MasterChef Australia series 9
| Company type | Television series season |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | May 1, 2017 |
| Fate | Season concluded |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
The ninth installment of the Australian culinary contest MasterChef Australia debuted on 1 May 2017 on Network Ten. Returning to the judging panel were Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris, and Matt Preston from the previous season. The competition wrapped up on 24 July 2017, with Diana Chan emerging victorious over Ben Ungermann.
Modifications
In this season, the "Power Pin" was introduced during the seventh week, granting its possessor an additional 15 minutes to use in any single challenge leading up to the finals.
Top 24
The Top 24 contestants were revealed between 1 and 3 May 2017. Noteworthy among them was Josh Clearihan, who rejoined after having previously withdrawn due to hospitalization. Other participants with prior audition experience included Pia Gava, Benita Orwell, and Eloise Praino.
| Contestant | Age | State | Profession | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Chan | 29 | VIC | Accountant | Winner 24 July |
| Ben Ungermann | 32 | QLD | Retail Manager | Runner-up 24 July |
| Karlie Verkerk | 26 | NSW | Copywriter | Eliminated 23 July |
| Tamara Graffen | 28 | WA | Engineering Officer | Eliminated 20 July Returned 13 June Eliminated 12 June |
| Arum Nixon | 34 | NSW | Advertising Strategist | Eliminated 18 July |
| Sarah Tiong | 26 | NSW | Risk Consultant | Eliminated 17 July |
Subsequent appearances
- Diana Chan participated in auditions for MasterChef Australia series 10. Ben Ungermann, Karlie Verkerk, Tamara Griffin, Arum Nixon, Sarah Tiong, Eliza Wilson, Eloise Praino, Callan Smith, Sam Goodwin, Michelle Lukman, and Bryce Zhu appeared as guest participants in the Semi Final service challenge.
- Ben served as a guest judge on MasterChef Indonesia (season 5).
- Both Ben and Sarah returned as contestants in Series 12, placing 16th and 10th respectively.
- Diana, Eliza, and Sam featured as guest participants in the first service challenge of MasterChef Australia series 16.
Guest Chefs
| Week | Guest Judge | Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maggie Beer | Auditions Part 2 |
| Anna Polyviou | Auditions Part 3 | |
| Elena Duggan | Top 24 Mystery Box Challenge | |
| 2 (Home Cooking Week) |
Jarrod Di Blasi | Immunity Challenge |
| Johnny Di Francesco | Team Challenge | |
| 3 | Ben Shewry | Mystery Box Challenge/Invention Test |
| Andy Bowdy | Pressure Test | |
| Charlie Carrington | Immunity Challenge | |
| 4 (Sweet Week) |
Kirsten Tibballs | Mystery Box Challenge |
| Janice Wong | Invention Test | |
| Christy Tania | Pressure Test | |
| Lauren Eldridge | Immunity Challenge | |
| Angélique Pereto | ||
| Reynold Poernomo | ||
| Darren Purchese | Team Challenge | |
| 5 | David Thompson | Mystery Box Challenge/Invention Test |
| Josue Lopez | Pressure Test | |
| Clinton McIver | Immunity Challenge | |
| 6 (Yotam Week) |
Yotam Ottolenghi | All Challenges & MasterClass |
| Blayne Bertoncello | Immunity Challenge | |
| 7 | Curtis Stone | Mystery Box Challenge/Invention Test |
| Deniz Karaca | Pressure Test | |
| Matt Sinclair | Team Challenge | |
| 8 (Heston's Road Trip) |
Heston Blumenthal | All Challenges & MasterClass |
| 9 | Peter Gilmore | Mystery Box Challenge/Invention Test |
| Paul Carmichael | Pressure Test | |
| Ben Devlin | Immunity Challenge | |
| 10 (Japan Week) |
Tsutomu Kodama | Service Challenge |
| Takayuki Odaka | MasterClass | |
| Kagehisa Imada | ||
| 11 | Kylie Millar | Pressure Test |
| Federico Zanellato | Immunity Challenge | |
| Clare Smyth | Service Challenge | |
| 12 | Shaun Quade | Pressure Test |
| Peter Gilmore | Elimination Challenge | |
| Ross Lusted | ||
| Alla Wolf-Tasker | ||
| Ashley Palmer-Watts | Service Challenge | |
| Curtis Stone | MasterClass | |
| Finals | Kirsten Tibballs | Grand Finale |
Elimination chart
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Callan Diana Sam |
Ben Samuel Tamara |
Diana Karlie Tamara |
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Lost: Tamara |
Lost: Karlie |
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