MasterChef Australia | |
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Season 4 | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 24 |
Winner | Andy Allen |
Runner-up | Julia Taylor |
No. of episodes | 70 |
Release | |
Original network | Network Ten |
Original release | 6 May 25 July 2012 | –
Series chronology |
The fourth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on Sunday, 6 May 2012 at 7.30pm on Network Ten. Judges George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston returned from the previous series.[1] After the first week in Melbourne, the competition took the contestants to places nationally, such as Kangaroo Island and Tasmania, as well as the international destination, Italy.[1][2][3] It also featured a number of guest chefs, including Jamie Oliver, Rick Stein and Buddy Valastro.[4]
The fourth series was won by Andy Allen who defeated Julia Taylor and Audra Morrice in the grand finale on 25 July 2012.[5][6][7] Andy would later go on to be a judge on the show himself.