MasterChef Australia series 13
The thirteenth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on 19 April 2021 on Network 10. Andy Allen, Melissa Leong, and Jock Zonfrillo returned to the show as judges from the previous season.
Applications for contestants for the 13th series of MasterChef Australia were open between April and August 2020.
Changes
Only three Immunity Pins were up for grabs this season, which all 24 contestants competed for during the first Mystery Box challenge. In addition to being exempt from the first Elimination Challenge, the holders of the Immunity Pins were able to use them at any point during future Elimination Challenges, including right up to the end of a challenge.The Second Chance Challenge returned as Second Chance Week, with two eliminated contestants being given the chance to return instead of one.
This season featured three finalists in the Grand Finale instead of two.
Contestants
Top 24
The Top 24 contestants were announced on 19–20 April 2021.| Contestant | Age | State/Terr | Occupation | Status |
| Justin Narayan | 27 | WA | Youth pastor | Winner 13 July |
| Pete Campbell | 36 | NSW | Tattoo artist | |
| Kishwar Chowdhury | 38 | VIC | Printing business owner | |
| Elise Pulbrook | 28 | VIC | Lawyer | Eliminated 11 July |
| Linda Dalrymple | 38 | NSW | Stay-at-home mum | Eliminated 6 July |
| Sabina Newton | 21 | TAS | Commerce student | Eliminated 5 July |
| Tommy Pham | 31 | NSW | Kindergarten teacher | Eliminated 4 July |
| Depinder Chhibber | 29 | NSW | Pharmacist | Eliminated 29 June |
| Scott Bagnell | 40 | QLD | Commercial interior designer | Eliminated 27 June |
| Minoli De Silva | 34 | NT | Chemical engineer | Re-eliminated 27 June Returned 1 June Eliminated 2 May |
| Aaron Sanders | 34 | SA | Insurance claims manager | Eliminated 20 June |
| Maja Veit | 33 | WA | Small business owner | Re-eliminated 15 June Returned 3 June Eliminated 4 May |
| Brent Draper | 31 | QLD | Boilermaker | Withdrew 13 June |
| Amir Manoly | 30 | VIC | Construction project manager | Eliminated 8 June |
| Dan Dumbrell | 31 | NSW | Research project officer | Eliminated 6 June |
| Tom Levick | 24 | NSW | Law graduate | Eliminated 30 May |
| Eric Mao | 21 | NSW | Medical student | Eliminated 25 May |
| Jess Hodge | 36 | NSW | Landscape architect | Eliminated 23 May |
| Conor Curran | 27 | VIC | Restaurant manager | Eliminated 16 May |
| Therese Lum | 31 | NSW | Performance data analyst | Eliminated 11 May |
| Wynona Davies | 27 | NSW | Marketing coordinator | Eliminated 9 May |
| Katrina Dunnett | 25 | VIC | Marketing coordinator | Eliminated 27 April |
| YoYo Yang | 19 | SA | Medical student | Eliminated 25 April |
| Trent Vu | 23 | VIC | Marketing executive | Eliminated 22 April |
Future Appearances
- In Series 14 Tommy Pham and Minoli De Silva appeared for another chance to win the title. Minoli was eliminated on 17 May 2022, finishing 18th and Tommy was eliminated on 19 June 2022, finishing 10th.
- Depinder Chhibber appeared as a guest Judge on MasterChef India Season 7.
- In Series 15 Brent Draper appeared again and won the title.
- In Series 16 Kishwar Chowdhury, Amir Manoly and Connor Curran appeared as guests for the 1st service challenge.
- Depinder along with Pete Campbell appeared on Series 17. Pete withdrew from the competition on 30 April 2025, finishing 24th and Depinder was eliminated on 4 August 2025, finishing 4th.