The third series of ''
Junior MasterChef Australia
''Junior MasterChef Australia'' (known colloquially as MasterChef Kids) is an Australian competitive cooking game show. It is a spin-off of ''MasterChef Australia'', itself an adaptation of the British show ''MasterChef'', and featured contestant ...
'', the second spin-off of the Australian
reality television series
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...
''
MasterChef Australia
''MasterChef Australia'' is an Australian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British ''MasterChef (British TV series), MasterChef''. It is produced by Endemol Shine Australia and screens on Network 10.
Restaurateur and ch ...
'', premiered on 11 October 2020 after a nine-year hiatus. The judging panel consists of
Andy Allen,
Melissa Leong
Melissa Leong (born 1982) is an Australian freelance food writer, food critic, television host, radio broadcaster, cookbook editor and marketer. She is currently a judge on Network 10's ''Dessert Masters'' alongside Amaury Guichon and was previ ...
and
Jock Zonfrillo
Barry "Jock" Zonfrillo (4 August 1976 – 1 May 2023) was a Scottish chef, television presenter and restaurateur. He was the founder of the Orana Foundation and a judge on ''MasterChef Australia''.
Early life
Zonfrillo was born in Glasgow, S ...
. The winner would receive $25,000.
Production
On 27 April 2020, it was announced that a third season of ''Junior MasterChef Australia'' had been commissioned, nine years after the second series aired.
Casting was open to children aged between nine and fourteen.
,
Melissa Leong
Melissa Leong (born 1982) is an Australian freelance food writer, food critic, television host, radio broadcaster, cookbook editor and marketer. She is currently a judge on Network 10's ''Dessert Masters'' alongside Amaury Guichon and was previ ...
and
Jock Zonfrillo
Barry "Jock" Zonfrillo (4 August 1976 – 1 May 2023) was a Scottish chef, television presenter and restaurateur. He was the founder of the Orana Foundation and a judge on ''MasterChef Australia''.
Early life
Zonfrillo was born in Glasgow, S ...
undertook the role of judges in the new series.
The series was filmed at the
Melbourne Showgrounds
Melbourne Showgrounds is located in the inner north-western suburb of Ascot Vale, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, next door to Flemington Racecourse. The largest and most flexible indoor/outdoor venue space in Melbourne the Showground ...
in Flemington.
Due to
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
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, the same health rules applied as in the
Back to Win season. This included social distancing and having individual tasting plates for each judge.
Top 14
The Top 14 contestants were announced on 29 September 2020. One of the contestants was Ryan Cheliah, the son of ''MasterChef''
series 10
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People with the name
* Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daughter of George Series
* George Series (1920–1995), English physicist
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
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winner
Sashi Cheliah
Sashikumar "Sashi" Cheliah (born 10 June 1979) is a Singaporean-born Australian chef of Indian descent who won the tenth season of ''MasterChef Australia'' in 2018. He established his culinary career by opening pop-up restaurants in Melbourne ...
.
Guest Chefs
Elimination Table
Ratings and episodes
References
External links
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