MasterChef Australia (series 6)
The sixth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on Monday, 5 May 2014 on Network Ten.
This series was won by Brent Owens in the final against Laura Cassai on 28 July 2014. Coincidentally, Cassai and third-placed Emelia Jackson attended the same high school, Siena College.
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 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Top 24 challenge, it was revealed that Cecilia Vuong, who was recovering from brain surgery due to a skiing injury, had withdrawn from the competition based on medical advice.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.| Contestant | Age | State | Occupation | Status |
| Brent Owens | 24 | VIC | Bobcat Driver | Winner 28 July |
| Laura Cassai | 18 | SA | Health Science Student | Runner-up 28 July |
| Emelia Jackson | 24 | VIC | Marketing Coordinator | Third place 27 July |
| Jamie Fleming | 26 | NSW | Bartender | Eliminated 24 July |
| Tracy Collins | 38 | SA | Hairdresser | Eliminated 21 July |
| Ben Macdonald | 36 | QLD | IT Systems Consultant | Eliminated 20 July |
| Amy Shields | 37 | WA | Learning Systems Admin | Eliminated 17 July |
| Renae Smith | 31 | NSW | Brand Developer | Eliminated 10 July |
| Sarah Todd | 27 | QLD | Model | Eliminated 7 July Returned 24 June Eliminated 12 June |
| Colin Sheppard | 51 | SA | Winemaker | Eliminated 3 July |
| Kira Westwick | 31 | QLD | Nutritional Coach | Eliminated 30 June |
| Georgia Hughes | 18 | SA | Physiotherapy Student | Eliminated 23 June |
| Tash Shan | 27 | ACT | Social Media Manager | Eliminated 19 June |
| Byron Finnerty | 27 | VIC | Deckhand | Eliminated 16 June |
| Sam Gant | 26 | VIC | Kidswear Designer | Eliminated 9 June |
| Rachael Ciesiolka | 45 | NT | Data Manager | Eliminated 5 June |
| Steven Peh | 20 | WA | Commerce Student | Eliminated 2 June |
| Sean Baxter | 31 | VIC | Brand Manager | Eliminated 29 May |
| Scott Yeoman | 32 | SA | Carpenter | Eliminated 26 May |
| Emily Loo | 31 | QLD | Resort Sales Coordinator | Eliminated 22 May |
| Nick Doyle | 22 | NSW | Law Student | Eliminated 19 May |
| Nicole Cleave | 55 | WA | Inflight Manager | Eliminated 14 May |
| Deepali Behar | 30 | WA | Dentist | Eliminated 12 May |
| Brendan Langfield | 26 | QLD | Retail Manager | Eliminated 8 May |
| Cecilia Vuong | 30 | VIC | School Maths Teacher | Withdrew 7 May |
Future appearances
-Brent Owens appeared on Series 7 as a guest judge for a Mystery Box Challenge.
-Cecelia Vuong will return at Series 8 to have a second chance to win but eventually reached 17th place.
-Brent also appeared on Series 10 at the Auditions to support the Top 50.
-Laura Cassai, Emelia Jackson and Tracy Collins appeared on Series 12. Tracy was eliminated on May 24th 2020, finishing in 13th. Laura placed Runner-Up on July 20th 2020, placing 2nd. Emelia won the competition on July 20th 2020, finishing in 1st.
Guest chefs
- Julie Goodwin – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Adam Liaw – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Kate Bracks – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Andy Allen – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Emma Dean – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Shannon Bennett – 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 – Team Challenge 3, MasterClass 2
- Joe Grbac – Pressure Test 4
- Scott Picket – Pressure Test 4
- Matt Stone – Immunity Challenge 3
- Nobu Matsuhisa – Pressure Test 5
- Jock Zonfrillo – Immunity Challenge 4
- Marco Pierre White – Week 6
- Donovan Cooke – Immunity Challenge 5
- Vikas Khanna – 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 – Week 11
- Peter Gilmore – Final
Elimination chart