While we’d love to see all of our MasterChef Australia faves win, there can only be one victor. So, clutch onto your tongs, because here’s who was eliminated on MasterChef Australia: Back To Win 2025.
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ICYMI, MasterChef Australia is back for another round of banging cooking. For season 17, Channel 10 blessed us with the delicious return of your faves from seasons one to 16, who are back in the kitchen for another shot at MasterChef glory.
However, amongst all the fun cooking challenges, immunity cook-offs and celebrity guests, there are (unfortunately) eliminations.
The bottom three has now been revealed as Callum Hann, Laura Sharrad, and Jamie Fleming.
To keep you up to date with all things MasterChef Australia eliminations, here’s our master eliminations list.
Who was eliminated from MasterChef Australia: Back To Win 2025?
Ben Macdonald – Episode 53, August 4
New Zealander Ben Macdonald is the latest chef to be booted from the MasterChef kitchen.
“After months of challenges, going home on a single bite of food is ironically a little hard to swallow,” Ben said on Instagram. “I was so hoping for a pressure test or cook-along! But it just wasn’t my day today.”
“I’m so glad I came back, and I’m so glad with what I got out of it,” he said in the episode. “It was just an absolute dream come true. And to do it with such an amazing group of people is just unforgettable.”
“I feel like I’ve won even though I haven’t won the competition.”
He concluded, “I learned and grew as much as I possibly could and enjoyed every single second of it. Absolutely no regrets.”
Sarah Todd — Episode 52, July 27
Dish: Pork Assiette with a sweet and sour dressing.
MasterChef winners Julie Goodwin and Nat Thaipun challenged the Back To Win contestants with a challenge to whip up dishes inspired by ingredients associated with their own winning dishes.
Sarah initially chose a pantry inspired by Julie’s sage and garlic chicken. She decides to cook a dish of confit chicken wingettes, fondant potatoes, leek soubise, a jus and a tarragon oil. Sadly for Sarah, the judges felt that her soubise needed to be cooked down further.
While it was a tiny mistake, the competition has reached new heights, forcing Sarah to battle it out against Jamie Fleming in round two, using Nat’s pantry.
Keeping her cool, Sarah decides to take a risk and cook Pork Assiette — a dish which features multiple cuts of pork prepared in three different ways. With only an hour to do so many techniques, she’s up against it.
Although the judges praised her for the taste of her dish, they found the pork belly to be undercooked. At this competitive stage of the competition, it wasn’t good enough to land her a coveted spot in the top five.
Snezana Calic — Episode 48, July 20
Dish: Mushroom Ragù with Polenta and Porcini Cream.
After failing to pass round one — where contestants were only given 90 minutes to make a meal — Snezana Calic was forced to cook for her spot in the final round. The twist? They can cook whatever dish they can, but they only have the amount of time they didn’t use in the first challenge.
As a result, the fan favourite only had 41 minutes to cook up a dish.
Within 41 minutes, Snezana dished up a Mushroom Ragú with Polenta and Porcini Cream.
While the flavours were all good, our judging panel had an issue with the star ingredient: the mushrooms.
Andy Allen noted that they were dry and tough. Unfortunately, on that note, she was sent home.
Alana Lowes — Episode 44, July 13
Dish: Fennel Seed Pavlova.
Despite serving up an aesthetically pleasing dish, Alanna Lowes‘ Fennel Seed Pavlova unfortunately fell short with the judges noting that the flavour was overpowered by its many, many (and I mean many) elements.
As a result, the season three favourite was sent home.
Audra Morrice — Episode 40, July 6
Dish: Paella.
UGHHH OH NAUR MY SHAAAAYLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
On Sunday night’s episode, our contestants were tasked with transporting our judges to another country via their dish.
For this challenge, Audra decided to create Spanish Seafood Paella with a little dish. While a paella would make anyone’s mouth water, Audra’s dish was rife with issues, including inconsistent rice and inconsistent seafood.
As a result, this diva was sent home.
Andre Ursini — Episode 38, July 1
Dish: Philip Khoury‘s elimination pressure test.
On Tuesday night’s episode, three of our contestants were tasked with recreating one of Philip Khoury’s delicious desserts.
Unfortunately, for the season one favourite, Andre Ursini‘s ratios were “out of whack”, as a result, he was sent home. But before he could officially leave, Andre and fellow season-one-turned-MasterChef-judge Poh Ling-Yeow shared a series of sweet words that honestly sent me into tears.
Declan Cleary — Episode 36, June 29
Dish: Inside Out Skewers with a Vino Cotto Glaze and Radicchio Coleslaw.
In a devastating elimination, one half of our MasterChef Australia love story, Declan Cleary, was sent home after the judges felt his dish was incomplete.
You see, while Declan did serve up a dish that featured some good ol’ protein and a side, the MasterChef Australia big dawgs noted that it lacked that extra oomph, such as adding a sauce to the slaw.
As a result, Declan just missed out on the top 10.
Theo Loizou — Episode 34, June 24
Dish: Curtis Stone‘s slow-cooked lamb raviolo.
On Tuesday night’s episode, cooks who were up for elimination were challenged to a cook-along with celebrity chef, Curtis Stone. In this cook, Stone served up a slow-cooked lamb raviolo.
During the challenge, Theo Loizou struggled with the ricotta portion of the challenge and was forced to retrace his steps to take another whack at making the cheese. Unfortunately, this meant he had less time for other portions of the dish.
While he nailed the flavours, Theo unfortunately dished up some undercooked pasta. As a result, he was sent home.
Beau Cook — Episode 32, June 22
Dish: Reinvented Spider.
On Sunday night, our Back To Win contestants were tasked with recreating an iconic childhood favourite dish.
For this challenge, Beau Cook attempted to recreate the classic Spider bevvie. For folks who’ve yet to wrap their gob around a Spider (woah, that sounds weird lol), it’s basically your fave soda paired with ice cream.
For this reinvention, Beau decided to create a cola-flavoured granita with vanilla ice cream, paired with rum, stewed sour cherries and a roasted macadamia!
While it sounds bloody delicious, it unfortunately fell flat with the judges as it failed to deliver on the fizzy fun part of the dish.
As a result, he was on the chopping block.
Samira El Khafir — Episode 28, June 15
Dish: Eggplant chicken kofta.
On Sunday night’s episode, it was, unfortunately, season five’s Samira El Khafir who saw the MasterChef Australia: Back To Win chopping block.
In this elimination cook, Samira came up with the creative idea of using Malaysian flavours to create a Turkish-inspired Kofta.
While she landed the flavours and was praised for her innovation and creativity, her chicken was quite dry. As a result, she was sent home.
Darrsh Clarke — Episode 24, June 8
Dish: Choux Tower, which consists of Pistachio Praline and Orange Blossom Crème Pâtissière.
In a devastating end to Viral Week, my king, my Prince Naveen personified, Darrsh Clarke, has been chopped from the MasterChef Australia: Back To Win competition.
On Sunday night’s challenge, our besties had to cook up a satisfying slice. For this season 16 fave, he decided to plate up a sweet Choux Tower, which consists of Pistachio Praline and Orange Blossom Crème Pâtissière.
While it looks delectable, Darrsh unfortunately missed the mark with the Choux pastry. As noted by Poh, Darrsh put too many eggs in the pastry. As a result, he burnt the pastry.
As a result, he was sent packing.
Tim Bone — Episode 20, June 1
Dish: Confit duck Maryland with celeriac purée, miso mushroom and asparagus.
On Sunday night’s pressure test, our MasterChef Australia: Back To Win 2025 contestants were tasked with creating a dish that celebrates butter within 75 minutes.
Season 11’s Tim Bone served up a confit duck Maryland with a series of sides. However, that 75 minutes got the best of him, and unfortunately, his duck was undercooked.
“My heart definitely sank,” he told 10Play.
“I think I bit off more than I could chew trying to get a beautiful fall-off-the-bone confit duck in 75 minutes, but that’s the MasterChef world we live in, it’s a pressure-cooker of an environment, and you never know when your time is up. Unfortunately, my time was up.”
Rue Mupedzi — Episode 17, May 27
Dish: Blayne Bertoncello‘s sourdough and strawberry with elderflower and balsamic dessert.
In a devastating elimination, dessert and baking queen Rue Mupedzi was unfortunately sent home in episode 17 of MasterChef Australia: Back To Win.
On Tuesday night’s episode, our MasterChef Australia: Back To Win contestants were tasked with recreating Blayne Bertoncello’s technical dessert. While Rue’s strawberry sorbet SLAAAYYYED, she unfortunately fell short in some elements of the dish.
As a result, she was on the chopping block.
Rhiannon Anderson — Episode 16, May 25
Dish: Lobster wontons with beef broth.
From the start of the challenge, season 15’s Rhiannon Anderson knew that her elimination cook dish could be the one that would send her home, and unfortunately, she was right.
To give you a quick recap, seafood king Josh Niland returned to the MasterChef Australia kitchen, challenging our contestants by making them recreate the good ol’ surf and turf dish.
Rhi went on to cook up some lobster wontons paired with beef broth. However, she wasn’t too confident in her dish and admitted that it could be the one that would send her packing.
After tasting Rihannon’s dish, judge Andy Allen admitted that she had “fallen short”. As a result, she was sent home.
Jimmy Wong — Episode 14, May 20
Dish: Steven He‘s pressure test.
In this pressure test, our MasterChef Australia contestants were tasked with recreating Steven He’s beautiful, adorable, remarkable Balloon Puppy Cake.
Unfortunately, for season eight’s Jimmy Wong, our bestie (and one of my faves) was sent packing for his rendition of the difficult dessert.
While our judging panel love the taste of the cake, Wong’s cherry compote was “super reduced” and the ganache was unbalanced, with He noting that he tastes more white chocolate rather than the tea.
As a result, this bestie has been sent home.
Matt Hopcraft — Episode 12, May 18
Dish: The Rising Sun — A Bombe Alaska with a flambé finish.
In this week’s episode challenge, our MasterChef Australia: Back To Win contestants were tasked with bringing a finishing flair/tableside theatre to the competition.
For season seven, Matt Hopcraft, this king was set on bringing some fire to the kitchen. While he was able to flambé, his Italian meringue unfortunately fell flat and lacked that silky texture we all know and love. Unfortunately, for this, he was sent home.
Steph De Sousa — Episode 8, May 11
Dish: Crispy pork belly, belachan caramel sauce and coleslaw.
While Steph was extremely confident in her meal, even using an air fryer to prepare her pork, it unfortunately fell flat.
50 per cent of the complaints surrounded Steph’s pork. The cut was thick, and the fat was barely rendered down. The other 50 per cent of critiques surrounded the special belachan sauce, which unfortunately didn’t meet the mark of what the judges desired.
As a result, she was eliminated from the competition.
Sav Perera — Episode 6, May 6
Dish: Kirtsen Tibballs‘ pressure test.
Desserts Masters‘ icon Kristen Tibballs threw our MasterChef Australia: Back To Win contestants into the fire with a difficult AF pressure test.
In the test, contestants were tasked with recreating an edible, realistic caviar tin complete with an edible spoon and melba toast.
Unfortunately, for season 16’s Sav, she missed the vital step of refrigerating her edible tins. As a result, she had to retemper her chocolate and start again.
Sav was the second chef to be sent home this season. But hey, who knows, maybe she’ll come back in a redemption cook like in 2024…
Cath Collins — Episode 4, May 4
Dish: Japanese-style mushrooms with smoky soy and shiso sauce.
Unfortunately, after dishing up a series of grilled mushrooms, Season 15’s Cath Collins was the first contestant to be sent home for 2025.
While the Cath’s mushrooms showed her growth as a cook, the inconsistency of the mushrooms (as well as some of the burnt pieces) left a bitter taste in the judging panel’s mouths.
As a result, she was eliminated from MasterChef Australia: Back To Win.
What do you win on MasterChef Australia: Back To Win?
Not only do returning contestants finally get the MasterChef Australia glory they missed out on in their own seasons, but they also nab a delectable $250,000 cash prize!!
MasteChef Australia: Back To Win airs on Channel 10 and 10Play from Sundays to Wednesdays.
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