<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.masterchef.com.au </Td> </Tr> <P> MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award - winning Australian reality competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef . It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten . Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as the show's main judges . Journalist Sarah Wilson hosted the first series, however her role was dropped at the end of the series . </P> <P> The first episode aired on 27 April 2009, and the series one finale was broadcast on 19 July 2009 . The first winner of MasterChef Australia was Julie Goodwin, a 38 - year - old Central Coast I.T. office manager . The second series of MasterChef Australia premiered on 19 April 2010 . The second series aired through the week at 7.30 pm, half an hour later than the original timeslot of the first series . The winner of the 2010 series of MasterChef was Adam Liaw, who won by a seven - point margin over his opponent Callum Hann . The third series of MasterChef Australia went to air in 2011 . The series was won by Kate Bracks, who defeated Michael Weldon in the series final . The fourth series premiered on 6 May 2012, and was won by Andy Allen, who defeated Julia Taylor . In 2013, the fifth series winner was Emma Dean . The sixth series aired on 5 May 2014, and was won by Brent Owens, who defeated Laura Cassai . The seventh series premiered on 5 May 2015, and was won by Billie McKay who defeated Georgia Barnes . The eighth series premiered on 1 May 2016, and was won by Elena Duggan who defeated Matt Sinclair in the series finale . The ninth series premiered on 1 May 2017, and was won by Diana Chan who defeated Ben Ungermann . </P> <P> The series has also spawned four spin - off series: Celebrity MasterChef Australia, which featured celebrity contestants, Junior MasterChef Australia, which featured younger contestants, MasterChef Australia All - Stars, which featured returning contestants from the first three series, and MasterChef Australia: The Professionals, which features professional chefs as contestants . These spin - off shows will not be on air in 2014, after the producers of the show announced that they wanted to solely focus on the original version . </P>

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