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The sixth series of the Australian cooking game show ''
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 Monday, 5 May 2014 on
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. This series was won by
Brent Owens Brent Owens (born 23 August 1989) is an Australian cook. He is the winner of the sixth series of ''MasterChef Australia''. He gave $50,000 of his $250,000 prize money to fellow contestant Emelia Jackson. He wrote a cook book, ''Dig In!'', for ...
in the final against Laura Cassai on 28 July 2014. Owens is the last male winner until
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 ...
from tenth series.


Changes

In a reversal from the previous season, the audition and preliminary stages were again broadcast as part of the series, and the weekly theme format was dropped. Series 6 also introduced the "power apron", which granted its wearer a number of advantages and control across a series of challenges. In elimination challenges and pressure tests, the contestant wore black aprons with their name in it. The same type of aprons were used by eliminated contestants in week 8 of the 5th season of Masterchef Australia. In the previous seasons, the contestant who faced an elimination test or a pressure test wore a black apron without their name on it. In addition, the Immunity Challenges were expanded to have a preliminary round between three contestants before the winner moved on to cook for immunity against a professional chef. Kylie Kwong regularly appeared as a mentor during the Immunity Challenge episodes in addition to a recurring role as a guest judge.


Contestants


Top 24

The full Top 24 were revealed on Tuesday, 6 May. At the first Top 24 challenge, it was revealed that Cecilia Vuong, who was recovering from brain surgery due to a skiing injury, had withdrawn from the competition based on medical advice. Georgia Hughes, who had been the last one eliminated in the Top 50 portion of the show, entered as her replacement. Future appearances *
Brent Owens Brent Owens (born 23 August 1989) is an Australian cook. He is the winner of the sixth series of ''MasterChef Australia''. He gave $50,000 of his $250,000 prize money to fellow contestant Emelia Jackson. He wrote a cook book, ''Dig In!'', for ...
appeared on
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as a guest judge for a Mystery Box Challenge. * Cecelia Vuong returned for Series 8 to have a second chance to win but reached 17th place. * Brent also appeared in series 10 to support the Top 50. Laura Cassai (now Sharrad),
Emelia Jackson Emelia Jackson (born 13 November 1989) is an Australian pastry chef, television personality, marketing co-ordinator and cookbook author who gained recognition through her appearances on ''MasterChef Australia''. She first competed in the show's ...
, Jamie Fleming, Tracy Collins, Ben MacDonald & Georgia Hughes appeared at the Semi Final round as guests. * Brent was a guest for the grand finale service challenge in series 11 * Laura,
Emelia Emmelia of Caesarea ( Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. She was the wife ...
and Tracy appeared on
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. Tracy was eliminated on 24 May 2020, finishing 13th. Emelia won the competition on 20 July 2020, with Laura placing runner-up for a second time. *
Emelia Emmelia of Caesarea ( Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. She was the wife ...
appeared on the 3rd Junior Series as a guest judge for a Mystery Box Challenge. *
Emelia Emmelia of Caesarea ( Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. She was the wife ...
appeared as a guest judge for the first mystery box challenge of series 13, while Laura appeared for a masterclass. * Brent was present for final score reveals in the grand finales of series 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13, the latter in which he was joined by Laura and
Emelia Emmelia of Caesarea ( Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. She was the wife ...
. *
Sarah Todd Sarah Todd (born 26 October 1987) is an Australian celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, television personality, and model. She first gained recognition through her appearance on the sixth series of ''MasterChef Australia'' in 2014, w ...
appeared on
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for another chance to win the title. Sarah placed runner-up on 12 July 2022. *
Emelia Emmelia of Caesarea ( Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. She was the wife ...
appeared on
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as a guest judge for an elimination challenge. * Laura &
Emelia Emmelia of Caesarea ( Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. She was the wife ...
appeared on
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as guests for the 1st service challenge. *
Emelia Emmelia of Caesarea ( Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. She was the wife ...
competed on the second series of
Dessert Masters ''Dessert Masters'', also known as ''MasterChef: Dessert Masters'', is an Australian cooking reality show produced by Endemol Shine Australia which premiered on 12 November 2023 on Network 10. It is a spin-off of ''MasterChef Australia'', itsel ...
. She was runner up on 24 November 2024. * Jamie and Ben will appear on
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for another chance to win. Laura &
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will also appear for their 3rd chance to win.


Guest chefs

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Julie Goodwin Julie Goodwin (born 31 October 1970) is an Australian cook, author, radio and television presenter. She came to public attention when she won the inaugural season of ''MasterChef Australia'' in 2009, defeating artist Poh Ling Yeow in the final. ...
– Mystery Box Challenge 1 *
Adam Liaw Adam Liaw ( zh, t=廖崇明, p=Liào Chóngmíng; born 8 September 1978) is a Malaysian-born Australian cook, television presenter and author. He was the winner of the second season of ''MasterChef Australia'', defeating student Callum Hann in ...
– Mystery Box Challenge 1 *
Kate Bracks Katherine Jane Bracks (née Pickett; born 1974) is an Australian reality television cook. She is the winner of the third series of ''MasterChef Australia''. Bracks, mother of three children, was previously a school teacher. She lives in Orang ...
– Mystery Box Challenge 1 * Andy Allen – Mystery Box Challenge 1 * Emma Dean – Mystery Box Challenge 1 *
Shannon Bennett Shannon Bennett (born 23 November 1975) is an Australian chef and author. He is best known as the head chef of restaurant Vue de Monde at Melbourne's Rialto Tower. Bennett currently serves as the creative director at the restaurant and its pare ...
– Pressure Test 1 *Alla Wolf-Tasker – Pressure Test 2 *Ollie Gould – Immunity Challenge 1 *Christy Tania – Pressure Test 3 *Benjamin Cooper – Immunity Challenge 2 *
Darren Purchese Darren Purchese (born 3 February 1975) is an Australian chef, author and television personality. He is the creator of the popular cake and dessert business Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio in Melbourne, Australia. Purchese is a regular guest chef o ...
– Team Challenge 3, MasterClass 2 *Joe Grbac – Pressure Test 4 *Scott Picket – Pressure Test 4 *Matt Stone – Immunity Challenge 3 *
Nobu Matsuhisa Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa (松久 信幸 ''Matsuhisa Nobuyuki''; born March 10, 1949) is a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dis ...
– Pressure Test 5 *
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 ...
– Immunity Challenge 4 *
Marco Pierre White Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is an English chef, restaurateur and television personality. In 1995 he became the youngest chef to earn three Michelin stars. He has trained chefs including Mario Batali, Shannon Bennett, Gordon Ramsa ...
– Week 6 *Donovan Cooke – Immunity Challenge 5 *
Vikas Khanna Vikas Khanna (born 1971) is an Indian-American Michelin star celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer, and filmmaker. He is one of the judges of ''MasterChef India'' since its beginning. Early life and education Khanna was born in Amrits ...
– Pressure Test 7 *Jason Jones – Immunity Challenge 6 *James Viles – Immunity Challenge 6 *Nick Palumbo – Pressure Test 9 *John Lawson – Immunity Challenge 7 *Dave Verhuel – Elimination Challenge 9 *
Heston Blumenthal Heston Marc Blumenthal (; born 27 May 1966) is an English celebrity chef, TV personality and food writer. His restaurants include the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, a three- Michelin-star restaurant that was named the world's best by the Worl ...
– Week 11 *
Peter Gilmore John Peter Gilmore (25 August 1931 – 3 February 2013), known as Peter Gilmore, was an English actor, known for his portrayal of Captain James Onedin in 91 episodes of the BBC television period drama ''The Onedin Line'' (1971–1980), cre ...
– Final


Elimination chart


Episodes and ratings

; Colour key: : – Highest rating during the series : – Lowest rating during the series


Notes


References

{{MasterChef Australia 2014 Australian television seasons MasterChef Australia