manager | Eliminated 14 May |
| Brett McGrath | 32 | QLD | Coffee Roaster | Eliminated 10 May |
Future appearances
-In Series 11 Sashi Cheliah appeared at the Auditions to Support the Top 50.
– Khanh Ong, Jess Liemantara, Reece Hignell, Brendan Pang and Sarah Clare appeared on Series 12. Sarah was eliminated on May 19 2020, finishing in 14th. Jess was eliminated on May 31 2020, finishing in 12th. Khanh was eliminated on June 14 2020, finishing in 9th. Brendan was eliminated on June 21 2020, finishing in 8th and Reece was eliminated on July 12 2020, finishing in 5th.
-In the 3rd Junior series Sashi appeared to support his son Ryan who is a contestant.
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Episode Summary Pressure Test: Saransh Goila’s Butter Chicken – With 150 minutes for the cook, Chloe, Jess and Sarah had to re-create a tandoori chicken in a butter sauce with coriander mint chutney, pickled onions and roomali bread by guest chef Saransh Goila. After Chloe was pronounced safe, Jess and Sarah missed the flavour palate […]
Episode Summary Season Affinity Duel Challenge – Ben, Jess, Khanh and Sashi competed in pairs to cook, inspired by one of the four seasons in two rounds with the winning finalist received an advantage for the Finals Service Challenge. The first round was Ben and Jess making their dishes describing Winter while Khanh and Sashi […]
Episode Summary Immunity Challenge: Ashley Davis – Brendan, Khanh, Kristen and Samira were given an open pantry to pick only five ingredients to cook a dish without staples in the ten-minute first round. Khanh won the opportunity to compete against two-Michelin-star chef Ashley Davis in the second round. Between the two pantries, he was given […]
Episode Summary Icebergs Dining Room Service Challenge – The finalists were tasked to cook their dishes in two-and a-half hours inspired by the Italian menu from the Icebergs Restaurant, under mentorship by executive chef Monty Koludrovic, to be served to the judges and 30 diners. Ben, who won the advantage yesterday, selected the fish course […]
Episode Summary Royal Reception Catering Team Challenge – The Top 9 arrive at Darwin and are divided into teams of three to take charge of prepping 450 canapés (gluten-free, halal, savoury and vegetarian) with native Australian ingredients and local produce to cater a Royal reception for Prince Charles, his wife Camilla and 150 guests in […]
Episode Summary World Class Service Elimination Challenge – Ben, Jess and Sashi each had 90 minutes to cook their dishes to be served for the judges and four Australian chefs: Danielle Alvarez of Fred’s, The Bridge Room’s Ross Lusted, Jock Zonfrillo from Orana and returning chef Lennox Hastie. Ben’s Seared Coral Trout and Steamed Whiting […]
Episode Summary Nitmiluk National Park Elimination Challenge – The contestants arrive at the Nitmiluk National Park and Sashi used his last immunity pin to avoid the Elimination Challenge. Ben, Brendan, Jess, Kristen and Samira had 75 minutes to cook a dish inspired by their photographs of the surrounding scenery. Brendan prepped a fish dish with […]
Episode Summary Semi-Finals: Service Challenge – In the four-hour service challenge, the semifinalists prep a two-course meal (main and dessert) to be served for the judges and 60 MasterChef alumni from past seasons as the guests. Sashi made his Chicken Lemak with Jasmine Rice and the judges once again criticised his carving of the protein […]
Episode Summary Mini Box Challenge & Condiment Invention Test – The remaining contestants faced five consecutive challenges where losing contestants would be sent to elimination at the end of the week. To celebrate the tenth season, the surviving contestant would receive a special advantage after the last challenge. The first challenge was a Mystery Box […]
Episode Summary TV Dinner Re-invention Cook-off – The six remaining contestants competed in the third challenge where three of the six picked their choice of the three frozen dinner meals to pit against their rivals and re-invent the dish in 75 minutes. Sashi picked fish ‘n’ chips to pit against Khanh, Chloe cooked against Jess […]