S10E1 - Auditions Part 1
The amateur cooks are given one hour to recreate their signature dish for the first of the two judges' auditions. The judges introduce the nine past winners of the program, who are there to cheer them on.
May 7, 2018, midnight
S10E2 - Auditions Part 2
After handing out 18 aprons on the first day of cooking, the judges are looking for six more cooks to round out the top 24. The cooks who were given a second chance will battle it out in a challenge.
May 8, 2018, midnight
S10E3 - Individual Hospitality Cooking Challenge
Our 2018 cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen for their first challenge as the top 24. The contestants need to imagine they are hosting the judges at their house for a meal, cooking anything they want.
May 9, 2018, midnight
S10E4 - Home Fridge Elimination Challenge
In the first elimination challenge of the season, three contestants fight to stay in the competition. They are given 75 minutes to cook, using only the ingredients contained in their fridges from home.
May 10, 2018, midnight
S10E5 - Eclectic Mystery Box Challenge & Perception Invention Test
The 23 cooks enter the kitchen for the first mystery box challenge of the season. This time, the rules are changing: the winner of the mystery box will get a game-changing advantage.
May 13, 2018, midnight
S10E6 - Pressure Test - Maggie Beer
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face-off in the pressure test. Queen of the kitchen Maggie Beer enters with the dish to be recreated.
May 14, 2018, midnight
S10E7 - Immunity Challenge - Shui Ishizaki
The winner of the mystery box challenge and the three best-performing cooks from the invention test will compete for immunity, with Shannon Bennett back in the kitchen to guide and mentor the contestants.
May 15, 2018, midnight
S10E8 - Team Challenge: MCG
The contestants find themselves on the turf of the iconic MCG for the first team challenge. Split into two teams, each must cook delicious and nutritious food for 50 diners using a different protein.
May 16, 2018, midnight
S10E9 - Elimination Challenge - Source of Inspiration
The losing team from the MCG service challenge must face-off in this elimination challenge. The contestants must cook something inspired by the dish that made them fall in love with food.
May 17, 2018, midnight
S10E10 - Nigella's Mystery Box & Invention Test
Culinary goddess Nigella Lawson arrives in the kitchen for a week of challenges and surprises. The lid is lifted on Nigella's mystery box to reveal some of her favourite ingredients.
May 20, 2018, midnight
S10E11 - Pressure Test - Nigella Lawson
The bottom three contestants from the previous invention test will face off in this episode's pressure test. The contestants have 75 minutes to complete four of Nigella Lawson's favourite chocolate dishes.
May 21, 2018, midnight
S10E12 - Immunity Challenge - Alanna Sapwell
The winning contestant from the mystery box challenge joins the top three contestants from the invention test in this episode's two round immunity challenge.
May 22, 2018, midnight
S10E13 - Team Challenge - Battle Of The Brunch
In a team service challenge, it will be a battle of the brunches, as in two groups of 10, they take over two cafes. Contestants will have real customers, with real orders and real dockets.
May 23, 2018, midnight
S10E14 - Elimination Challenge & Nigella's Masterclass
The contestants in the losing team are in the kitchen for what will be the last time for one of them. Plus, the first Masterclass of the season with Nigella Lawson.
May 24, 2018, midnight
S10E15 - Gordon Ramsay's Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test
In one of the biggest surprises of the season so far, and in a program first, Gordon Ramsay enters the kitchen for a mystery box challenge.
May 27, 2018, midnight
S10E16 - Pressure Test - Gordon Ramsay
With Gordon Week off to a flying start, the bottom three contestants in the invention test roll up to the kitchen ready to cook for their place in the competition with a pressure test.
May 28, 2018, midnight
S10E17 - Immunity Challenge - 3 vs 3
Our mystery box winner and the top two dishes from the invention test will have the chance to cook for immunity with Gordon Ramsay as their mentor.
May 29, 2018, midnight
S10E18 - Team Challenge - Three-course meal
The contestants enter the kitchen only to find Gordon Ramsay, who is already yelling at them to hurry up. Divided into two teams, they prepare a three-course meal for 50 diners.
May 30, 2018, midnight
S10E19 - Elimination Challenge - Gordon's Challenge
It's the last day of Gordon week. The team who lost the service challenge will have to cook for their lives. The contestants had to recreate a three-Michelin star chicken dish from Restaurant Gordon Ramsay by chef Matt Abé in the two-and a-half hour Pressure Test
May 31, 2018, midnight
S10E20 - 20/20 Mystery Box Challenge & Honey Invention Test
Contestants are shopping for their own mystery box ingredients with only $20 and 20 minutes. Maker of the best dish goes through to the immunity challenge, followed by the winners of the invention test.
June 3, 2018, midnight
S10E21 - Pressure Test - Darren Purchese
The losing team from yesterday's invention test are in the kitchen, ready to fight for their place in the competition.
June 4, 2018, midnight
S10E22 - Immunity Challenge - Jacqui Challinor
The winner of Sunday night's mystery box, along with the members of the winning team in the invention test relay will compete for a coveted immunity pin.
June 5, 2018, midnight
S10E23 - Team Challenge - From Memory
The judges surprise the contestants by announcing that this episode, a few of them will be journeying to the wide blue yonder.
June 6, 2018, midnight
S10E24 - Elimination Challenge - Curtis Stone
The eight contestants who lost the previous challenge are cooking in this episode's elimination, with Curtis Stone to keep them company.
June 7, 2018, midnight
S10E25 - South Australia Mystery Box Challenge & Night Market Team Challenge
It's the beginning of South Australia Week for the contestants, where they will be cooking with some of the best ingredients South Australia has to offer.
June 10, 2018, midnight
S10E26 - Pressure Test - D'Arenberg Cube
The contestants find themselves at the incredible D'Arenberg Cube restaurant in the heart of McLaren Vale wine country, with the bottom two teams from the night market challenge facing elimination.
June 11, 2018, midnight
S10E27 - Immunity Challenge - Mt Lofty House
This immunity challenge takes place at the stunning Mt Lofty House in the Adelaide Hills. Does our contestant have what it takes to outscore the chef and win immunity?
June 12, 2018, midnight
S10E28 - Table Grapes Team Challenge - Barossa Valley
The team challenge will take place in the Barossa Valley. Divided into two teams, contestants will be given two hours to prepare an entree, main and dessert with each course celebrating table grapes.
June 13, 2018, midnight
S10E29 - Maggie Beer's Elimination Challenge & Poh and Callum's Masterclass
For the elimination challenge, the contestants go to Maggie Beer's Eatery in the Barossa Valley. Plus, a masterclass takes place at the Adelaide Markets.
June 14, 2018, midnight
S10E30 - Mystery Bread Box Challenge & Spaghetti Bolognese Reinvention Test
The contestants arrive back at the kitchen after a week of adventure in South Australia. There is a lot at stake, knowing that the top 10 is just around the corner.
June 17, 2018, midnight
S10E31 - Pressure Test - Alla Wolf-Tasker
The bottom three contestants from the invention test are facing elimination.
June 18, 2018, midnight
S10E32 - Immunity Challenge - Andy Harmer
The winner of the mystery box and the top three from the invention test have the chance to cook for immunity.
June 19, 2018, midnight
S10E33 - Team Challenge - Three-course fire challenge
The contestants find themselves in the Dandenong Ranges where a fiery team challenge awaits them. To cook a three-course meal, all they have to use is fire.
June 20, 2018, midnight
S10E34 - World Cuisine Elimination Challenge & Second Chance Cook-Off
The losing team from the previous challenge arrive at the kitchen for what will be the last time for one of them.
June 21, 2018, midnight
S10E35 - Adriano Zumbo’s Mystery Box Challenge & Team Invention Test – Sweet Week
The judges reveal this is Sweet Week. To kick off the week, they introduce the master of sweets, Adriano Zumbo, who has selected the mystery box ingredients and will reveal the invention test.
June 24, 2018, midnight
S10E36 - Pressure Test: Katherine Sabbath
Continuing Sweet Week, the judges are joined by social media cake superstar Katherine Sabbath. The bottom two teams from the previous invention test will face off in a pressure test.
June 25, 2018, midnight
S10E37 - Immunity Challenge - Alice Wright
Our two Sweet Week mystery box winners and the winning team from Zumbo’s invention test compete for immunity over two rounds
June 26, 2018, midnight
S10E38 - Team Service Challenge – Tonka & Coda
George pays a surprise visit to the Masterchef contestant house with a special guest. Together, they reveal the challenge.
June 27, 2018, midnight
S10E39 - Elimination Challenge - Kirsten Tibballs
The losing team from the previous challenge will fight for their place in the competition.
June 28, 2018, midnight
S10E40 - The Everything Mystery Box & Dish for a King
For the mystery box challenge the contestants find a big surprise among their ingredients. Later, the invention test is a chance for the contestants to prove they deserve to be in the top 10.
July 1, 2018, midnight
S10E41 - Pressure Test - Saransh Goila
The bottom three contestants from the invention test face elimination in a pressure test.
July 2, 2018, midnight
S10E42 - Immunity Challenge - Ashley Davis
The mystery box winner and the top three contestants from the invention test compete for immunity.
July 3, 2018, midnight
S10E43 - Team Challenge - Canapes for the Royal Reception
The contestants receive a surprise message in the MasterChef house which informs them of their next group challenge and where they'll be travelling to.
July 4, 2018, midnight
S10E44 - Elimination Challenge - Picture Perfect
Continuing their adventure, the contestants arrive at their next destination. The two losing teams from the previous challenge face elimination in this challenge.
July 5, 2018, midnight
S10E45 - Mystery Box Challenge - Surprise Ingredient & Invention Test: Oil, Salt and Pepper
This week the judges have a surprise - it's survival week and the contestants will be cooking for their lives every day. By the end of the week one of them will win the most powerful advantage.
July 8, 2018, midnight
S10E46 - Re-Invention Test - Retro TV Dinners
As survival week continues, the contestants are shocked to discover that another challenge may lead to elimination. Tonight, they have to turn a tray of terror in to a modern masterpiece.
July 9, 2018, midnight
S10E47 - Time or Ingredients
The contestants remaining in survival week will learn all about making decisions under pressure as they decide what is of more value to them: time or ingredients.
July 10, 2018, midnight
S10E48 - Off-Site Challenge - Panama Dining Room
The challenge is off site at Panama Dining Room, in Melbourne's inner-city suburb of Fitzroy. The contestants will be cooking a main course and dessert for 25 people each.
July 11, 2018, midnight
S10E49 - Elimination Challenge - Peter Gilmore's Snow Egg & Masterclass
This is no ordinary elimination, but a pressure test with an iconic dish. How will the contestants cope with this massive challenge? Plus, join us for a masterclass
July 12, 2018, midnight
S10E50 - Mystery Box Challenge - Loved Ones & Invention Test - Vue de Monde
Our 7 remaining contestants are in the MasterChef kitchen ready to fight for their place with a big surprise awaiting them. What will the contestants be challenged with for tonight's invention test?
July 15, 2018, midnight
S10E51 - Pressure Test - Joe Grbac
The bottom three contestants from the invention test face elimination. Which of our contestants will be able to save their place in the competition with a pressure test like no other?
July 16, 2018, midnight
S10E52 - Fast-Track to Finals Week - Matt or Reynold?
The winner of the mystery box and of the invention test will face off in round one, vying for the chance to cook off against a professional cook in round two to get fast tracked to Finals Week.
July 17, 2018, midnight
S10E53 - Off-Site Challenge - Second Bite at Luminare
This episode is all about raising money for Second Bite, a charity that the program supports. The contestants will cook using only ingredients donated by the charity, cooking a six-course degustation.
July 18, 2018, midnight
S10E54 - Elimination Challenge - Taste Test in Three Rounds & Curtis Stone's MasterClass
This is the final elimination before Finals Week, and will determine the top five for 2018. It's an elimination over three rounds. Plus, a MasterClass with Curtis Stone.
July 19, 2018, midnight
S10E55 - Mystery Box Challenge - Past Seasons & Invention Test - No Rules
Today marks the first day of Finals Week for 2018. Each contestant will cook with one of five mystery boxes from a past season - who will be make it through to the next challenge?
July 22, 2018, midnight
S10E56 - Pressure Test - Ashley Palmer-Watts
It’s the first pressure test of finals week and the bottom three contestants from the previous invention test line up for what will be the last time in the MasterChef kitchen for one of them.
July 23, 2018, midnight
S10E57 - Two-Round Cook-Off - Three Seasons
We are down to the top four in the competition and they will compete for a massive advantage. Just days from the grand finale, this advantage will be a game changer.
July 24, 2018, midnight
S10E58 - Service Challenge - Icebergs
The contestants arrive in Sydney at the iconic Icebergs restaurant in Bondi. They are competing for a place in the semifinal and need to be inspired by the Italian menu at Icebergs.
July 25, 2018, midnight
S10E59 - Elimination Challenge - Three-Course Meal for Four Top Chefs & MasterClass
The elimination challenge will determine who will go into the semifinal. The bottom three contestants will fight it out for their place in the competition. Plus, a final MasterClass of the season.
July 29, 2018, midnight
S10E60 - Semi-Finals - Service Challenge
It is the semifinal of 2018. Our top three contestants are told that they will be cooking for some very special guests.
July 30, 2018, midnight
S10E61 - Grand Finale
It’s the grand finale of 2018 and our top 24 has been whittled down to two home cooks battling it out in one final day in the kitchen.
July 31, 2018, midnight