
Back to Win
Overview
The seventeenth series of the Australian television cooking show MasterChef Australia was announced on 16 September 2024. The series features the same four judges as series 16, namely series 4 winner Andy Allen, food writer Sofia Levin, French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow. Similar to series 12, the 2025 series features a Back to Win concept, with 24 contestants from previous seasons returning for a chance to win the title.
Episodes

1. Gordon Ramsay's Team Service Challenge
2025-04-28
It's back to win and 23 returning contestants are back for another shot at the trophy. Gordon Ramsay greets them to announce that they are splitting into three teams and taking on a service challenge!

2. Keep Up with Gordon Challenge
2025-04-29
Gordon Ramsay is in the kitchen to put 8 cooks through a Keeping Up with Challenge. They'll work at record pace to deliver TWO of Gordon's dishes, in a fight for the only immunity pin of the season.

3. Late Night Snack Immunity Challenge
2025-04-30
To win immunity and a chance to see their creation added to Gordon Ramsay's new London restaurant's menu at 22 Bishopsgate, they must cook and elevate their favourite late-night snack!

4. Food Journey Elimination Challenge
2025-05-04
Inspired by watching an emotional video on their MasterChef journeys, the contestants must cook a dish that represents who they are now. But this will result in the first elimination for the season.

5. Mystery Box: Peter Gilmore
2025-05-05
Peter Gilmore has brought a Mystery Box packed with ingredients from his most iconic dishes, which have been responsible for some of the competition's greatest moments of triumph and heart break.

6. The Coffee Caviar Tin: Kirsten Tibballs' Pressure Test
2025-05-06
Chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs joins the MasterChef kitchen for the very first pressure test of the series. With her toughest recipe yet she challenges the contestants with her Coffee Caviar Tin.

7. Shannon Bennett's 20-Minute Immunity Challenge
2025-05-07
Legendary Australian chef, Shannon Bennett, is cooking in the MC kitchen. After his demo, whoever creates the most delicious dish in 20 minutes will win immunity and be safe from Sunday's elimination.

8. Two-Round Elimination Challenge: One Inch Cube
2025-05-11
The cooks take part in a one-inch cube taste test in teams. Their elected team leader could land their whole team in an elimination cook.

9. Mystery Fridge Invention Test
2025-05-12
Today's mystery box challenge comes with a twist: contestants must select one of the judges' fridges and use whatever is inside to create a dish worthy for a chance at immunity and a grand prize.

10. Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone
2025-05-13
Immunity is up for grabs today. The contestants have one hour to recreate a Curtis Stone dish. But with a twist: they'll have to do it without the recipe!

11. Jean-Christophe's French Service Immunity Challenge
2025-05-14
Jean-Christophe leads a French service challenge as teams compete for immunity.

12. Finishing Flair Elimination Challenge
2025-05-18
In today's elimination challenge, the contestants have to create a dish with an element of tableside theatre.

13. Wrapped Up Mystery Box Challenge
2025-05-19
The MasterChef contestants face off with a mystery box with a wrapped up surprise.

14. Pressure Test: Steven He's Balloon Puppy Cake
2025-05-20
Renowned pastry chef Steven He delivers a magical pressure test with his Balloon Puppy Cake.

15. Squire's Landing Pub Service Immunity Challenge
2025-05-21
In Sydney, teams compete for immunity in a pub inspired service challenge.

16. Surf and Turf Elimination Challenge with Josh Niland
2025-05-25
Seafood extraordinaire Josh Niland is in the kitchen for his own creative take on Surf and Turf. The challenge is to create a modern dish using both meat and seafood and survive elimination.

17. Mystery Box Challenge: Ixta Belfrage
2025-05-26
MasterChef welcomes Ixta Belfrage for a debut visit. The chef has brought a Mystery Box with a twist. There is one secret ingredient the contestants will only discover halfway into the cook.

18. Pressure Test: Blayne Bertoncello
2025-05-27
Today's pressure test raises the bar with the contestants tasked to recreate guest judge Blayne Bertoncello's highly technical dessert, not once, but in five consistent dishes.

19. Immunity Challenge: Team-relay Challenge
2025-05-28
It's the classic MasterChef team-relay challenge where four teams must compete create a savoury dish that uses potatoes in at least two ways.

20. Elimination Challenge: Butter
2025-06-01
Twelve MasterChef contestants are faced with a bust of judge Jean-Christophe Novelli made entirely of butter. Fighting for their place in the competition, they must create a dish featuring butter.

21. Mystery Box Challenge: Sooshi Mango
2025-06-02
In a heartwarming and hilarious Mystery Box challenge, contestants must cook a dish worthy of a Nonna's table under the watchful eyes of Sooshi Mango, for a shot at immunity.

22. Pressure Test: John Demetrios
2025-06-03
The MasterChef contestants face a pressure given by Dessert Master winner John Demetrios. In the hope of winning immunity, they'll have to recreate his Chocolate Meteor.

23. Immunity Challenge: Cold Meats Sandwich
2025-06-04
It's viral week and vying for immunity once again, the contestants are challenged to create the ultimate scrollable cold meats sandwich followed by a viral dish mash-up.

24. Elimination Challenge: Andy Cooks
2025-06-08
Social media superstar Andy Cooks sets two viral challenges. First, the contestants must create an epic Cheese Pull. In Round Two, the bottom five make a Satisfying Slice. One will be eliminated.

25. Mystery Box Challenge: Lee Kum Kee
2025-06-09
Today's mystery box is a head-to-head battle between those fatefully matched with the same Lee Kum Kee sauce to earn their spot in tomorrow's immunity challenge.

26. Pressure Test: Ice Cream
2025-06-10
The contestants design their own pressure test inspired by seven different Connoisseur ice cream flavours. The best two will win immunity.

27. Team Service Challenge: Dough
2025-06-11
It's Dough-Fest in the MasterChef garden and time for the contestants to test their team work in an epic service challenge. The teams have four hours to cook a dough-based savoury and sweet.

28. Elimination Challenge: Laksa Taste-Test
2025-06-15
The cooks take part in a laksa taste-test, set by one of Australia's most renowned Malaysian chefs. First four cooks who guess the wrong ingredient, must fight for their place in the competition

29. Mystery Box: Goo
2025-06-16
The first cook of Sweet Week, and for today's mystery box, each contestant must incorporate an element of 'goo' into their desserts. The four cooks with the top dishes will compete for immunity.
30. Pressure Test: Poh
2025-06-17
Poh sets today's Sweet Week pressure test providing not one, but three of her extraordinary desserts for the cooks to replicate. Four contestants battle it out to win immunity.
31. Taste Test: Jelly Gems
2025-06-18
As Sweet Week continues, a jelly-gem taste test will determine which five contestants will go on to cook a dish incorporating at least one of those ingredients for immunity.