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The top six arrive for finals week, bringing them a step closer to the finale. Today each of their mystery boxes contains a letter from home and an ingredient selected by their loved ones.
All episodes for series 11 of MasterChef Australia
S11 E1
A group of home cooks prepare their signature dishes in the first of two audition shows.
S11 E2
Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston present the second audition show.
S11 E3
The contestants take on their first challenge, serving up their desert island dish.
S11 E4
Yesterday's winners battle it out for immunity, cooking alongside chef Curtis Stone.
S11 E5
The cooks face their first mystery box challenge.
S11 E6
Three cooks face a pressure test set by professional pastry chef Darren Purchese.
S11 E7
Four of the amateurs compete for immunity by preparing crispy and juicy fried chicken.
S11 E8
The cooks prepare a feast for the 150 volunteer truckers for the charity Lions for Need
S11 E9
The contestants who failed to impress in the last challenge face an elimination cook-off.
S11 E10
Nigella Lawson visits the kitchen for the start of a week-long visit.
S11 E11
Nigella Lawson challenges the cooks to serve up a perfect roast chicken.
S11 E12
Five contestants compete in a custard-based immunity challenge.
S11 E13
The contestants prepare a three-course meal for 80 teachers.
S11 E14
An elimination challenge based on condiments.
S11 E15
Rick Stein chooses the ingredients for the next mystery box challenge.
S11 E16
Clare Smyth challenges the cooks to re-create her pear and lemon verbena vacherin.
S11 E17
Four contestants compete in an immunity challenge.
S11 E18
The contestants take on a street food challenge.
S11 E19
An elimination task based on the cooks' knowledge of the deli counter.
S11 E20
The judges reveal the start of Secrets Week.
S11 E21
The cooks fight for the places by serving up a paella - without a recipe.
S11 E22
Four contestants compete in an immunity challenge.
S11 E23
The cooks are split into teams and challenged to serve up an Italian feast for 80 diners.
S11 E24
Eight contestants face a blindfold taste test, followed by an elimination cook.
S11 E25
The contest moves to Queensland and a mystery box challenge.
S11 E26
The contestants arrive at Montrachet, one of Brisbane's leading restaurants.
S11 E27
The contestants are excited about what lies in store.
S11 E28
The contestants arrive on the beautiful sunny shores of Noosa beach.
S11 E29
The losing team from yesterday's Team Challenge arrives in the Gold Coast.
S11 E30
The contestants arrive home after a spectacular week cooking across Queensland.
S11 E31
The contest reaches halfway and three hopefuls compete in an elimination challenge.
S11 E32
Four hopefuls compete in an immunity challenge.
S11 E33
The cooks prepare a picnic at Hanging Rock, north of Melbourne.
S11 E34
It's this morning after the Team Challenge at Hanging Rock.
S11 E35
The battle to reach the final 10 intensifies.
S11 E36
Three hopefuls compete in a two-day elimination challenge.
S11 E37
Four hopefuls make ice-cream cones in a bid to win immunity.
S11 E38
The cooks are challenged to serve identical plates of food in pairs.
S11 E39
The contestants serve a sweet dish that uses no sugar.
S11 E40
The judges introduce a new week celebrating the best of the best.
S11 E41
The hopefuls have 75 minutes to serve up a dish using indigenous ingredients.
S11 E42
The contestants serve up a caviar dish in an immunity challenge.
S11 E43
The cooks are split into two teams to prepare a four-course meal for 40 diners.
S11 E44
The contestants face an elimination cook aimed at minimising food waste.
S11 E45
The top nine are each given a mystery box they have faced before.
S11 E46
Three contestants serve an intricate apple pie - before one of them is eliminated.
S11 E47
Four contestants cook in different styles in a bid for immunity.
S11 E48
The contestants cook for train passengers.
S11 E49
Four hopefuls compete in an elimination challenge.
S11 E50
The top seven begin a week of challenges in Western Australia.
S11 E51
Five contestants take on a service challenge at a Perth restaurant.
S11 E52
Four contestants compete for a fast-track place to finals week.
S11 E53
The contestants prepare three-course meals for 50 diners, in two teams.
S11 E54
Three of the contestants face an elimination challenge.
S11 E55
The top six arrive for finals week, bringing them a step closer to the finale.
S11 E56
Three contestants produce a complex dish in a pressure test.
S11 E57
The remaining hopefuls serve up anything they like in 75 minutes.
S11 E58
The contestants serve up a five-course tasting menu at a Melbourne restaurant.
S11 E59
The contestants compete in a series of culinary duels.
S11 E60
The semi-finalists enter the kitchen, ready to compete.
S11 E61
After 12 weeks of competition, the finalists compete for the $250,000 prize.
