Back to Win

Apr 28, 2025
60 Episodes
TMDB
46%

The seventeenth series of the Australian television cooking show MasterChef Australia was announced on 16 September 2024. The series features the same four judges as series 16, namely series 4 winner Andy Allen, food writer Sofia Levin, French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow. Similar to series 12, the 2025 series features a Back to Win concept, with 24 contestants from previous seasons returning for a chance to win the title.

Episodes

1

Gordon Ramsay's Team Service Challenge

Apr 28, 2025
73 min
55%

It's back to win and 23 returning contestants are back for another shot at the trophy. Gordon Ramsay greets them to announce that they are splitting into three teams and taking on a service challenge!

2

Keep Up with Gordon Challenge

Apr 29, 2025
50 min
55%

Gordon Ramsay is in the kitchen to put 8 cooks through a Keeping Up with Challenge. They'll work at record pace to deliver TWO of Gordon's dishes, in a fight for the only immunity pin of the season.

3

Late Night Snack Immunity Challenge

Apr 30, 2025
53 min
70%

To win immunity and a chance to see their creation added to Gordon Ramsay's new London restaurant's menu at 22 Bishopsgate, they must cook and elevate their favourite late-night snack!

4

Food Journey Elimination Challenge

May 4, 2025
75 min
70%

Inspired by watching an emotional video on their MasterChef journeys, the contestants must cook a dish that represents who they are now. But this will result in the first elimination for the season.

5

Mystery Box: Peter Gilmore

May 5, 2025
51 min
70%

Peter Gilmore has brought a Mystery Box packed with ingredients from his most iconic dishes, which have been responsible for some of the competition's greatest moments of triumph and heart break.

6

The Coffee Caviar Tin: Kirsten Tibballs' Pressure Test

May 6, 2025
48 min
55%

Chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs joins the MasterChef kitchen for the very first pressure test of the series. With her toughest recipe yet she challenges the contestants with her Coffee Caviar Tin.

7

Shannon Bennett's 20-Minute Immunity Challenge

May 7, 2025
51 min
60%

Legendary Australian chef, Shannon Bennett, is cooking in the MC kitchen. After his demo, whoever creates the most delicious dish in 20 minutes will win immunity and be safe from Sunday's elimination.

8

Two-Round Elimination Challenge: One Inch Cube

May 11, 2025
57 min
100%

The cooks take part in a one-inch cube taste test in teams. Their elected team leader could land their whole team in an elimination cook.

9

Mystery Fridge Invention Test

May 12, 2025
50 min
100%

Today's mystery box challenge comes with a twist: contestants must select one of the judges' fridges and use whatever is inside to create a dish worthy for a chance at immunity and a grand prize.

10

Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone

May 13, 2025
47 min

Immunity is up for grabs today. The contestants have one hour to recreate a Curtis Stone dish. But with a twist: they'll have to do it without the recipe!

11

Jean-Christophe's French Service Immunity Challenge

May 14, 2025
48 min

Jean-Christophe leads a French service challenge as teams compete for immunity.

12

Finishing Flair Elimination Challenge

May 18, 2025
61 min

In today's elimination challenge, the contestants have to create a dish with an element of tableside theatre.

13

Wrapped Up Mystery Box Challenge

May 19, 2025
50 min

The MasterChef contestants face off with a mystery box with a wrapped up surprise.

14

Pressure Test: Steven He's Balloon Puppy Cake

May 20, 2025
48 min

Renowned pastry chef Steven He delivers a magical pressure test with his Balloon Puppy Cake.

15

Squire's Landing Pub Service Immunity Challenge

May 21, 2025
49 min
100%

In Sydney, teams compete for immunity in a pub inspired service challenge.

16

Surf and Turf Elimination Challenge with Josh Niland

May 25, 2025
67 min
20%

Seafood extraordinaire Josh Niland is in the kitchen for his own creative take on Surf and Turf. The challenge is to create a modern dish using both meat and seafood and survive elimination.

17

Mystery Box Challenge: Ixta Belfrage

May 26, 2025
49 min
100%

MasterChef welcomes Ixta Belfrage for a debut visit. The chef has brought a Mystery Box with a twist. There is one secret ingredient the contestants will only discover halfway into the cook.

18

Pressure Test: Blayne Bertoncello

May 27, 2025
49 min

Today's pressure test raises the bar with the contestants tasked to recreate guest judge Blayne Bertoncello's highly technical dessert, not once, but in five consistent dishes.

19

Immunity Challenge: Team-relay Challenge

May 28, 2025
48 min

It's the classic MasterChef team-relay challenge where four teams must compete create a savoury dish that uses potatoes in at least two ways.

20

Elimination Challenge: Butter

Jun 1, 2025
61 min

Twelve MasterChef contestants are faced with a bust of judge Jean-Christophe Novelli made entirely of butter. Fighting for their place in the competition, they must create a dish featuring butter.

21

Mystery Box Challenge: Sooshi Mango

Jun 2, 2025
49 min
20%

In a heartwarming and hilarious Mystery Box challenge, contestants must cook a dish worthy of a Nonna's table under the watchful eyes of Sooshi Mango, for a shot at immunity.

22

Pressure Test: John Demetrios

Jun 3, 2025
49 min
40%

The MasterChef contestants face a pressure given by Dessert Master winner John Demetrios. In the hope of winning immunity, they'll have to recreate his Chocolate Meteor.

23

Immunity Challenge: Cold Meats Sandwich

Jun 4, 2025
51 min
30%

It's viral week and vying for immunity once again, the contestants are challenged to create the ultimate scrollable cold meats sandwich followed by a viral dish mash-up.

24

Elimination Challenge: Andy Cooks

Jun 8, 2025
64 min
50%

Social media superstar Andy Cooks sets two viral challenges. First, the contestants must create an epic Cheese Pull. In Round Two, the bottom five make a Satisfying Slice. One will be eliminated.

25

Mystery Box Challenge: Lee Kum Kee

Jun 9, 2025
47 min
10%

Today's mystery box is a head-to-head battle between those fatefully matched with the same Lee Kum Kee sauce to earn their spot in tomorrow's immunity challenge.

26

Pressure Test: Ice Cream

Jun 10, 2025
49 min
20%

The contestants design their own pressure test inspired by seven different Connoisseur ice cream flavours. The best two will win immunity.

27

Team Service Challenge: Dough

Jun 11, 2025
54 min
50%

It's Dough-Fest in the MasterChef garden and time for the contestants to test their team work in an epic service challenge. The teams have four hours to cook a dough-based savoury and sweet.

28

Elimination Challenge: Laksa Taste-Test

Jun 15, 2025
58 min
40%

The cooks take part in a laksa taste-test, set by one of Australia's most renowned Malaysian chefs. First four cooks who guess the wrong ingredient, must fight for their place in the competition

29

Mystery Box: Goo

Jun 16, 2025
48 min
20%

The first cook of Sweet Week, and for today's mystery box, each contestant must incorporate an element of 'goo' into their desserts. The four cooks with the top dishes will compete for immunity.

30

Pressure Test: Poh

Jun 17, 2025
51 min

Poh sets today's Sweet Week pressure test providing not one, but three of her extraordinary desserts for the cooks to replicate. Four contestants battle it out to win immunity.

31

Taste Test: Jelly Gems

Jun 18, 2025
50 min

As Sweet Week continues, a jelly-gem taste test will determine which five contestants will go on to cook a dish incorporating at least one of those ingredients for immunity.

32

Elimination Challenge: Nostalgia

Jun 22, 2025
61 min

Today's elimination challenges the contestants to serve a nostalgic dish.

33

Mystery Box: Nornie Bero

Jun 23, 2025
48 min

Nornie Bero brings a mystery box filled with native ingredients to the Kitchen!

34

Keep Up with Curtis Challenge

Jun 24, 2025
48 min

Aussie legend Curtis Stone returns for a slow cooked lamb raviolo cook-along.

35

Immunity Challenge: Coles Custom Creation

Jun 25, 2025
53 min

It's a battle for immunity and the chance to make a custom creation for Coles!

36

Elimination Challenge: Maggie Beer

Jun 29, 2025
63 min

Ten contestants compete in a classic challenge set by Maggie Beer.

37

Mystery Box: Air Fryer

Jun 30, 2025
48 min

The first cook for the Top 10 is an Air Fryer mystery box.

38

Pressure Test: Philip Khoury

Jul 1, 2025
49 min

Award-winning pastry chef Philip Khoury sets an elimination pressure test.

39

Immunity Challenge: Over Two Rounds

Jul 2, 2025
52 min

The top 9 contestants compete in two rounds for a chance at winning immunity.

40

Elimination Challenge: Faraway Places

Jul 6, 2025
57 min

To survive elimination, the contestant's dishes need to transport the judges to faraway places! The best dishes will do the same for their makers!!

41

Mystery Box: Doha

Jul 7, 2025
49 min

Cooks arrive on their trip away, to face a mystery box with local ingredients.

42

Immunity Challenge: Fine Dining

Jul 8, 2025
51 min

Contestants cook a fine dining menu, inspired by local cultural sights.

43

Immunity Challenge: Last Chance

Jul 9, 2025
50 min

It's our cooks' final day away, and they have one last chance at immunity.

44

Elimination Challenge: Dual Duel

Jul 13, 2025
62 min
10%

Four contestants face off in an emotional dual duel elimination

45

Mystery Box: Garlic & ?

Jul 14, 2025
49 min
30%

The final 7 face a mystery box filled with garlic and a mystery ingredient!

46

Pressure Test: Michael Wilson

Jul 15, 2025
48 min
20%

3 contestants face a pressure test by Michelin Star chef Michael Wilson

47

Immunity Challenge: Alphabet Lucky Dip

Jul 16, 2025
50 min
30%

Contestants have another chance at immunity in an alphabet lucky dip challenge

48

Elimination Challenge: Race Against the Clock

Jul 20, 2025
62 min
30%

90 minutes, 2 rounds, it's a race against the clock to avoid elimination.

49

Mystery Box Challenge: The Everything Box

Jul 21, 2025
47 min

It's the Everything Box. The top 4 dishes will enter tomorrow's Immunity cook.

50

Pressure Test: Vue De Monde

Jul 22, 2025
49 min

Yesterday's winners are battling it out in a service challenge at Vue De Monde.

51

Immunity Challenge: Heartfelt Letters

Jul 23, 2025
50 min

Letters from their loved ones inspire contestants to cook an immunity-winning dish and claim a coveted spot in this year’s top five.

52

Elimination Challenge: 2 Rounds with Julie Goodwin & Nat Thaipun

Jul 27, 2025
64 min
60%

A two-round elimination featuring previous winners Julie Goodwin and Nat Thaipun.

53

Mystery Box: Final Immunity

Jul 28, 2025
49 min
20%

The top five battle it out for the last immunity of the season

54

Elimination Challenge: Vaughan Mabee

Jul 29, 2025
50 min
30%

The mad genius of the South Island Vaughan Mabee will be the end of someone's Masterchef fairytale...

55

Four Contestants, Four Judges, Four Cloches

Aug 3, 2025
51 min
40%

The Top 4 compete for 10k in travel vouchers with ingredients inspired by the judge's travels.

56

Elimination Challenge: Two-Round Elimination

Aug 4, 2025
58 min
40%

The final 4 must gamble on an ingredient to cook either sweet or savoury.

57

Final Three: Time Auction

Aug 5, 2025
47 min
40%

The final 3 take on a classic MCK challenge; the Time Auction

58

The Fun One

Aug 10, 2025
51 min
20%

The Fun One: Where the Judges swap places with the contestants!

59

Semi-Final: Service Challenge

Aug 11, 2025
69 min

It's the ultimate service challenge; the MasterChef Australia 2025 Semi Final!

60

Grand Finale

Aug 12, 2025
89 min

The Grand Finale where the MasterChef Australia 2025 'Back to Win' victor is crowned!