MasterChef Australia series 10
The tenth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on 7 May 2018 on Network Ten. Judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston returned from the previous series, with Shannon Bennett as the contestants' mentor.
This series was won by Sashi Cheliah in the grand finale against Ben Borsht, on 31 July 2018.
Changes
This season introduced a change in the Mystery Box Challenge. The winner will be going straight into the Immunity Challenge, which means they will not be cooking in the invention test and will be safe from the Pressure Test on the following day.Week 10 featured the remaining contestants competing for a special "10-Year Superpower" apron, which works similar to an immunity pin and a Power Apron but allows the bearer to withdraw during any stage of any individual challenge up to tasting.
Contestants
Top 24
The Top 24 were announced on 7–8 May 2018. Contestant Jo Kendray was a returning auditionee after two previous attempts to make it into the Top 24| Contestant | Age | State | Occupation | Status |
| Sashi Cheliah | 40 | SA | Prison officer | Winner 31 July |
| Ben Borsht | 31 | QLD | Builder | Runner-up 31 July |
| Khanh Ong | 25 | VIC | DJ | Eliminated 30 July |
| Jess Liemantara | 19 | VIC | Waitress | Eliminated 29 July |
| Chloe Carroll | 28 | QLD | Nutritionist | Eliminated 23 July |
| Reece Hignell | 28 | NSW | Recruitment consultant | Eliminated 19 July |
| Samira Damirova | 36 | WA | Stay-at-home mum | Eliminated 16 July |
| Kristen Sheffield | 28 | SA | Urban planner | Eliminated 12 July |
| Brendan Pang | 24 | WA | Social worker | Eliminated 5 July Returned 21 June Eliminated 7 June |
| Sarah Clare | 33 | NSW | Bar manager | Eliminated 2 July |
| Hoda Kobeissi | 32 | NSW | Social worker | Eliminated 28 June |
| Gina Ottaway | 54 | NSW | Ex disability support | Eliminated 25 June |
| Aldo Ortado | 31 | NSW | Restaurant manager | Eliminated 21 June |
| Lisa Diep | 33 | NSW | Senior IT analyst | Eliminated 18 June |
| Jenny Lam | 28 | WA | Entrepreneur | Eliminated 14 June |
| Genene Dwyer | 49 | VIC | Recruitment coordinator | Eliminated 11 June |
| Jo Kendray | 46 | VIC | Travel manager | Eliminated 4 June |
| Loki Madireddi | 34 | VIC | Stay-at-home dad | Eliminated 31 May |
| Michelle Walsh | 47 | NSW | Writer | Eliminated 28 May |
| Tim Talam | 28 | NSW | Butcher's assistant | Eliminated 24 May |
| Adele Elliott | 34 | NSW | Enrolment officer | Eliminated 21 May |
| Denise Valdez | 37 | VIC | Stay-at-home mum | Eliminated 17 May |
| Metter Chin | 54 | NSW | Project manager | Eliminated 14 May |
| Brett McGrath | 32 | QLD | Coffee roaster | Eliminated 10 May |
Future appearances
- Khanh Ong, Jess Liemantara, Reece Hignell, Brendan Pang and Sarah Clare appeared on Series 12. Sarah was eliminated on May 19, 2020, finishing 14th. Jess was eliminated on May 31, 2020, finishing 12th. Khanh was eliminated on June 14, 2020, finishing 9th. Brendan was eliminated on June 21, 2020, finishing 8th and Reece was eliminated on July 12, 2020, finishing 5th.
- In Series 14 Aldo Ortado appeared for another chance to win the title, along with Sashi Cheliah who is competing to win the title for the second time. Sashi was eliminated on May 15, 2022, finishing 19th and Aldo was eliminated on June 26, 2022, finishing 8th.
- In Series 15 Sashi appeared as a guest team captain for a service challenge.
- Jess competed on the Dessert Masters spin off series. She finished 3rd on November 28, 2023.
- In Series 16 Sashi, Khanh, Jess, Reece & Aldo along with Genene Dwyer appeared as guests for the 1st service challenge.
- Reece competed in the second series of Dessert Masters. He finished 5th on November 18, 2024.
Guest chefs