MasterChef Australia: The Professionals is a spin-off version of MasterChef Australia, based on MasterChef: The Professionals. The spin-off premiered on Network Ten from January 20, 2013.
The series' judges are Matt Preston and Marco Pierre White.
The series is won by head chef Rhys Badcock against head chef Rhett Willis & head chef Sarah Knights on March 17, 2013.
Format[]
- Invention Test Elimination: Instead of a Pressure Test, the Invention Test will have 1 contestant eliminated.
- Team Challenge Pressure Test: Each Pressure Test will have a service Team Challenge and the worst performer from the losing team will be eliminated.
- Immunity Pin: On Week 6, instead of elimination, the winning team will compete to win the Immunity Pin.
Contestants[]
| Contestants | Age | State/Terr | Occupation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Badcock | 29 | NSW | Head Chef | Winner 17 March |
| Rhett Willis | 33 | QLD | Head Chef | Runners-Up 17 March |
| Sarah Knights | 27 | NSW | Head Chef | |
| Michael Demagistris | 31 | VIC | Head Chef | Eliminated 12 March |
| Nathan Brindle | 23 | NSW | Head Chef | Eliminated 11 March |
| Bonny Porter | 23 | NSW | Chef | Eliminated 10 March |
| Nick Whitehouse | 41 | NSW | Kitchen Project Manager | Eliminated 5 March |
| Luke Southwood | 43 | NSW | Head Chef | Eliminated 3 March |
| Coop Woodstone | 37 | NSW | Catering Manager | Eliminated 24 February |
| Cassie Delves | 19 | NSW | Chef | Eliminated 19 February |
| Cameron Bailey | 26 | NSW | Freelance Chef | Eliminated 12 February |
| Akuc Isaac Chol | 27 | NSW | Chef | Eliminated 10 February |
| Tracey Holderness | 47 | NSW | Executive Sous Chef | Eliminated 5 February |
| Kylie McAllester | 27 | VIC | Chef & Nutrition Student | Eliminated 3 February |
| Kiah Blanco | 27 | QLD | Sous Chef | Eliminated 29 January |
| Chrissie Flanagan | 33 | NSW | Stay-at-home Mom | Eliminated 27 January |
| Anthony Bantoft | 33 | QLD | Private Chef | Eliminated 22 January |
| Matty McKenzie | 25 | QLD | Private Chef | Eliminated 20 January |
Elimination Table[]
| No. | Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Box Winner(s) |
None | Rhett | None | Michael | None | |||||||||||||||||
| Immunity Winner |
Cassie | None | Red Team (except Coop) |
Sarah | Rhys | None | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rhys | IN | PT | HIGH | 2nd | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | LOSE | WPT | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | WPT | WIN | WINNER | |
| 2 | Rhett | IN | PT | WIN | 2nd | HIGH | LOW | LOSE | IN | WIN | LOSE | PT | LOW | LOSE | LOW | HIGH | LOSE | LOW | PT | LOSE | RUNNERS-UP | |
| Sarah | IN | PT | IN | 2nd | HIGH | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | PT | WIN | ||
| 4 | Michael | IN | WIN | IN | LOSE | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | LOSE | PT | LOW | LOSE | WIN | HIGH | LOSE | WIN | PT | ELIM | ||
| 5 | Nathan | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | ELIM | ||
| 6 | Bonny | IN | WIN | IN | LOSE | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | LOSE | LOW | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Nick | LOW | WIN | IN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | LOSE | PT | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 8 | Luke | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | LOSE | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IMM | HIGH | LOSE | ELIM | ||||||
| 9 | Coop | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | PT | ELIM | ||||||||
| 10 | Cassie | WIN | IMM | HIGH | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | LOSE | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 11 | Cameron | HIGH | WIN | IN | 2nd | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Akuc | IN | WPT | LOW | WIN | LOW | WIN | IMM | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Tracey | IN | WIN | IN | 2nd | LOW | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kylie | LOW | PT | IN | LOSE | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Kiah | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Chrissie | IN | PT | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Anthony | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Matty | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia[]
- This is the first & only MasterChef Australia series to feature professional chefs as contestants.
Gallery[]
MasterChef Australia: The Professionals Full Cast