The first series of the Australian reality television series MasterChef Australia began on 27 April 2009 and aired on Network Ten, concluding on 19 July 2009 when Julie Goodwin was crowned the winner. The series was hosted by Sarah Wilson.
Maps, Directions, and Place Reviews
Contestants
Donna Hay Recipes Chicken Video
Judges
- George Calombaris
- Gary Mehigan
- Matt Preston
Special guests
- Manu Feildel - Celebrity Chef Challenge 1
- Martin Boetz - Celebrity Chef Challenge 2
- Peter Evans - Celebrity Chef Challenge 3
- Frank Shek - Masterclass 3
- Alex Herbert - Celebrity Chef Challenge 4
- John Torode - Guest judge, Invention Test 4
- Guy Grossi - Celebrity Chef Challenge 5
- Ben O'Donoghue - Celebrity Chef Challenge 6
- Donovan Cooke/Tam Kin Pak - Celebrity Chef Challenge 8
- Emmanuel Stroobant - Celebrity Chef Challenge 9
- Adrian Richardson - Celebrity Chef Challenge 10
- Armando Percuoco - Guest judge, Formal Dinner Challenge
- Margaret Fulton - Guest judge, Formal Dinner Challenge
- Jacques Reymond - Guest judge, Formal Dinner Challenge
- Cheong Liew - Guest judge, Formal Dinner Challenge
- Luke Mangan - Guest judge, Finals Week Elimination Challenge 1
- Matt Moran - Celebrity Chef Challenge 7 & Guest judge, Finals Week Elimination Challenge 2
- Bill Granger - Guest judge, Finals Week Elimination Challenge 3
- Donna Hay - Guest judge, Finals Week Elimination Challenge 4
- Curtis Stone - Guest judge, Seafood Team Challenge, Grand Finale
Many of the guest chefs returned for the announcement of the winner, while Moran also presented a dish for the Pressure Test during the finale.
Episodes and Ratings
Elimination Chart
Allegations of vote rigging
Large numbers of viewers have raised allegations that the voting on the series one finale of MasterChef was fraudulent after Julie Goodwin won the crown. After the show talkback radio had been inundated with calls, both for and against the verdict, and the finale also became a top trending topic on social networking site Twitter, where many users said they felt "deflated" and "ripped off" by the final episode of the hit show. Similar allegations were raised when contestants were eliminated throughout the series. Judge Matt Preston has denied that eliminations were rigged or the result of a popularity contest, and asserted that Julie had won the title because she was the better cook on the night. Goodwin herself has also asserted that her victory was not the result of rigging, insisting that the professional integrity of the three judges would be damaged if it was.
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