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The twelfth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia, also known as MasterChef Australia: Back To Win, premiered on 13 April 2020. It is the first series to feature series four winner Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo serving as judges, after the departure of Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston in the previous season.[5] This series involves former high-achieving contestants from the past eleven series of MasterChef Australia, returning for another chance at the title of ‘MasterChef’ and the A$250,000 prize.
Applications for contestants for the twelfth series of MasterChef Australia opened in May 2019. However, plans were changed when returning contestants were brought onboard instead of new contestants. Katy Perry appeared as a guest judge in an immunity challenge based around her song “Hot N Cold”, which is the theme song of the show.
This series was won by Emelia Jackson in the grand finale against Laura Sharrad, broadcast on 20 July 2020.
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The 24 returning contestants were announced on 19 February 2020. In March 2020, Ben Ungermann was dropped from the series after being arrested in a matter unrelated to the show. His departure was announced on 17 May 2020. The arrest was connected to accusations of sexual assault against a 16-year-old girl. Those charges were dropped when Ungermann pleaded guilty to a single count of common law assault, avoiding a criminal conviction.
| Contestant | Age | State | Occupation | Original Series | Previous Season Placing |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emelia Jackson | 30 | VIC | Cake Designer & Chef | Series 6 | 3rd | Winner 20 July |
| Laura Sharrad | 24 | SA | Chef & Restaurateur | Series 6 | 2nd | Runner-up 20 July |
| Reynold Poernomo | 26 | NSW | Chef & Restaurateur | Series 7 | 4th | Third Place 19 July |
| Callum Hann | 30 | SA | Restaurateur & Culinary Educator | Series 2 [a] | 2nd | Eliminated 14 July |
| Reece Hignell | 30 | NSW | Cake Designer & Chef | Series 10 | 6th | Eliminated 12 July |
| Poh Ling Yeow | 46 | SA | Chef, Artist, Actress & TV Presenter | Series 1 [b] | 2nd | Eliminated 5 July |
| Tessa Boersma | 28 | QLD | Chef & Criminal Statistician | Series 11 | 2nd | Eliminated 28 June |
| Brendan Pang | 26 | WA | Restaurateur | Series 10 | 9th | Eliminated 21 June |
| Khanh Ong | 27 | VIC | Business Owner & Chef | Series 10 | 3rd | Eliminated 14 June |
| Sarah Tiong | 29 | NSW | Lawyer & Restaurateur | Series 9 | 6th | Eliminated 9 June |
| Simon Toohey | 33 | VIC | Cook & Restaurateur | Series 11 | 3rd | Eliminated 7 June |
| Jess Liemantara | 22 | VIC | Chef | Series 10 | 4th | Eliminated 31 May |
| Tracy Collins | 44 | SA | Restaurateur | Series 6 | 5th | Eliminated 24 May |
| Sarah Clare | 33 | TAS | Restaurateur | Series 10 | 10th | Eliminated 19 May |
| Hayden Quinn | 33 | NSW | TV Presenter & Marine Biologist | Series 3 | 6th | Eliminated 17 May |
| Ben Ungermann | 36 | QLD | Ice Cream Shop Owner & Chef | Series 9 | 2nd | Left 17 May |
| Amina Elshafei | 35 | NSW | Paediatric Nurse & Author | Series 4 | 11th | Eliminated 12 May |
| Chris Badenoch | 52 | WA | Business Owner & Restaurateur | Series 1 | 3rd | Eliminated 10 May |
| Rose Adam | 42 | SA | Chef & Café Owner | Series 7 | 10th | Eliminated 5 May |
| Dani Venn | 34 | VIC | Business Owner & Publicist | Series 3 | 4th | Eliminated 3 May |
| Harry Foster | 25 | QLD | Chef | Series 8 | 3rd | Eliminated 28 April |
| Ben Milbourne | 38 | TAS | Restaurateur | Series 4 | 5th | Eliminated 26 April |
| Courtney Roulston | 39 | NSW | Chef | Series 2 | 5th | Eliminated 21 April |
| Lynton Tapp | 32 | VIC | TV Presenter & Chef | Series 5 | 2nd | Eliminated 19 April |
Episode Summary “No Rules” Immunity Challenge — For the final Immunity Challenge of the season, the judges informed Reynold, Laura and Callum that there was no challenge brief, and that they could cook any dish they liked in a time limit agreed by them as a group. They decided on two hours as the duration […]
Episode Summary Blind Pairing Team Challenge — The Top 10 were split into pairs and given 75 minutes to cook identical dishes, but with a wall dividing each pair. The Green Team (Tessa and Reynold) were assigned sweet potato as their hero ingredient, the Red Team (Emelia and Callum) had fennel, the Grey Team (Sarah […]
Episode Summary All-In Elimination: Four-Course Service — All contestants other than Reynold faced a service elimination challenge, with Matt Stone, Jo Barrett, Shannon Martinez, Peter Gunn, Darren Purchese and Kirsten Tibballs all joining the judges as the guests of the service. Each contestant was assigned one of four courses, with Reece cooking vegetables, Emelia fish, […]
Episode Summary No-Recipe Pressure Test: Benjamin Cooper’s Jungle Curry — Chef Benjamin Cooper arrived to set a Pressure Test for Sarah T., Brendan, Reece and Poh. The contestants were given 90 minutes to replicate his jungle curry dish, but without a recipe. Instead, they were each given a sample dish for comparison to taste throughout […]
Episode Summary Gordon Ramsay’s Mystery Box — Gordon Ramsay returned via live stream to set the final Mystery Box challenge for the season, with the best dish fast-tracking its maker to the Semi-Final. The contestants were given bream, scallops, Cornish rhubarb, strawberries, mortadella, cabbage, paprika and Pimm’s. Additionally, each contestant was allowed to choose a […]
Episode Summary Smoking Mystery Box — The contestants opened their Mystery Boxes to find smoking guns, and were given 1 hour to produce a dish featuring smoke as a key component. Reece, Emelia and Laura all blew the judges away with their desserts, and advanced to the Immunity Challenge. In a split decision, Poh’s Sichuan […]
Episode Summary All-In Elimination: Ordinary or Extraordinary — For the final All-In Elimination of the series, Callum, Reynold and Laura were shown two pantries: an “ordinary” pantry containing everyday ingredients and an “extraordinary” pantry containing luxurious, expensive ingredients. In the first round, they were given 75 minutes to cook a dish using the pantry of […]
Episode Summary Sudden-Death Pumpkin Immunity Challenge — Laura, Poh, Reece and Emelia faced a sudden-death knockout challenge, where they were each given one pumpkin with which to cook across three rounds. Each round lasted 30 minutes, and, in each round, the contestant with the worst dish would fall out of the running for Weekly Immunity. […]
Episode Summary Semi-Final Pressure Test: Martin Benn’s “Toffee Apple” — For the semi-final of the series, chef Martin Benn arrived to set a pressure test for the Top 3. They were given 3 hours and 45 minutes to recreate his intricate “Toffee Apple” dessert, with 5 minutes to plate the dish prior to the tasting. […]
Episode Summary All-In Elimination: Street Food and Fine Dining — Chef Charlie Carrington arrived to set a two-round elimination challenge for all the contestants aside from Reece. For the first round, the contestants were split into pairs and given 75 minutes to cook two street food dishes from a given cuisine. The Orange Team (Laura […]