8.2/1019 votes#1 - Auditions Part 1
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2017
The heat is on. A fresh group of home cooks from around the country will eagerly tackle challenges that will see one of them take home the title and $250,000.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
8.1/1013 votes#2 - Auditions Part 2
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2017
After a record-breaking first-round cook that saw an extraordinary 20 aprons handed out, only four aprons remain. Who will have what it takes to impress the judges?
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.6/1011 votes#3 - Auditions Part 3
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2017
In the third and final round of the judge's auditions, six contestants are vying for the final apron, which will secure them a place in the top 24.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
8.0/1010 votes#4 - Mystery Box: Elena Duggan
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2017
Top 24 Mystery Box Challenge: Elena Duggan The top 24 contestants enter the kitchen for their first mystery box challenge.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.7/1010 votes#5 - Elimination Challenge: Hidden Pairs
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2017
Hidden Pairs Elimination Challenge Bottom 4 cooking of in the mystery pairs elimination challenge.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.6/1010 votes#6 - Judges' Mystery Box Challenge and Invention Test
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2017
Each judge has placed three of their favourite ingredients into the mystery box and contestants will have 75 minutes to create a remarkable dish for a chance at immunity.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1011 votes#7 - Pressure Test: Gary Mehigan's Roast Chicken, Peas and Potatoes
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 5/8/2017
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face off in the pressure test. To survive they must keep up with Gary Mehigan as he prepares his classic roast chicken.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.5/1011 votes#8 - Immunity Challenge: Jarrod Di Blasi
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/2017
The top three contestants from the invention test now compete in creating a family meal for four in half-an-hour. The winner will then take on a professional chef for a chance at immunity.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
8.0/1010 votes#9 - 400 Gradi Team Challenge
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 5/10/2017
The contestants gather at Gradi, one of Melbourne's leading Italian restaurants before being split into two teams who must prepare four dishes for 250 hungry diners to avoid the elimination challenge.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.8/1010 votes#10 - Elimination Challenge: Potato & Masterclass
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 5/11/2017
The losing team from the Italian service challenge face elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition? Plus, don't miss the first MasterClass of 2017 led by judges Gary, George and Matt.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.1/109 votes#11 - Mystery Box: Ben Shewry
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 5/14/2017
Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using ingredients from the mystery box with the winner gaining the advantage in the invention test.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.7/1010 votes#12 - Pressure Test: Andy Bowdy's Rita cake
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/2017
The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face a pressure test to recreate Andy Bowdy's Rita cake to avoid elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition?
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
8.0/1010 votes#13 - Immunity Challenge: Waffle Iron
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 5/16/2017
The three best performers from the invention test are now vying for a chance at immunity. Does the amateur cook have what it takes to out-cook the professional?
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.9/1010 votes#14 - Team Challenge: Relay
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 5/17/2017
The contestants are split into teams of four in a relay challenge as each member has 15 minutes to cook and only 45 seconds to hand over to the next cook in the relay.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.7/109 votes#15 - Elimination Challenge: Time Auction
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 5/18/2017
The losing team from the relay challenge now face elimination and the contestants have 90 minutes which they can use to buy ingredients. Who will be the next to leave the competition?
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
7.2/1012 votes#16 - Mystery Box: Delicious Dessert
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 5/21/2017
Contestants have 90 minutes to create a delicious dessert from the mystery box ingredients. However, only five dishes will be tasted and only three will move on to the immunity challenge.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
6.0/105 votes#17 - Pressure Test: Christy Tania's Ice Cream Float
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 5/22/2017
The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face off in the pressure test elimination, and have to recreate an ice cream float with a helium-filled toffee ballon.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
6.9/108 votes#18 - Immunity Challenge
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 5/23/2017
The three best-performing contestants from the invention test compete for immunity. Each contestant has 90 minutes to create a dessert while the professional chefs will only have 75 minutes.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
6.2/105 votes#19 - Team Challenge - Edible Art Installation
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 5/24/2017
Contestants will be working in teams to build an edible art installation in a specially constructed greenhouse. With just 8 hours to impress the judges which team will be safe from elimination?
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
6.0/105 votes#20 - Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 5/25/2017
The losing team from the greenhouse challenge now face elimination. The first three to fail the blindfold taste test will have 75 minutes to prepare an impressive dish to stay in the competition.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
6.2/105 votes#21 - Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 5/28/2017
Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish from the mystery box of traditional Thai ingredients to gain advantage in the invention test.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
6.0/105 votes#22 - Pressure Test: Josue Lopez's After the Eucalypt Fire
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/29/2017
The bottom three contestants from the invention test now cook off in a three hour pressure test set by 2016's Chef of the Year. Who will impress and who has cooked their last dish in the competition?
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
6.2/105 votes#23 - Immunity Challenge
Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 5/30/2017
The three best performers in the invention test battle it out for the chance to cook for an immunity pin. Will the amateur contestant have what it takes to out-cook a professional?
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
6.0/105 votes#24 - Team Challenge: South Melbourne Market
Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 5/31/2017
Each team must serve two dishes in one of four market-friendly ways at the famous South Melbourne Market. The two teams that make the least amount of money will face off in an elimination challenge.
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
6.2/105 votes#25 - Elimination Challenge
Season 9 Episode 25 - Aired 6/1/2017
Eight contestants now face elimination and must survive three rounds if they are to keep their food dream alive. Will one of the top contenders fail to impress the judges?
Director: Richard Franc
Writer: Esi Bartels
The Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 9
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Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Auditions Part 1" is the best rated episode of "MasterChef Australia" season 9. It scored 8.2/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Richard Franc and written by Esi Bartels, it aired on 5/1/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Auditions Part 2".