MasterChef Australia Grand Finale (Season 9, Episode 63)
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TV Episode | 72 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

MasterChef Australia

Grand Finale (Season 9, Episode 63)

TV-G

TV Episode | 72 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

The finale took place over three rounds: In the first round, the finalists had to choose at least one ingredient from a selection of every mystery box they had in 60 minutes from which Ben picked Elena's mystery box and Diana picked Peter ...See moreThe finale took place over three rounds: In the first round, the finalists had to choose at least one ingredient from a selection of every mystery box they had in 60 minutes from which Ben picked Elena's mystery box and Diana picked Peter Gilmore's mystery box. Ben's Lemon Myrtle Ice Cream with Macadamia Shortbread received 26 points out of 30, while Diana's Abalone with Chinese Broccoli, Mushroom and Green Juice received raved reviews from the judges and got a perfect score of 30 points. For the second round, there were no rules, with contestants cooking three identical dishes to the judges in 75 minutes. Ben's Cardamom Coffee Ice Cream with Butternut Three-ways and a Dutch Spice Biscuit impressed the judges with his creativity of his ice cream and received 28 points while Diana's Malaysian Oatmeal Prawns with Vegetables in a Creamy Sauce also impressed the judges and received 27 points. Diana took the lead with the total score of 57 while Ben got a total of 54 points. For the last round, Ben and Diana faced the longest pressure test yet in which they have to recreate Kirsten Tibballs' Trio of Fruits dessert made of chocolate disguised as an apple, pear and mandarin. In six hours, Both Ben and Diana struggled with the final task, failing to make the sugar-crusted liquor center for the apple, which came out like a jelly rather than a liquid. In the tasting, Diana's trio of fruit received praise in flavor but the chocolate in her mandarin is thick and lacking in mandarin flavor. Ben had a better replication despite accidentally covering his pear with too much tempered chocolate. Diana scored 33 points (8 points each from all the judges except Matt who gave 9 points), tallying to the overall score of 90 points. Ben scored 35 points (9 each from all of the judges except Gary who gave 8 points), but it wasn't enough to beat Diana finalizing the score of 89 points. Winner Announced - Diana Chan won the title of Masterchef 2017, the grand prize of $250,000 and a monthly column in the magazine Delicious while Ben Ungermann, as runner-up, received $40,000. Karlie Verkerk, who finished in third place, also received a cash prize of $10,000. See less

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Gary Mehigan Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
George Calombaris Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Matt Preston Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Kirsten Tibballs Self - Guest chef Self - Guest chef See fewer	Everyday Gourmet Christmas (2017)
Curtis Stone Self - Guest chef Self - Guest chef See fewer	Field Trip with Curtis Stone (2020)
Lee Behan Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Benjamin Bullock Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Jess Butler Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Diana Chan Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	10 Minute Kitchen (2021)
Josh Clearihan Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Trent Devincenzo Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Pia Gava Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Sam Goodwin Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Tamara Graffen Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Rashedul Hasan Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Michelle Lukman Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Pete Morgan Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Arum Nixon Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Benita Orwell Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Eloise Praino Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Ray Silva Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Callan Smith Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Nicole Stevenson Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Sarah Tiong Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Ben Ungermann Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Karlie Verkerk Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Samuel Whitehead Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Eliza Wilson Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Bryan Zhu Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)