MasterChef Australia series 6
The sixth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on Monday, 5 May 2014 on Network Ten.
This series was won by Brent Owens in the final against Laura Cassai on 28 July 2014. Owens remained the last male winner until Sashi Cheliah won the tenth series in 2018.
Changes
Reversing a change from the previous series, this series once again broadcast the audition and preliminary stages of the competition. The weekly theme format was also dropped. Series 6 also introduced the "power apron", which granted its wearer a number of advantages across a series of challenges. In elimination challenges and pressure tests, contestants wore black aprons embroidered with their names. Immunity challenges were also redesigned, now having a preliminary round between three contestants before the winner moved on to cook for immunity against a professional chef. Kylie Kwong appeared as a recurring guest judge and immunity challenge mentor.Contestants
Top 24
The full Top 24 were revealed on Tuesday, 6 May. At the first Top 24 challenge, it was revealed that Cecilia Vuong, who was recovering from brain surgery due to a skiing injury, had withdrawn from the competition upon medical advice. Georgia Hughes, who had been the last person eliminated in the Top 50 portion of the show, entered as her replacement.| Contestant | Age | State | Occupation | Status |
| Brent Owens | 24 | VIC | Bobcat driver | Winner 28 July |
| Laura Cassai | 18 | SA | Health science student | Runner-up 28 July |
| Emelia Jackson | 24 | VIC | Marketing coordinator | Eliminated 27 July |
| Jamie Fleming | 26 | NSW | Bartender | Eliminated 24 July |
| Tracy Collins | 38 | SA | Hairdresser | Eliminated 21 July |
| Ben Macdonald | 36 | QLD | IT systems consultant | Eliminated 20 July |
| Amy Shields | 37 | WA | Learning systems admin | Eliminated 17 July |
| Renae Smith | 31 | NSW | Brand developer | Eliminated 10 July |
| Sarah Todd | 27 | QLD | Model | Eliminated 7 July Returned 24 June Eliminated 12 June |
| Colin Sheppard | 51 | SA | Winemaker | Eliminated 3 July |
| Kira Westwick | 31 | QLD | Nutritional coach | Eliminated 30 June |
| Georgia Hughes | 18 | SA | Physiotherapy student | Eliminated 23 June |
| Tash Shan | 27 | ACT | Social media manager | Eliminated 19 June |
| Byron Finnerty | 27 | VIC | Deckhand | Eliminated 16 June |
| Sam Gant | 26 | VIC | Kidswear designer | Eliminated 9 June |
| Rachael Ciesiolka | 45 | NT | Data manager | Eliminated 5 June |
| Steven Peh | 20 | WA | Commerce student | Eliminated 2 June |
| Sean Baxter | 31 | VIC | Brand manager | Eliminated 29 May |
| Scott Yeoman | 32 | SA | Carpenter | Eliminated 26 May |
| Emily Loo | 31 | QLD | Resort sales coordinator | Eliminated 22 May |
| Nick Doyle | 22 | NSW | Law student | Eliminated 19 May |
| Nicole Cleave | 55 | WA | Inflight manager | Eliminated 14 May |
| Deepali Behar | 30 | WA | Dentist | Eliminated 12 May |
| Brendan Langfield | 26 | QLD | Retail manager | Eliminated 8 May |
| Cecilia Vuong | 30 | VIC | School maths teacher | Withdrew 7 May |
Future appearances
- Brent Owens appeared on Series 7 as a guest judge for a Mystery Box Challenge.
- Cecelia Vuong returned for Series 8 to have a second chance to win but reached 17th place.
- Brent also appeared in series 10 to support the Top 50. Laura Cassai, Emelia Jackson, Jamie Fleming, Tracy Collins, Ben MacDonald & Georgia Hughes appeared at the Semi Final round as guests.
- Brent was a guest for the grand finale service challenge in series 11
- Laura, Emelia and Tracy appeared on Series 12. Tracy was eliminated on 24 May 2020, finishing 13th. Emelia won the competition on 20 July 2020, with Laura placing runner-up for a second time.
- Emelia appeared on the 3rd Junior Series as a guest judge for a Mystery Box Challenge.
- Emelia appeared as a guest judge for the first mystery box challenge of series 13, while Laura appeared for a masterclass.
- Brent was present for final score reveals in the grand finales of series 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13, the latter in which he was joined by Laura and Emelia.
- Sarah Todd appeared on Series 14 for another chance to win the title. Sarah placed runner-up on 12 July 2022.
- Emelia appeared on Series 15 as a guest judge for an elimination challenge.
- Laura & Emelia appeared on Series 16 as guests for the 1st service challenge.
- Emelia competed on the second series of Dessert Masters. She was runner up on 24 November 2024.
- Jamie and Ben appeared on Series 17 for another chance to win. Laura & Sarah also appeared for their 3rd chance to win. Sarah was eliminated on 27 July 2025, finishing 6th. Ben was eliminated on 29 July 2025, finishing 5th. Jamie was eliminated on 11 August 2025, finishing 3rd, and Laura won the competition on 12 August 2025.
Guest chefs
- Julie Goodwin – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Adam Liaw – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Kate Bracks – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Andy Allen – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Emma Dean – Mystery Box Challenge 1
- Shannon Bennett – Pressure Test 1
- Alla Wolf-Tasker – Pressure Test 2
- Ollie Gould – Immunity Challenge 1
- Christy Tania – Pressure Test 3
- Benjamin Cooper – Immunity Challenge 2
- Darren Purchese – Team Challenge 3, MasterClass 2
- Joe Grbac – Pressure Test 4
- Scott Picket – Pressure Test 4
- Matt Stone – Immunity Challenge 3
- Nobu Matsuhisa – Pressure Test 5
- Jock Zonfrillo – Immunity Challenge 4
- Marco Pierre White – Week 6
- Donovan Cooke – Immunity Challenge 5
- Vikas Khanna – Pressure Test 7
- Jason Jones – Immunity Challenge 6
- James Viles – Immunity Challenge 6
- Nick Palumbo – Pressure Test 9
- John Lawson – Immunity Challenge 7
- Dave Verhuel – Elimination Challenge 9
- Heston Blumenthal – Week 11
- Peter Gilmore – Final
Elimination chart