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Top 50 Contestants
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Tony Larkman
The former pig farmer and grain trader was born and raised in Mombasa, Africa, and loves nothing more than sharing his memories of childhood meals with friends.
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Stuart Pritchard
Stuart’s first memory of cooking is making crepes when he was 13-years-old and serving them to his older brother’s cool friends.
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Siobhan Halse
When Siobhan invites friends over for lunch, she thinks big. The personal assistant recently hosted lunch at her house for 74 people.
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Skye Craig
She loves to cook Australian and advocates using raw, organic and sustainable foods. She describes herself as a yippee - part yuppie, part hippy.
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Sharnee Rawson
She loves to make desserts and applied for the show after becoming disillusioned with her law degree.
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Sarah Carmichael
Sarah is from Mount Albert, Victoria and has put more on hold than most to take part in MasterChef. Mum to two young boys, aged 5 years and 7 months respectively, she says that she is ready for a change in life.
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Richard Gunner
Cattle and sheep farmer Richard recently added butcher to his resume, and dreams of one day owning Australia’s best steakhouse.
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Philip Vakos
With a strong Greek background, Phil's cooking is heavily influenced from his heritage and he counts judge George Calombaris as one of his heroes.
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Peter Kritikides
Having always followed the career path ahead of him, MasterChef has given him the chance for a time out of his life, to see if his hobby for food can develop into a career.
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Nicki Tsonis
There was never any doubt property valuer Nicki would fall in love with cooking. Her mum used to be a chef and Nicki’s cooking extraordinaire grandma lives next door.
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Michelle Lewis
This vegetarian works as a drug and alcohol counsellor at a men’s prison, and finds cooking – and eating healthily – the perfect stress reliever.
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Matthew Caldicott
Matthew wants to discover his creative flair and explore the escapism he feels when he is cooking.
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Mark Smith
Mark’s Indian heritage has left him with a love of curries. In fact, dishes, including pasta, are bland without curry powder for Mark.
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Marion Grasby
Her dream is to open a food and wine garden in SA.
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Lacey Noakes
Doctor Lacey grew up watching cooking shows on TV. Now, she’s convinced it’s her time to shine.
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Kim McGinnis
Executive assistant Kim considers herself a dessert queen. Anything sweet and she can cook up a storm.
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Jake Bujayer
A cement renderer and keen fisherman, he loves to cook whatever he catches. His girlfriend's mum encouraged him to apply for MasterChef.
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Kate Zahner
With two young sons, Kate knows what it’s like to have her cooking judged. She’s competitive and dreams of owning a French restaurant.
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Katie Pepper
Katie is a registered nurse, but her heart lies in fine food.
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Kate Nugara
29-year-old teacher Kate is from Keiler, Victoria and can't wait to show Australia her cooking style.
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Jo O’Brien
On most Sunday nights, this vegetarian hosts a dinner party and she has refined her Japanese dishes.
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Justin Moran
The entrepreneur businessman has a flair for cooking and dreams of one day running a nutritious fast food cafe.
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Joanne Zalm
Joanne loves to cook for her family and is passionate about feeding her children good, wholesome, healthy food.
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Jonathan Daddia
His love of food developed when he was living in London as a 22-year-old.
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Jennifer Anne
This self-confessed workaholic lawyer, who is currently studying a Masters degree in public policy, always takes time out of her busy day to cook and hopes her love of shopping in food markets for fresh produce gives her the edge.
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Jason Durward
The painter and decorator is hoping to create a masterpiece for the judges. He has dreamt of being a chef since school and now wants to follow his heart.
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Jason McCloy
This game boat fisherman, who holds an Australian fishing record, hopes to hook viewers with his love of seafood cooking.
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Jimmy Seervai
Jimmy's parents are from India and it's this that has influenced his cooking.
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Jackie Neill
French food fan Jackie has always wanted to run a bed and breakfast. Along with her husband, the timing couldn’t be better for the empty nesters to make a life change.
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Irmgard Kastner
She may be the oldest competitor on the show, but Austrian-raised mum-of-five Irmgard has the fire in her belly when it comes to cooking.
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Henry Cheung
The Hong Kong-born doctor has a passion for cooking and has learnt a lot about Chinese cooking from his mum.
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Greg Scott
With his own food blog, a dream to write for a food magazine, and an obsession to teach himself to cook, Greg is determined to shine.
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Graeme MacDonald
Graeme can’t get enough of cooking and food, with the busy doctor spending every spare moment immersing himself in the culinary world.
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Fiona Inglis
She dreams of becoming the next Stephanie Alexander.
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Dom Corrigan
Father of four Dom loves to cook for his family and they are his harshest critics.
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Devon Headland
29-year-old builder from Hope Island, QLD, he originally grew up in New Zealand and has postponed his wedding to take part in MasterChef.
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Daniel Aulsebrook
He was recently made redundant from an admin job and took that as the incentive to apply for MasterChef.
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Courtney Roulston
29-year-old Courtney is from Coogee and she's a health nut when it comes to cooking.
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Claudio Barone
Armed with Italian heritage and childhood memories of receiving cooking lessons from his Nonna, food runs through the veins of Claudio.
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Claire Winton Burn
31-year-old South Yarra lawyer Claire has a hugely busy and stressful job but would love to open a gourmet cafe attached to a winery.
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Callum Hann
A huge MasterChef fan, he describes himself as an unmoulded block of clay in the competition.
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Carrie Johnston
American Carrie now lives in Paddington, NSW with her husband. This 34-year-old ex HR consultant dreams of becoming a top chef.
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Bel Erarslan
She has such a sweet tooth that she dreams of opening her own dessert bar in Sydney with her cousin.
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Andrea Heading
Working alongside her husband in their advertising agency, she devotes all her spare time to cooking for her family.
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Amanda Cummins
This teacher bought her first cookbook at 17-years-old and has been a culinary wiz ever since.
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Ant Howell
While dreaming of opening a wine bar, Ant loves inventing new and intriguing recipes rather than follow a cookbook.
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Alvin Quah
Alvin grew up in Malaysia & moved to Melbourne to go to uni. He says his culture instilled in him you needed to become a doctor, lawyer or engineer or you were a nobody! He jokes that after spending his life in education, he's finally doing some for him.
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Adele Fragnito
She lives for her two sons Matthew, 27, and Michael, 24, and has dreams of opening a café.
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Aaron Harvie
He loves Italian and Asian foods and was inspired to follow his dream after his stepfather suffered a heart attack last year.
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Adam Liaw
Originally from Adelaide, media lawyer Adam currently lives in Tokyo but has flown over to compete in MasterChef.
MasterChef Series 2
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The Finale
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Adam's MasterChef Journey
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Episode Gallery 7
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The Final Four
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Top 5 Celebrity Chef Challenges
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A Closer Look at The Army Challenge
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Episode Gallery 6
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Contestants Return
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UK and Paris Highlights
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Episode Gallery 5
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The Top Ten
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Guest Chefs
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Episode Gallery 4
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The Weird and Wonderful
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P&O Cruise Challenge
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Episode Gallery 3
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Top 10 Desserts
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Episode Gallery 2
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Inside the MasterChef Kitchen
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Episode Gallery 1
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The Top 24
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Top 50 Contestants
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Series 1 Highlights
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The Judges
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