question_text: who appoints comptroller and auditor general of india

text: Appointment[edit]

text: The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India is appointed by the President of India[8] following a recommendation by the Prime Minister. On appointment, he/she has to make an oath or affirmation before the President of India.

text: Oath or affirmation[edit]

text: "I,A.B.,having appointed Comptroller and Auditor-General of India do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my ability, knowledge and judgement perform the duties of my office without fear or favour, affection or ill-will and that I will uphold the Constitution and the laws.

text: Duties of the CAG[edit]

text: As per the provisions of the constitution, the CAG’s (DPC) (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 was enacted. As per the various provisions, the duties of the CAG include the audit of:

text:
Receipts and expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India and of the State and Union Territory having legislative assembly.
Trading, manufacturing, profit and loss accounts and balance sheets, and other subsidiary accounts kept in any Government department; Accounts of stores and stock kept in Government offices or departments.
Government companies as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Corporations established by or under laws made by Parliament in accordance with the provisions of the respective legislation.
Authorities and bodies substantially financed from the Consolidated Funds of the Union and State Governments. Anybody or authority even though not substantially financed from the Consolidated Fund, the audit of which may be entrusted to the C&AG.
Grants and loans given by Government to bodies and authorities for specific purposes.
Entrusted audits e.g. those of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies under Technical Guidance & Support (TGS).

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text: Recent achievements[edit]

text: Recently the CAG under Vinod Rai has constantly been in the limelight for its reports exposing mega corruption, particularly in 2G spectrum case, Commonwealth Games scam and other scams.[9][10]

text: Suggested reforms[edit]

text: In June 2012, Lal Krishna Advani a veteran Indian politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of India (as well as former Leader of the Opposition in Indian Parliament)[11] suggested that CAG's appointment should be made by a bipartisan collegium consisting of the prime minister, the Chief Justice of India, the Law Minister and the Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.[12][13] Subsequently, M Karunanidhi, the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and five times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu[14] supported the suggestion. Advani made this demand to remove any impression of bias or lack of transparency and fairness because, according to him, the current system was open to "manipulation and partisanship".[12][13] Similar demand was made by many former CEC's such as B B Tandon, N Gopalaswamy and S Y Quraishi,[15] however the government did not seem too keen.[16]

text: CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta wrote a letter to the PM and demand CAG has appointed by the collegium of consisting the PM, the CJI and the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha but the PM declined. Former CAG V. K. Shunglu has suggested in its CWG scam report that CAG be made a multi-member body.[17]

text: PMO minister V.Narayanasamy in his interview with PTI said Government is considering the Shunglu panel report but PM and Finance Minister declined it. Later V. Narayanasamy said he misquoted but PTI reaffirmed it.[18]

text: rvice) Act, 1971". His salary is same as that of judge of the Supreme court of India. Neither leave of absence, pension or age of retirement can be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment. The CAG is not eligible for further office either under the Government of India or under the Government of any State after he has ceased to hold his office. These provisions are in order to ensure the independence of CAG.[2][19]

text:
Salary of CAG

Date
Salary

1 January 2006
₹90,000 (US$1,400)[1][20]

text: Removal[edit]

text: The CAG can be removed only on an address from both house of parliament on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. The CAG vacates the office on attaining the age of 65 years age even without completing the 6 years term by impeachment also.

text: Indian Audit and Accounts Service[edit]

text: The Constitution of India [Article 148] provides for an independent office to the CAG of India. He or she is the head of Indian Audit and Accounts Department. He/She has a duty to uphold the Constitution of India and laws of the Parliament to safeguard the interests of the public exchequer. The Indian Audit and Accounts Service aids the CAG in the discharge of his/her functions.

text: Scope of audits[edit]

text:
"CAG is not a munimji or an accountant or something like that... He is a constitutional authority who can examine the revenue allocation and matters relating to the economy. CAG is the principal auditor whose function is to go into the economy, effectiveness and efficiency of the use of resources by the government. If the CAG will not do, then who else will do it"

– Observation of a bench of Supreme Court of India while dismissing a petition challenging CAG reports on 2G spectrum, Coal Blocks Allotment, etc.[21]

text: Audit of government accounts (including the accounts of the state governments) in India is entrusted to the CAG of India who is empowered to audit all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the union or state governments, whether incurred within India or outside, all revenue into the Consolidated Funds and all transactions relating to the Public Accounts and the Contingency Funds of the Union and the states. Specifically, audits include:

text:
Transactions relating to debt, deposits, remittances, Trading, and manufacturing
Profit and loss accounts and balance sheets kept under the order of the President or Governors
Receipts and stock accounts. CAG also audits the books of accounts of the government companies as per Companies Act.

text: In addition, the CAG also executes performance and compliance audits of various functions and departments of the government. Recently, the CAG as a part of thematic review on "Introduction of New Trains" is deputing an auditors' team on selected trains, originating and terminating at Sealdah and Howrah stations, to assess the necessity of their introduction.[22] In a path-breaking judgement, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the CAG General could audit private firms in revenue-share deals with government.

text: CAG has been elected the Chairman of the United Nations' Board of Auditors.[23][24]CAG has been appointed as external auditor of eleven UN organisations[25]:

text:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),
United Nations Secretariat (Volume 1),
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF),
United Nations Escrow (Iraq) Account,
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF),
Strategic Heritage Plan (SHP),
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC),
International Trade Centre (ITC)-Capital Master Plan (CMP),
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS),
Information Communication Technology (OICT),
Umoja.

text: Mr Omkar Goswami is an Indian who is presently one of the External Auditors of the UN organisation World Food Programme (WFP) headquartered at Rome, Italy.[26]

text: Reforms suggested by former CAG Vinod Rai[edit]

text: In November 2009, the CAG requested the government to amend the 1971 Audit Act to bring all private-public partnerships (PPPs), Panchayti Raj Institutions and societies getting government funds within the ambit of the CAG.The amendment further proposes to enhance CAG’s powers to access information under the Audit Act. In the past, almost 30% of the documents demanded by CAG officials have been denied to them.[27] The PPP model has become a favourite mode of executing big infrastructure projects worth millions of rupees and these projects may or may not come under the audit purview of the CAG, depending on sources of funds and the nature of revenue sharing agreements between the government and the private entities. Currently, it is estimated that 65 percent of government spending does not come under the scrutiny of the CAG.[28]

text: Prominent audit reports[edit]

text: Following are some of the most debated CAG reports:

text: 2G Spectrum allocation[edit]

text: A CAG report on issue of Licences and Allocation of 2G Spectrum[29] resulted in a huge controversy. The report estimated that there was a presumptive loss of ₹1,766 billion (US$27 billion) by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.[30] In a chargesheet filed on 2 April 2011 by the investigating agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the agency pegged the loss at ₹310 billion (US$4.7 billion)[31]

text: All the speculations of profit, loss and no-loss were put to rest on 2 February 2012 when the Supreme Court of India on a public interest litigation (PIL) declared allotment of spectrum as "unconstitutional and arbitrary" and quashed all the 122 licenses issued in 2008 during tenure of A. Raja (then minister for communications & IT in the UPA government) the main accused.[32] The court further said that A. Raja "wanted to favour some companies at the cost of the public exchequer" and "virtually gifted away important national asset".[33]

text: Revenue loss calculation was further established on 3 August 2012 when according to the directions of the Supreme Court, Govt of India revised the reserve price for 2G spectrum to ₹140 billion (US$2.1 billion)[34][35]

text: However, the special court in New Delhi acquitted all accused in the 2G spectrum case including prime accused A Raja and Kanimozhi on December 21, 2017, the verdict was based on the fact that CBI could not find any evidence against the accused in those 7 years. Per the judgement, "Some people created a scam by artfully arranging a few selected facts and exaggerating things beyond recognition to astronomical levels."

text: Coal Mine Allocation[edit]

text: A 2012 CAG report on Coal Mine Allocation[36] received massive media and political reaction as well as public outrage. During the 2012 monsoon session of the Parliament, the BJP protested the Government's handling of the issue demanding the resignation of the prime minister and refused to have a debate in the Parliament. The deadlock resulted in Parliament functioning only seven of the twenty days of the session.[37][38]

text: The CAG report criticised the Government by saying it had the authority to allocate coal blocks by a process of competitive bidding, but chose not to.[39] As a result, both public sector enterprises (PSEs) and private firms paid less than they might have otherwise. In its draft report in March, the CAG estimated that the "windfall gain" to the allocatees was ₹10,673 billion (US$160 billion).[39] The CAG Final Report tabled in Parliament put the figure at ₹1,856 billion (US$28 billion)[40]

text: While the initial CAG report suggested that coal blocks could have been allocated more efficiently, resulting in more revenue to the government, at no point did it suggest that corruption was involved in the allocation of coal. Over the course of 2012, however, the question of corruption came to dominate the discussion. In response to a complaint by the BJP, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) directed the CBI to investigate the matter. The CBI named a dozen Indian firms in a First Information Report (FIR), the first step in a criminal investigation. These FIRs accuse them of overstating their net worth, failing to disclose prior coal allocations, and hoarding rather than developing coal allocations.[41][42] The CBI officials investigating the case have speculated that bribery may be involved.[41]

text: Fodder scam[edit]

text: The scandal was first exposed due to the CAG report in the matter in December 1995. The report alleged of fraudulent withdrawal of government funds worth ₹9.5 billion (US$150 million) in the Bihar animal husbandry department against non-existent supplies of fodder and medicines.[43] Subsequently, based on Patna High Court's orders, CBI investigated the case and registered as many as 63 cases. Many accused have been convicted while many cases are still under trial.[44]

text: Krishna-Godavari (KG) D-6 gas block[edit]

text: The oil ministry imposed a fine of ₹7000 crores on Mukesh Ambani's company for the sharp drop in production of gas and violations mentioned in CAG's 2011 report. Oil ministry did not approve company's US$7.2 billion stake in deal with BP.[45][46][47] So Jaipal Reddy known for his honesty was shifted from oil ministry to the Science and Technology ministry owing to pressure from Reliance group of Industries.[48][49][50] RIL allowed the CAG to begin the audit in April this year after stalling it for a year. But unresolved issues could stall audit of KG Basin again.[51] Then Reliance appointed Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma as new CAG to audit KG Basin, said Prashant Bhushan.[52] In KG D-6, most of the cost had been recovered by the private player and the increase in price would only go as profit. About 90% of receipts from K-G D-6 were so far booked as expenditure and in the remaining 10%, only 1% was paid to the government and rest 9% went to the operator as profit.[53]

text: List of Comptroller and Auditors General of India[edit]

text:
No.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Year tenure began
Year tenure ended

1
V. Narahari Rao
1949
1954

2
A. K. Chanda
1954
1960

3
A. K. Roy
1960
1966

4
S. Ranganathan
1966
1972

5
A. Bakshi
1972
1978

6
Gian Prakash
1978
1984

7
T. N. Chaturvedi
1984
1990

8
C. G. Somiah
1990
1996

9
V. K. Shunglu
1996
2002

10
VN Kaul
2002
2008

11
Vinod Rai
2008
2013

12
Shashi Kant Sharma
2013
2017

13
Rajiv Mehrishi
2017
Incumbent(6 years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier)

text: Source:[54] [55]


document_title: All I Want for Christmas Is You (Vince Vance & The Valiants song)

question_text: who sings all i want for christmas is you with vince vance

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text: Content[edit]

text: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a mid-tempo in triple meter, featuring lead vocals from Lisa Burgess Stewart, who now records under the name Lisa Layne.[1][2] In it, the female narrator (Layne), explains that she does not want Christmas decorations or gifts from Santa Claus. Instead, all she wants for Christmas is her lover. The melody used in the song is based on Bobby Vinton's number 9 pop hit single from early 1964, "My Heart Belongs to Only You," with a few minor alterations.[3]

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text: Reception[edit]

text: In his review of the album All I Want for Christmas Is You, Allmusic reviewer Jason Birchmeier referred to the song as a "holiday favorite within the country community during the '90s" but noted that the rest of the album was not "remotely worth bothering with."[4] Having received frequent rotation on country radio and adult contemporary radio during the Christmas season since its 1993 re-release, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is also the most-played country music Christmas song.[5]

text: The song was also made into a music video directed by Steve Dunning.[6]

text: Chart performance[edit]

text: The song first charted in early 1994 based on airplay from the 1993 Christmas season, peaking at #55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts on the chart week of January 8, 1994.[7] It re-entered in December 1994, reaching a new peak of #52 on the chart week of January 7, 1995.[7] The song re-entered the country charts again every January afterward, each time peaking higher than the last (confusion with the unrelated Mariah Carey hit song of the same name, released in 1994, may have accounted for increased exposure); it did not appear in the 1998-99 holiday season but again charted for the final time in January 2000, reaching its peak on that chart of 31. Although it never charted on the country charts again, it peaked at #23 on the Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay chart in 2002 (despite having never entered the Billboard Hot 100 or Hot 100 Airplay charts), and has re-appeared on the Hot Country Recurrents chart every Christmas since late 2000-early 2001.

text:
Chart (1994)
Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
55

Chart (1994–1995)
Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
52

Chart (1995–1996)
Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
52

Chart (1996–1997)
Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
49

Chart (1997–1998)
Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
43

Chart (1999–2000)
Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
31

Chart (2002)
Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay
23

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text: Other versions[edit]

text: Sammy Kershaw covered the song on his 1994 album Christmas Time's A-Comin.[8]

text: Santa's Doo Wop Helpers (Joel Katz, Johnny Maestro, Bobby Jay and Larry Chance) recorded the song in 1996 for various compilation Christmas CDs.

text: LeAnn Rimes covered the song for her 2004 Christmas album What a Wonderful World.[9]


document_title: South African National Lottery

question_text: how many numbers to win powerball in south africa

text: South African National Lottery

text: History[edit]

text: The National lottery was introduced to South Africa on 11 March 2000. At the time it was run by Uthingo.

text: After a marketing effort that aimed to reach 80 percent of South African homes directly[3] more than 800,000 tickets were sold in the first day of availability[4] Nearly R70 million worth of tickets were sold in the first three weeks of operation.[5]

text: In October 2002 operator Uthingo suggested a daily lottery to supplement the weekly draw. The concept, called Keno, was rejected by the trade and industry ministry in March 2003.[6] In November 2003 the Lotto Plus game was launched, acting as a supplementary weekly lottery available on the purchase of a primary lottery ticket, with an entry fee of R1.[7]

text: In July 2006 the Gidani consortium, featuring Greek company Intralot as a technical partner, was judged the preferred bidder to operate the lottery for seven years starting April 2007. The operating licence was awarded in October 2006.[8] In March 2007 the Pretoria High Court set aside that award on application by incumbent Uthingo, finding that the failure to adequately investigate the shareholders in some bidding consortia left room for conflicts of interest.[9]

text: Following the final draw by incumbent Uthingo, the lottery was indefinitely suspended in April 2007.[10]

text: In September the operating licence was awarded to Gidani again.[11] When ticket sales re-opened in October more than 200,000 tickets were sold within the first three hours.[12] Gidani introduced scratch cards, but they were discontinued for several months when they lost their licence to Ithuba.

text: In 2015, Lotto licences were awarded to ITHUBA. In 2015, 2 new games were introduced by Ithuba: EAZiWIN, an instant win game consisting of four types of indigenous inspired games; Morabaraba, Fafi Fortune, 4 Siya Wina and Popa Feela and PowerBall Plus.

text: Eligibility[edit]

text:
Players must be 18 years or older
Tickets may be bought in person at approved retailers & banks in South Africa.
Online purchase of tickets are only available to people who have an FNB or Nedbank bank account have registered on the South African National Lottery website and are residents of South Africa with a South African ID.

text: Games[edit]

text:
LOTTO and LOTTO PLUS odds

Match
Odds of winning
% of total winning pool

2 and bonus
1 : 96
R20.00 FIXED

3
1 : 72
R50.00 FIXED

3 and bonus
1 : 1028
7.3%

4
1 : 1,371
8.4%

4 and bonus
1 : 30,161
5.0%

5
1 : 75,402
4.0%

5 and bonus
1 : 3,393,087
2.3%

All 6
1 : 20,358,520
73.0%

text: 9 games operate under the South African National Lottery brand:

text: Current games[edit]

text: LOTTO[edit]

text: Players buy tickets with their choice of six different numbers between 1 and 52; there is provision for random numbers to be generated automatically for those who do not wish to choose, known as 'Quick Pick'.

text: In the draw, six numbered balls are drawn without replacement from a set of 52 balls numbered from 1 to 52. A further Bonus Ball is also drawn, which affects only players who match five numbers.

text: Prizes are awarded to players who match at least three of the six drawn numbers, with prizes increasing for matching more of the drawn numbers. All players who match all six drawn numbers win equal shares of the jackpot; the chance of doing so is 1 in 20,358,520. If four, five, or six balls are matched, the relevant prize is divided equally between all who match that many balls. If no player matches all six numbers, the jackpot is added to that of the next Lotto draw—a Rollover.

text: The entry fee to the LOTTO draw is set at R5.00 per board.

text: The draw is conducted on Wednesdays and Saturdays on SABC 2 at 20:56.

text:
PowerBall and PowerBall PLUS odds

Match
Odds of winning
% of total winning pool

PowerBall
1 : 37
Fixed (R10 for PowerBall/ R5
for Power Ball Plus)

1 ball and PowerBall
1 : 53
Fixed (R15 for PowerBall/ R7.50
for Power Ball Plus)

2 balls and PowerBall
1 : 247
5.1%

3 balls
1 : 165
7.6%

3 balls and PowerBall
1 : 3,133
8.9%

4 balls
1 : 6,430
9.3%

4 balls and PowerBall
1 : 122,176
4.9%

5 balls
1 : 1,286,062
9.7%

All balls including PowerBall
1 : 24,435,180
54.4%

text: LOTTO PLUS 1[edit]

text: LOTTO PLUS 1 is exactly the same as LOTTO, but gives the player a second chance to win. When buying a LOTTO ticket, the player must pay an extra R2.50 per board to enter the LOTTO PLUS 1 draw. Odds are the same, while prizes are usually slightly lower.

text: LOTTO PLUS 2[edit]

text: LOTTO PLUS 2 is exactly the same as LOTTO, but gives the player a third chance to win. When buying a LOTTO ticket, the player must pay an extra R2.50 per board to enter the LOTTO PLUS 2 draw. Odds are the same, while prizes are usually slightly lower.

text: PowerBall[edit]

text: The PowerBall jackpot draw requires players to pick five main numbers from 1 to 45 and one 'PowerBall' number from 1 to 20 for an entry fee of R5 per board. Prizes may be won by matching the main numbers, with matches of the PowerBall number winning higher prizes. The top prize of the game is won by matching all five main numbers as well as the PowerBall. Draws take place on Tuesdays and Fridays on E.tv at 21:00.

text: After 28 November 2015, odds were as more possibilities to win were introduced. An example of the recent additions were, if the player matched only the Powerball, he or she would win money, while before, that ticket would not win anything.

text: The record prize for any Lottery game in South Africa was in PowerBall at R102,016,595. This prize was won in the Free State but never collected. The highest claimed prize was also from PowerBall at R91,068,427

text: PowerBall PLUS[edit]

text: PowerBall PLUS is exactly the same as PowerBall, but gives the player a second chance to win. When buying a PowerBall ticket, the player must pay an extra R2.50 per board to enter the PowerBall PLUS draw. Odds are the same, while prizes are usually slightly lower.

text: Powerball PLUS was a more recent game added by the National Lottery of South Africa and is currently the newest game. It was introduced on 28 November 2015.

text: SPORTSTAKE 13[edit]

text: A player can play SPORTSTAKE 13 by predicting outcomes of 13 predetermined match fixtures drawn from English and other identified professional soccer fixtures.

text: For each fixture the player chooses their prediction by marking on the bet slip;

text: [1] – for a home win

text: [x] – for a draw

text: [2] – for a home loss (Away win)

text:
You can select a single or multiple outcomes result for each fixture.
A valid wager must consist of at least one selection per fixture.
A minimum price per wager per board is R2.00 vat incl, and a maximum wager per Betslip is R2000.00
Each wager will cost you R2.00 vat incl.
You can play PROPICK™ as a quick play option
There is no Multi Draw option.
SPORTSTAKE 13 fixture results are considered as the final score after 90 minutes of play or after extra time where applicable, however excludes penalty shoot-out.

text: EAZiWIN odds

text:
Name of Game
Game based on
Price of Card
Highest Prize
Odds of winning

Popa Feela
Unknown
R3
R30,000
1 : 4

4 Siya Wina
Unknown
R5
R100,000

Fafi Fortune
Fafi

Morabaraba
Morabaraba

text: EAZiWIN[edit]

text: As well as tickets for the Draw Games, the National Lottery also sells instant win digital scratch cards.

text: They are digital scratch cards, where a card is compared against a slip and not scratched like traditional scratchcards. These are called 'EAZiWIN and are based on traditional African games.

text: Cards range from R3 to R5.

text: PICK 3[edit]

text: Lotto's newest game was announced to launch on 3 December 2016. It will be a daily game with a top prize of R10,000.

text: Discontinued games[edit]

text: Wina Manje[edit]

text: Wina Manje was a scratchcard game that consisted of many types of scratch cards. This was replaced by EAZiWIN in 2015.

text: Raffle[edit]

text: South African National Lottery announced that there would be a once-off raffle for Christmas 2016. The draw took place on 30 December 2016. It was officially named "Raffle". Prizes included R1,000, R10,000, R100,000, with the top prize being a Mercedes Benz C200 Cabriolet

text: Other ways to play[edit]

text: As well as by purchasing a ticket at a shop, tickets can be purchased many other ways.

text: Online[edit]

text: All National Lottery games can be played online after registering. There are two ways of playing the lotto online.

text: FNB & Nedbank: LOTTO, LOTTO PLUS 1, LOTTO PLUS 2, PowerBall and PowerBall PLUS are available for play through the bank's apps.

text: National Lottery website: LOTTO, LOTTO PLUS 1, LOTTO PLUS 2, PowerBall, PowerBall PLUS and SPORTSTAKE 13 are available for play through the South African National lottery website.

text: Record Jackpots[edit]

text: Below lists the highest 11 jackpots from the National Lottery of South Africa.

text:
Rank
Jackpot
Game
Draw number
Date
Notes

1
R110,000,000.00[13]
Lotto
1783
2018-01-27
4 Winners won R27.5 million each

2
R102,016,595.00
PowerBall
166
2011-06-03
Not collected

3
R91,068,427.00
PowerBall
32
2010-02-12
Highest collected jackpot

4
R70,031,306.00
PowerBall
N/A
2018-01-15

5
R69,542,295.00
PowerBall
74
2010-07-13

6
R64,547,102.00
PowerBall
100
2010-10-12

7
R62,996,195
PowerBall
N/A
2016-09-18

8
R61,261,924.29
PowerBall
632
2015-12-11

9
R60,432,313.00
PowerBall
429
2013-12-20

10
R51,844,047.00
PowerBall
564
2015-04-14

11
R44,941,661.00
PowerBall
483
2014-07-01

text: Operators[edit]

text:
Operator
Year begun
Year stopped

Ithuba
2015
Present

Gidani
2007
2015

Utingo
2000
2007

text: Socio-economic impact[edit]

text: In June 2003 it was reported that 27 percent of lottery players were unemployed[14] and that 43 percent of players earned less than R2,000 a month.[15] It was also reported that legalised gambling had created 50 673 jobs in 2000, although it may have redirected spendings from other industries.[16]

text: 2006 research found that 82 percent of South Africans played the lottery once a week and that 53 percent of the population did not engage in any other form of gambling. The average player spent R81 per month on the lottery.[17]

text: Revenue distribution[edit]

text: Under the current operator, Ithuba, 34 percent of revenue is paid to a central charitable distribution fund, up from an initial 28 percent.[18] Six percent of revenue is paid as retail commission, ten percent is retained as operational costs and 50 percent is paid in prizes.[19]

text: Previous lotteries in South Africa[edit]

text: The now defunct homeland of Ciskei established a lottery in 1984 and operated by Score-A-Lot. In 1991 Score-A-Lot was the first Lottery in Africa to operate Video Lottery Terminals (VLT) in Africa and the first totally cashless operation using smart card technology. After lengthy negotiations with South Africans "Department of Trade and Industry" (DTI) Score-A-Lot closed in Dec 2001[20] [21]

text: A lottery was established by decree in the former homeland of Transkei in 1989 and operated by Score-A-Lot. In 1991 Score-A-Lot was the first Lottery in Africa to operate Video Lottery Terminals (VLT) in Africa and the first totally cashless operation using smart card technology. After lengthy negotiations with South Africans "Department of Trade and Industry" (DTI) Score-A-Lot closed in Dec 2001[22]

text: The Natal Lotto (also referred to as the KZN Lotto) was launched in the KwaZulu-Natal province in 1992.[23] During eight years of operation it raised R869 million and paid R345 million to charities and R448 million in prize money.[24]


document_title: MasterChef Australia (series 10)

question_text: what is the 10 year superpower on masterchef

text: MasterChef Australia (series 10)

text: Changes[edit]

text: This series introduces a change in the Mystery Box Challenge. The winner will be going straight into the Immunity Challenge, which means he/she will not be cooking in the invention test and will be safe from the Pressure Test on the following day.

text: 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.

text: Contestants[edit]

text: Top 24[edit]

text: 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[2]

text:
Contestant

Age

State

Occupation

Status

Sashi Cheliah

39

SA

Prison Officer

Winner 31 July

Ben Borsht

31

QLD

Builder

Runner-up 31 July

Khanh Ong

25

VIC

DJ

Third place 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 JulyReturned 21 JuneEliminated 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

Enrollment 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

29

QLD

Coffee Roaster

Eliminated 10 May

text: Guest chefs[edit]

text:
Week

Guest chef

Challenge

1

Julie Goodwin, Adam Liaw, Kate Bracks, Andy Allen, Emma Dean, Brent Owens, Billie McKay, Elena Duggan, Diana Chan

Auditions Part 1

2

Maggie Beer

Pressure Test

Shui Ishizaka

Immunity Challenge

Nathan Jones

Team Challenge

3(Nigella Lawson Week)

Nigella Lawson

All Challenges & MasterClass

Alanna Sapwell

Immunity Challenge

4(Gordon Ramsay Week)

Gordon Ramsay

Mystery Box Challenge, Invention Test, Pressure Test, Immunity Challenge and Team Challenge

Jo Barrett, Gavin Hughes, John Rivera

Immunity Challenge

Matt Abé

Elimination Challenge

5

Darren Purchese

Pressure Test

Jacqui Challinor

Immunity Challenge

Robin Wickens, Dave Sutherland

Team Challenge

Curtis Stone

Elimination Challenge

6(South Australia Week)

Brendan Wessels

Pressure Test

Jin Choi

Immunity Challenge

Maggie Beer

Elimination Challenge

Poh Ling Yeow, Callum Hann

MasterClass

7

Alla Wolf-Tasker

Pressure Test

Andy Harmer

Immunity Challenge

Lennox Hastie

Team Challenge

8(Sweet Week)

Adriano Zumbo

Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test

Katherine Sabbath

Pressure Test

Alice Wright

Immunity Challenge

Adam D’Sylva

Team Challenge

Kirsten Tibballs

Elimination Challenge

9(Royal Week)

Saransh Goila

Pressure Test

Ashley Davis

Immunity Challenge

10(Superpower Week)

Peter Gilmore

Elimination Challenge & MasterClass

11

Joe Grbac

Pressure Test

Reynold Poernomo, Matt Sinclair

Immunity Challenge

Curtis Stone

MasterClass

12

Ashley Palmer-Watts

Pressure Test

Monty Koludrovic

Service Challenge

Danielle Alvarez, Lennox Hastie, Ross Lusted, Jock Zonfrillo

Elimination Challenge

Finals

Heston Blumenthal

Grand Finals

text: Elimination chart[edit]

text:
Week

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Finals

MysteryBoxChallengeWinner

Notconducted

Sashi

Kristen

Sashi

Sarah

Khanh

Gina

BenReece

Khanh

None

Sashi

Ben

None

InventionTestWinner

ChloeKristenTim

BenHodaLoki

ReeceSamira

AldoJessSamiraSashi

JennyReeceSamiraSashi

KhanhReeceSashi

ChloeKristen

BrendanKristenSamira

KhanhReece

Khanh

ImmunityChallenge

Lose: Chloe

Win: Loki

Lose: SamiraWin: Reece, Sashi

Lose: Jess

Win: Khanh

Win: Sashi

Draw: Kristen

Lose: Khanh

Lose: Khanh

None

Sashi

Top 24

IN

WIN

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

WIN

Team Win

Top 4

Team Win

Top 4

Team Win

Top 3

Team Win

Btm 4/Imm.

Team Win

IN

Team Lose 1/Imm.

Btm 3

WIN

ADV

Btm 3

Btm 3

Top 2

WINNER

Ben

Top 24

IN

IN

Team Win

Top 3

Team Win

Btm 3

Team Lose

IN

Team Lose

Btm 4

Team Lose

IN

Btm 2

WIN

Btm 2

IN

Team Lose 2

Btm 7

Btm 3

Btm 3

WIN

Btm 3

Top 2

Runner-up

Khanh

Top 24

IN

IN

Team Win

IN

Btm 2

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

WIN

Team Lose/Imm.

Top 3

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

WIN

Team Win

Btm 7

Top 2

Btm 5

WIN

ADV

3rd

Eliminated (Ep 60)

Jess

Top 24

Btm 3

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Win

Top 4

Btm 4

IN

Btm 3

IN

Team Lose

Btm 4

Team Win

Btm 3

Btm 2

Btm 7

Btm 3

Btm 2

Btm 3

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 59)

Chloe

Top 24

Top 4

Top 3

Team Win

Btm 3

Team Win

Btm 3

Btm 3

IN

Btm 4

Btm 4

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

Top 2

Team Lose

Btm 3

Team Win

10.A.

Imm.

Btm 5

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 56)

Reece

Top 24

IN

IN

Team Lose

Top 5

Team Lose

Top 2

Team Win

IN

Team Win

Top 4

Team Win

Top 3

Team Win

WIN

Team Win

IN

Team Win

Btm 7/Imm.

Top 2

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 54)

Samira

Top 24

IN

Btm 3

Team Win

IN

Btm 5

Top 2

Team Lose

Top 4

Team Win

Top 4

Team Win

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

Top 3

Team Lose 1

Btm 3

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 51)

Kristen

Top 24

IN

Top 3

Team Win

WIN

Team Lose

IN

Team Lose

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Win

Top 2

Team Win

Top 3

Team Lose 2

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 49)

Brendan

Top 24

IN

IN

Team Lose

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Win

Btm 4

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 24)

IN

Team Lose

Top 3

Elim

Re-eliminated (Ep 44)

Sarah

Top 24

IN

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

IN

Btm 3

WIN

Btm 4

IN

Team Win

Btm 3

Team Lose

Btm 4

Team Win

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 41)

Hoda

Top 24

IN

IN

Team Win

Top 3

Btm 5

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Win

Btm 4

Btm 3

Btm 3

Team Win

IN

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 39)

Gina

Top 24

Top 4

IN

Team Lose

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Win

WIN

Team Lose

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 36)

Aldo

Top 24

Top 4

IN

Team Lose

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

Top 4

Team Lose

IN

Btm 4

IN

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 34)

Lisa

Top 24

IN

IN

Team Lose

Top 5

Team Lose

IN

Team Win

Btm 4

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 31)

Jenny

Top 24

IN

IN

Btm 3

Btm 3

Team Win

IN

Team Win

Btm 4

Team Lose

Top 4

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 29)

Genene

Top 24

Btm 3

IN

Team Lose

IN

Btm 5

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Win

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 26)

Jo

Top 24

IN

IN

Team Lose

IN

Team Win

IN

Team Lose

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 21)

Loki

Top 24

Top 4

IN

Team Win

Top 3

Team Win

IN

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 19)

Michelle

Top 24

IN

Btm 3

Team Win

IN

Team Win

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 16)

Tim

Top 24

IN

Top 3

Team Lose

IN

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 14)

Adele

Top 24

IN

IN

Btm 3

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 11)

Denise

Top 24

IN

IN

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 9)

Metter

Top 24

IN

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 6)

Brett

Top 24

Elim

Eliminated (Ep 4)

Eliminated

Brett

Metter

Denise

Adele

Tim

Michelle

Loki

Jo

Brendan1st Elimination

Genene

Jenny

Lisa

Aldo

Gina

Hoda

Sarah

BrendanRe-elimination

Kristen

Samira

Reece

Chloe

Jess

Khanh

Ben 77 points

Sashi 93 points (win)

text: Episodes and ratings[edit]

text:
Ep#/Wk-Ep#

Original airdate

Episode Title/Event

Total viewers (five metro cities)[3]

Nightly Ranking[3]

Week 1

1/01-1

Monday, 7 May 2018

Series Premiere:Auditions Part 1 - The nine former winners of previous seasons appeared to encourage the candidates who will be cooking their signature dish in one hour for entry to the Top 24. Eighteen home cooks secured their places in the Top 24 after receiving three votes from the judges while nine contestants who received one or two "yes" votes were given the opportunity to cook again in a second audition.

890,000

#7

2/01-2

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Auditions Part 2 - To win their places in the Top 24, the hopefuls under mentor Shannon Bennett were given 75 minutes to cook a dish that highlighted their choice of one of the ingredients: coconut, chilli, bacon, orange or peanuts, The judges tasted each plate without knowing the cook to determine the next five aprons awarded. Tim, Ben, Lisa, Jenny and Jess triumphed with their dishes and made it into the Top 24 while two out of the four contestants were eliminated due to technical flaws in their dishes. The second round challenged the other remaining contestants to cook another dish in one hour with ingredients from the pantry. In the end, it was Michelle who succeeded with her chocolate lava cake and she won the last spot in the Top 24.

845,000

#5

3/01-3

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Hospitality Cooking Challenge - On their first day in the competition, the Top 24 had 90 minutes and an open pantry to cook their dishes and impress the judges, focusing on hospitality. The four standout dishes belonged to Aldo, Loki, Chloe and Gina. Genene, Brett and Jess were sent to elimination after producing the least impressive dishes.

910,000

#5

4/01-4

Thursday, 10 May 2018

Home Fridge Elimination Challenge - Brett, Genene and Jess were given 75 minutes to cook a dish with ingredients from their home fridge and pantry. Jess was successful with her white chocolate mousse and raspberry jelly which impressed in the judging. While Genene's quantity of her chicken dumplings are small, they were delicious in the tasting. Brett's salmon dish with carrot purée was praised but not the chickpeas, which were overcooked. Between him and Genene to face the results, the judges chose the latter's dumplings and she was safe as Brett became the first 2018 contestant eliminated from the competition.

835,000

#5

Week 2

5/02-1

Sunday, 13 May 2018

Eclectic Box Challenge & Precipitation Invention Test - In their first Mystery Box Challenge, the contestants were informed that the new advantage was for an appointed contestant to choose eight ingredients, with at least one to be used to cook a dish in 75 minutes. The winning dish will grant direct access to the Immunity Challenge. The ingredients selected by Sashi were parsnip, oranges, cinnamon, chicken, mixed peppercorns, sage, celery and onions. Sashi was also one of the top five contestants' dishes to be tasted by the judges along with Gina, Brendan, Denise and Genene. It was Sashi who won with his roasted chicken dish. The remaining contestants were given 75 minutes to prepare dishes centering on precipitation in the Invention Test, with the top three joining Sashi in the Immunity Challenge. Chloe, Kristen and Tim stood out as the top three and advanced to compete for immunity. Samira, Sarah, Metter and Michelle faltered throughout the challenge with the bottom three dishes sending their cooks (Samira, Metter and Michelle) to the Pressure Test.

723,000

#6

6/02-2

Monday, 14 May 2018

Pressure Test: Maggie Beer's Apple and Rosemary Tarte Tatin - Maggie Beer challenged Metter, Michelle and Samira to recreate her tarte tatin—the first Pressure Test dish from the first series—accompanied by a custard and ice cream in two-and-a-half hours. Samira impressed with her approach to Maggie's dish, winning praise overall. It was between Metter and Michelle for elimination, and while the latter's caramel was too dark and bitter, Metter's raw apples and underbaked dense pastry ensured he became the second contestant to be eliminated.

820,000

#7

7/02-3

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Immunity Challenge: Shui Ishizaka - In round one, Chloe, Kristen, Sashi and Tim had to make a simple dish using eggs and their choice of pantry items. Kristen’s Raspberry Mousse with Lemon Curd and Chloe’s Soba Noodles with a Soft-Boiled Egg were the two standout dishes, with Chloe winning the challenge by split decision. To compete against Shui Ishizaka, the current Young Chef of 2018, Chloe had the advantage of selecting her choice of ten ingredients to cook in 75 minutes. Ishizaka had 60 minutes to cook with the same ingredients. Chloe’s tortellini scored 24 points but lost to the professional’s 26 points for his prawn dish with custard and milk skin.

804,000

#6

8/02-4

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Melbourne Cricket Ground Team Challenge - Teams cooked in the Melbourne Cricket Ground to serve nutritious three-course meals (two canapé appetizers, a main course and a dessert) to the Melbourne Football Club and their partners, including the judges, as well as guest judge and footballer Nathan Jones in their first off-site challenge. Each team was assigned with their respective core protein: meat (Red) and seafood (Blue). The miscommunication in Sashi's Blue Team struggled for suggestions and their demand for the dishes (particularly the salmon main) than Tim's Red team but the latter stumbled with one of their meat appetizer dishes forcing them to improvise it in the three-hour prep time. After service, both teams won praise with their main dishes but had technical flaws in one of their canapés. However, the deciding factor was the inadequate presentation and imbalance of the Red team’s dessert after the Blue team excelled the challenge.

762,000

#7

9/02-5

Thursday, 17 May 2018

First Food Memory Elimination Challenge - Losing team members from the team challenge had to cook dishes that influenced their first passion for food. After Aldo, Brendan and Reece produced the best dishes, Adele’s corn fritters were too dense and lacked spice while Jenny’s matcha sponge cake was heavy and underbaked, but Denise pushed herself in making her pig's trotter salad in the 75-minute challenge as the protein was cooked inconsistently, and led to her elimination.

792,000

#5

Week 3 - Nigella Lawson Week

10/03-1

Sunday, 20 May 2018

Nigella's Mystery Box Challenge & Food Physics Invention Test - Nigella Lawson returned as the guest judge for the week with her choice of Mystery Box ingredients: marsala, chicken livers, squid, condensed milk, ginger, chilli, cherries, passion fruit, anchovies and thyme. The winning dish after 75 minutes earned entry to the Immunity Challenge and also an afternoon tea with Nigella in London. Out of the dishes of Genene, Gina, Jess and Reece, it was Kristen who won the challenge. The remaining contestants were given 75 minutes in the Invention Test to cook a dish focusing on the sounds of "snap, crackle and pop". Ben, Loki and Hoda succeeded in meeting the brief and were named the Top 3, mentions went to the dishes of Lisa and Reece. Adele and Jenny, who were in the bottom three last week, were once again sent to elimination along with Chloe.

811,000

#4

11/03-2

Monday, 21 May 2018

Pressure Test: Nigella's Chocolate Feast - Adele, Chloe and Jenny were given 75 minutes to recreate four of Nigella's chocolate desserts: a white chocolate cookie dough pot, a milk chocolate brownie, a dark chocolate olive oil mousse and a ruby chocolate cheesecake. Chloe nailed the challenge with her dishes as it came down to Jenny and Adele. Jenny's mousse was too runny after struggling with her egg whites and Adele's cheesecake was rushed on the assembling while both of their cookies were underbaked. But Adele forgot the white chocolate chips in the mixture which failed to attain the objective of Nigella's Pressure Test and that was enough to eliminate her.

805,000

#6

12/03-3

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Immunity Challenge: Alanna Sapwell - Ben, Hoda, Kristen and Loki competed in the first round, cooking pancakes in 45 minutes. Hoda and Loki both impressed with their dishes but it was Loki who won the challenge with his savoury take on the dish (dosa with two chutneys) to cook off against Alanna Sapwell, head chef of Saint Peter restaurant, in the second round. He chose one of the two citrus fruits (lemons over oranges) as the core ingredient. During her 60 minutes, Alanna cooked Squid with Ink Sauce and Lemon Dressing. Loki won praise for his Kingfish with Shellfish Lemon Broth and scored 37 points over Alanna's 34, winning him the immunity pin.

877,000

#5

13/03-4

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Brunch Cafe Service Challenge - The contestants, led by Aldo from the Red team and Kristen from the Blue team, took charge for service in two adjacent cafes (Kitty Burns and Frankie Says) in Abbotsford, Victoria and served their menu of four brunch meals prepared in two-and-a-half-hours for 75 customers each. During prep time, Brendan of the Red team was injured when his hand was cut on a broken bottle of olive oil; the other team members took charge. All of their dishes stood out during the tasting and, despite Red team losing a team member, it was the undercooked semolina crumb from the Blue team's dessert that took them to elimination.

813,000

#5

14/03-5

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Trifle Tasting Elimination Challenge - The ten losing contestants have three minutes to taste and identify all the ingredients of Nigella's trifle in the first round. Lisa (with 18 correct guesses), Kristen (17), Reece (13), Sashi and Sarah (12 each) were announced safe leaving the others to face the second round of elimination where they had to create their dishes with all 26 ingredients from the trifle in 75 minutes. In the judging, Khanh's dessert had technical flaws on the rest of his elements despite winning praise with his pistachio ice cream. Hoda and Samira delivered standout dishes while Genene also impressed with her dish. It was between Tim and Khanh. Tim took a risk prepping a bombe Alaska in the cook. But overall, the dish was too sweet and the layers lacked precision as it collapsed after his parfait thawed completely when he presented it to the judges and, as a result, Tim left the competition.

781,000

#5

MasterClass: Nigella Lawson, Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan - The top 19 arrive at the Jacalope Hotel in Victoria for their first MasterClass with Nigella and the judges who will present their recipes (Nigella's Middle Eastern beef & aubergine fatteh, Matt's cauliflower with tarator, Gary's samosas with coriander chutney and Nigella's ginger and walnut carrot cake).

558,000

#9

Week 4 - Gordon Ramsay Week

15/04-1

Sunday, 27 May 2018

Gordon's British Box Challenge & Fast Food Invention Test - Gordon Ramsay, the celebrity chef, was introduced as the show's guest judge for the first time. He challenged the contestants to cook dishes in 75 minutes with his chosen British ingredients from the Mystery Box: scallops, lamb, peas, cauliflower, beer, mustard, English tea and biscuits. Brendan, Gina, Reece, Sarah and Sashi chose lamb and cooked the top five dishes, and the latter won the challenge for the second time to compete for immunity. The Invention Test tasked the contestants to cook a burger meal in 75 minutes with only the top two contestants joining Sashi in the immunity challenge. It was Reece and Samira who stood out in the challenge. Ben, on the other hand, joined Chloe and Michelle, who had previously been in a Pressure Test, for elimination.

903,000

#3

16/04-2

Monday, 28 May 2018

Pressure Test: Raviolo of Marron - Ben, Chloe and Michelle had to follow Gordon to recreate his dish of marron raviolo with shellfish bisque and lemon vinaigrette before plating the dish ten seconds after Gordon. Ben, despite missing out the garnishes, and Chloe, despite lacking depth of flavour in her sauce, both excelled in the judging. Michelle faltered in the challenge and served her dish with an inedible unshelled marron claw and an undercooked raviolo filling, eliminating her.

895,000

#5

17/04-3

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Immunity Challenge: Jo Barrett, Gavin Hughes, John Rivera - Reece, Samira and Sashi competed as a team against three guest chefs to win an immunity pin each with mentorship from Gordon. Reece was pitted against John Rivera, Samira faced pastry chef Jo Barrett and Sashi cooked against Gavin Hughes. From the majority votes of Samira and Sashi, they chose the vegetables over fruits to cook their dishes in 75 minutes. Samira made a Pumpkin Pilaf with Quail and Saffron Jus which scored 24 points but lost to the creativity of Jo who scored 29 points with her dessert of potato, rosemary and ginger. Sashi scored 20 points for his deconstructed duck curry paired with his choice of vegetables while Gavin's roast beef with red wine sauce didn't meet the brief to highlight the vegetables as he scored 18 points. Reece produced an innovative dessert with vegetables (Cucumber Sorbet with Yoghurt Mousse) and earned 25 points while John prepped a seafood dashi with tomatoes, however, the broth was overpowering, using too much bonito flakes and the dish scored 21 points. For their respective wins, Reece and Sashi succeeded in the challenge to win an immunity pin each.

881,000

#6

18/04-4

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Three-Course Dinner Service Challenge - Gordon drafted the contestants into two teams and mentored them for the service challenge, where they had to cook a three-course dinner for fifty diners in four hours. In prep time, the communication in Chloe's Blue team faltered in the cooking and produced technical flaws in the first taste dishes critiqued by Gordon. The prawn filling for the entrée was overcooked, the salmon was raw for the main and the panna cotta for the dessert was not set. During service time, Brendan's Red team trimmed off the pork fat to improve the main dish while the Blue team changed the entrée to make up time but their main salmon dish was cooked inconsistently in the judging. The results came down to the errors of the main dishes from both teams but the flawed communication and salmon dish sent the Blue team to elimination.

863,000

#6

19/04-5

Thursday, 31 May 2018

Pressure Test: Matt Abé's Roast Chicken with Summer Vegetables and Green Herb Consommé - The contestants had to recreate a three-Michelin star chicken dish from Restaurant Gordon Ramsay by chef Matt Abé in the two-and a-half hour Pressure Test. Jo delivered her best interpretation of the dish over Ben's while the bottom three faced the judges' decision: Sarah's chicken was overdone and her other elements were inconsistent. Chloe's lacked mousse while her consommé was flat. However, despite his good run throughout the competition, Loki, who had the immunity pin last week, put his position at risk by participating the challenge. He fell under the pressure and in the end his chicken was overcooked while the mousse was grainy, the consommé lacked flavour and the vegetables were untidy which resulted in his elimination, making him the first contestant to leave the competition with possession of the pin without ever using it.

845,000

#5

Week 5

20/05-1

Sunday, 3 June 2018

"20" Box Challenge & Team Relay Invention Test - The Mystery Box challenge required the contestants to shop in 20 minutes with $20 for their choice of ingredients, and cook a dish in 75 minutes. Sarah was named the winner of the first round for the opportunity to compete in the Immunity Challenge. Samira, Genene, Kristen and Lisa, who had the remaining top five dishes, were assigned to start in the first leg of a team relay Invention Test and to highlight honey in their dishes. The Blue team (composed of Samira, Sashi, Aldo and Jess) produced the only impressive dish and joined Sarah in vying for the Immunity Challenge. The Yellow team improvised their dish in the first two changeovers but at the last leg, their chocolate ganache was unnecessary on the plate. The Red team struggled throughout and had overall flaws in their dish, but it was the disjointed teamwork from the Green team (Lisa, Jenny, Jo and Brendan) as they presented the least impressive dish that saw them headed to the Pressure Test.

781,000

#6

21/05-2

Monday, 4 June 2018

Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Peach Melba -  Brendan, Jenny, Jo and Lisa were given three hours to recreate Darren Purchese's first dish, peach Melba, with a tempered white chocolate collar and a raspberry tuile encased in a sugar cage. Brendan astonished with his version of Darren's dish while Jenny's take also impressed the judges. Both of them were declared safe. Neither Lisa nor Jo plated the chocolate in their dishes but Jo overpoached her peaches and her tuile was too thick which eliminated her from the competition.

850,000

#6

22/05-3

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Immunity Challenge: Jacqui Challinor - Aldo, Jess, Samira and Sashi had 45 minutes to cook their chicken wings with a side dish in the first round. The two best dishes belonged to Sarah and Jess, and it was the latter's first savoury dish that won her the chance to compete against Jacqui Challinor from Nomad restaurant. Jess chose the big ingredients (including eggs) to cook her lime tart in 75 minutes while Jacqui prepped barbecue prawns in 60 minutes. The judges gave praise for the tart but it was too sweet from the overuse of meringue and Jess scored 25 points against Jacqui's score of 28 for her prawn dish.

852,000

#6

23/05-4

Wednesday, 6 June 2018

Two-Course Team Challenge from Memory - The sixteen contestants were divided into two teams to replicate a main course and a dessert from the restaurant Wickens at the Royal Mail Hotel in Dunkeld. The Red team, led by captain Lisa and vice-captain Reece, and the Blue team, led by Sarah and Jess, memorize the recipes of the dishes from executive chef Robin Wickens and head chef Dave Sutherland. They had to communicate to their teammates with instructions on replicating the dishes in 90 minutes. The decision was close and, while the balance of the Red team's main course was flat, their dessert was lauded by the guest chefs. The Blue team was praised with their main dish but the dessert's core element (the ice cream) was too soft and lacked cherry pit flavour, which sent them to elimination.

733,000

#8

24/05-5

Thursday, 7 June 2018

Butchery Elimination Challenge - The elimination challenge saw the contestants in two rounds set by Curtis Stone and centered on butchering. In the first round, they took turns to identify cuts of meat to avoid landing one of four places in the second round of elimination. Brendan, Chloe, Jess and Sarah were given 75 minutes to butcher and choose one cut of their beef to make a dish. Sarah's beef with corn and salsa was praised while Chloe's noodle dish impressed the judges despite mincing her beef. It came down to Jess, whose flavours in her beef salad were unbalanced, and Brendan, who served up a dish with undercooked beef. In the end, it was Brendan who departed the competition.

838,000

#5

Week 6 - South Australia Week

25/06-1

Sunday, 10 June 2018

South Australia Farmers' Invention Test & Victoria Square Market Stall Service Challenge - The challenges this week took place in South Australia and in the first of the two challenges at Victoria Square, contestants were given 60 minutes to prep a dish with local produce from South Australian farms. Genene, Jess, Sashi, Sarah and Khanh had the top five dishes. After Khanh advanced to the immunity challenge, the remaining contestants were divided into pairs and ran market stalls to prep a $7.50 savoury dish and a $5 sweet dish for 500 customers in three hours before service over two hours. All teams raised a total of $7,280 for SecondBite food rescue charity. The popularity of the White team's (Reece and Sashi) chicken curry dish increased as they ran out of portions for the customers. Despite this, the team raised a total of $1,370 while the Blue team (Jenny and Samira) put up the best dishes. Both teams joined Khanh to compete for immunity. The Green team (Ben and Hoda) served overcooked kofta balls while their salad let the dish down and their milk custard dessert was underwhelming. The flavours in both of the Red team’s (Chloe and Genene) dishes were bland. For these reasons, both teams were sent to the Pressure Test.

622,000

#6

26/06-2

Monday, 11 June 2018

Pressure Test: Brendan Wessels' Lemon Meringue Pie - Ben, Chloe, Genene and Hoda arrived at the d'Arenberg Cube restaurant in McLaren Vale to recreate a lemon meringue pie by restaurateur Brendan Wessels with the use of a 3D food printer in three hours. Ben cooked with precision to interpret the dish while, despite her fennel pearls being too soft, Chloe's plate also impressed. Genene and Hoda missed the attention to detail. Hoda's dish lacked texture after excluding the crisp pearls and the feulletine for the coconut rocher but Genene's chocolate was uncaramelized while she missed out the crisp pearls, the candied ginger and the fennel garnish; lacking the significant balance in the chef's dish that left her eliminated.

885,000

#5

27/06-3

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Immunity Challenge: Jin Choi - Jenny, Khanh, Reece, Samira and Sashi arrived at one of the historic houses of Mount Lofty for the first round of the immunity challenge where they took turns choosing a random cloche and guessing the ingredient. Khanh succeeded in the challenge and cooked against South Australian chef Jin Choi from Hardy's Verandah Restaurant. Khanh took the advantage to beat the chef by picking Vegemite over peanut butter to cook his chicken and Vegemite dumplings. Jin produced a lackluster risotto dish that failed to feature the core ingredient and he had the lower score of 17 points as Khanh won an immunity pin with a score of 26.

886,000

#5

28/06-4

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Jacob's Creek Team Challenge - Two teams arrive at Jacob's Creek vineyard in the Barossa Valley where they had to cook a three-course meal featuring local produce from the vineyard, and grapes as the core ingredient, for 60 diners. Both Khanh's Red team and Reece's Blue team produced standout entrée dishes but the pork fillet main dish (Blue) was overcooked and the blue cheese mousse (Red) was unbalanced. Highlights were Red team's eye fillet with vegetables for main and Blue team's vineyard-inspired dessert. Both teams delivered two standout dishes and by unanimous vote, the Blue team won the challenge.

860,000

#5

29/06-5

Thursday, 14 June 2018

Maggie Beer's Chicken Elimination Challenge - The contestants arrived at Maggie Beer's eatery at the Barossa Valley for their last challenge in South Australia. After Khanh escaped elimination by using his immunity pin, the others competed to impress the judges and Maggie by prepping dishes using one chicken over three rounds. Lisa and Ben were safe in the 45-minute first round while Aldo succeeded in the second within 30 minutes. This left Hoda, Jenny and Jess to face the last round with 20 minutes left. Hoda's final dish won praise but Jess undercooked her chicken coating. In the end while Jenny's chicken impressed and her corn salad was flat, none of those elements overall are cohesive, sealing her elimination.

787,000

#7

MasterClass: Callum Hann, Matt Preston, George Calombaris and Poh Ling Yeow - The contestants returned to Adelaide for their MasterClass with recipes from the judges and series runners-up Callum Hann (series 2) and Poh Ling Yeow (series 1), both of whom reside in South Australia. Callum barbecued an octopus paired with beetroot and cavolo nero, Matt baked two interpretations of mac 'n' cheese, George made a savoury take on his afternoon tea and Poh demonstrated her rhubarb and pistachio mille-feuille.

561,000

#10

Week 7

30/07-1

Sunday, 17 June 2018

Bread Box Challenge & Re-invention Test - Contestants were given 60 minutes to make a dish with one loaf of bread as the Mystery Box ingredient. Aldo, Gina and Ben delivered the Top 3 dishes with Gina advancing to the Immunity Challenge. A re-invention test required the remaining contestants to re-create a dish with the ingredients from spaghetti bolognaise. Reece, Sashi and Khanh succeeded while Hoda, Lisa and Sarah had the least appealing dishes and were sent to elimination.

813,000

#6

31/07-2

Monday, 18 June 2018

Pressure Test: Alla Wolf-Tasker's Autumn Harvest - In two hours and forty-five minutes, the bottom three contestants had to recreate Alla Wolf-Tasker's Autumn-inspired duck dish. During the verdicts, Hoda's carrots were raw and Sarah forgot to plate her chestnut purée after the cook. While Lisa's presentation of the dish was too large, her plate had too much chestnut and celeriac purées, leaving the dish unbalanced which sealed her exit from the competition.

833,000

#8

32/07-3

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Immunity Challenge: Andy Harmer - Gina, Khanh, Reece and Sashi faced a three-round sudden death skills challenge: dice vegetables in brunoise cut, prep a hollandaise sauce and cook a salted caramel sauce. After Reece and Gina are eliminated in the first two rounds, Sashi beat Khanh for an opportunity to face executive chef Andy Harmer from Melbourne and win a second immunity pin. Sashi's advantage was to choose one ingredient from each of two different pantries. With 75 minutes to cook a dish of lamb and peas, Sashi's dish impressed while Andy's take was also praised after 60 minutes but his lamb was slightly undercooked and he scored 24 points. For the first time in the ten-year competition, Sashi won a second immunity pin with an overall score of 27 points.

863,000

#5

33/07-4

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Dandenong Ranges Team Challenge - The contestants arrived at the Dandenong Ranges for the team challenge, set by the judges and guest chef Lennox Hastie of Firedoor in Sydney, where they had to prep a three-course meal using open-fire cooking in two hours for 60 Victorian firefighters. Hoda's Blue team was assigned to cook dishes with seafood and Ben's Red team cooked a three-course meal of meat. After service, both teams were applauded with their entrées but both had serious issues with their chocolate desserts due to their inexperience of cooking on an open flame. In the end, the Red team struggled throughout more than the Blue team as their main steak dish had technical flaws in the other elements which sent them to elimination.

810,000

#5

34/07-5

Thursday, 21 June 2018

World Cuisine Elimination Challenge and Second Chance Cook-Off - Aldo, Ben, Chloe, Gina, Jess and Sarah each had 45 minutes to cook a prawn dish with their assigned cuisine: French, Greek, Mexican, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. Jess won overall praise from the judges for her dish and she was first to be announced safe while the dishes of Sarah, Gina and Chloe also stood out. Ben, who served a disjointed prawn dish with shells and underwhelming elements, and Aldo, who served inconsistently cooked prawns with bland flavours, were named the bottom two to determine the next contestant eliminated. The judges decided Aldo's dish was least impressive. To be reinstated in the Top 12, he competed against the twelve previously eliminated contestants who had to cook a dish in one hour. Lisa, Brendan and Michelle delivered standout dishes. Ultimately, it was Brendan's poached lobster with carrot dressing and bonito bavarois that impressed the judges and he earned his place back in the competition.

796,000

#6

Week 8 - Sweet Week

35/08-1

Sunday, 24 June 2018

Adriano Zumbo's Mystery Box Challenge & Croquembouche Invention Test - On the first day of challenges centering on desserts, the twelve contestants were tasked to cook their dishes in 30 minutes with ingredients from the Mystery Box chosen by Adriano Zumbo. Ben, Jess, Sashi, Sarah & Reece are tasted for the Top 5. Reece and Ben are applauded and advanced to contest for immunity. The second challenge divided the contestants into pairs where they were given a task of baking their take of a mini croquembouche in two hours. The Red pair of Kristen and Chloe delivered and joined the boys for immunity. The Green team (Gina and Jess) and the Purple team (Sarah and Sashi) had technical issues with flavour, sending them to the Pressure Test.

731,000

#7

36/08-2

Monday, 25 June 2018

Pressure Test: Katherine Sabbath's Birthday Cake - Cake artist Katherine Sabbath was welcomed as the guest judge to introduce one of her cake designs: a raspberry white vanilla layered cake with tempered white chocolate raspberry bark as the Pressure Test dish. After Sashi used one of his immunity pins, the others had 75 minutes to recreate her cake. Sarah won praise for the baking of the cake, however, her buttercream was eggy and her chocolate was too soft. Jess thrived with the presentation of her dish albeit rushed in the spreading of her buttercream while her chocolate was undertempered. Unlike her fellow competitors' cakes, Gina's was underbaked and the presentation did not match Katherine's which saw her eliminated.

889,000

#6

37/08-3

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Immunity Challenge: Alice Wright - Ben, Chloe, Kristen and Reece took turns naming one of 36 flavours of gelato where a lone contestant would advance to compete in the second round of the Immunity Challenge. Kristen succeeded to compete against pastry chef Alice Wright and, from a neapolitan ice cream, chose chocolate (over strawberry and vanilla) to cook her dessert in 75 minutes. During the tasting, Alice had technical errors in her dish despite winning praise for the flavours but Kristen had technical issues in her mousse as it was overpowered with the other flavours. As both of their desserts were flawed, Kristen was not awarded a pin after the result ended in a tie on 18 points with the professional.

938,000

#5

38/08-4

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Restaurant Takeover Team Challenge - Executive chef Adam D'Sylva was the contestants' mentor for a lunch service challenge at his two Melbourne restaurants, Coda (Vietnamese cuisine) and Tonka (Indian cuisine) where they had to prep and serve a four-course meal (two sweet main courses and two savoury desserts) in four hours. The Blue Team served 40 customers at Coda while the Red team served 48 customers at Tonka. During prep time, the Red Team had a shaky start in prepping their main course dishes while the Blue Team struggled with their kingfish dish when the grill was too hot. After service, both teams missed the brief in two of their dishes and in the end, it was the Red Team's undercooked cauliflower dish and flat dessert samosas which sent them to elimination.

847,000

#5

39/08-5

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Chocolate Wheel Elimination Challenge - Ben, Brendan, Chloe, Hoda, Khanh and Samira each had to spin an edible game wheel made out of chocolate by Kirsten Tibballs to determine their assigned ingredient (almond, banana, cinnamon, coconut, lemon or peppermint) to cook a dessert in 75 minutes. Brendan and Khanh, who both had cinnamon as their core ingredient, delivered the top two dishes while Samira (who had banana) and Chloe (with almond) also impressed. All four of them made it into the Top 10. Ben's jam for his lamington was too thick but it was Hoda's unnecessary use of cinnamon which overpowered her dense cake batter that sent her packing.

786,000

#5

Week 9 - Royal Week

40/09-1

Sunday, 1 July 2018

Mystery Box Challenge & Royalty Cooking Challenge  - For making it into the Top 10, the contestants each received $10,000 from Coles to develop their food career. In 60 minutes, the contestants had to use all of the ingredients from the Mystery Box (kalette, lemon, yoghurt, coriander seeds, extra virgin olive oil, gin and mint) to make a dish. Samira, Khanh and Kristen had the top dishes and Khanh won for the second time to compete for immunity. The others had to cook a dish fit for a king in 60 minutes. Samira and Kristen won out to compete for immunity along with Brendan as the Top 3 but Chloe, Sarah and Jess had technical flaws in flavour and were named as the Bottom 3.

718,000

#6

41/09-2

Monday, 2 July 2018

Pressure Test: Saransh Goila's Butter Chicken - With 75 minutes for the cook, Chloe, Jess and Sarah had to re-create a tandoori chicken in a butter sauce with coriander mint chutney, pickled onions and roomali bread by guest chef Saransh Goila. After Chloe was pronounced safe, Jess and Sarah missed the flavour palate of Saransh's dish. However, when the latter strayed in her recipe by grilling her chicken with the skin on, it left an unpleasant texture and charred bitterness to the dish. This was enough to eliminate her.

873,000

#5

42/09-3

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Immunity Challenge: Ashley Davis - Brendan, Khanh, Kristen and Samira were given an open pantry to pick only five ingredients to cook a dish without staples in the ten-minute first round. Khanh won the opportunity to compete against two-Michelin-star chef Ashley Davis in the second round. Between the two pantries, he was given the opportunity to select a 15-minute head start by picking the first pantry or losing the time advantage by choosing the second pantry also,  and cooking with the chef in 60 minutes. Khanh risked the challenge by choosing both pantries to cook his duck breast with persimmon and ginger sauce. The dish scored 25 points but he lost to Ashley's dish of John Dory and abalone with autumn vegetables that scored 27 points.

848,000

#6

43/09-4

Wednesday, 4 July 2018

Royal Reception Catering Team Challenge - The Top 9 arrive at Darwin and are divided into teams of three to take charge of prepping 450 canapés (gluten-free, halal, savoury and vegetarian) with native Australian ingredients and local produce to cater a Royal reception for Prince Charles, his wife Camilla and 150 guests in three-and-a-half hours. During prep time, the White team struggled under Kristen's orders with their wattleseed baguettes and duck tarts lacking an accompaniment while the Blue team also fell behind with their zucchini canapés and lamb canapés. Despite having wasted their prep time making wallaby tartare for their canapés, the Red team's menu stood out in the tasting and won the challenge, sending the other two teams to elimination.

920,000

#5

44/09-5

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Nitmiluk National Park Elimination Challenge - The contestants arrive at the Nitmiluk National Park and Sashi used his last immunity pin to avoid the Elimination Challenge. Ben, Brendan, Jess, Kristen and Samira had 75 minutes to cook a dish inspired by their photographs of the surrounding scenery. Brendan prepped a fish dish with confit leeks and sea herbs, Jess made an inconsistently-cooked pork belly dish with apple purée and muntries, Kristen made a buttermilk-set custard with rosella consommé and peppermint gum oil, Samira cooked kangaroo fillets and crisps with smoked eggplant purée, and Ben cooked a barramundi cod paired with a lemon beurre blanc. After three of them were declared safe, Brendan and Jess faced the judges' verdict. In the end, Brendan had once again undercooked his dish and that was enough to send him home from the competition.

738,000

#5

Week 10 - Superpower Week

45/10-1

Sunday, 8 July 2018

Mini Box Challenge & Condiment Invention Test - The remaining contestants faced five consecutive challenges where losing contestants would be sent to elimination at the end of the week. To celebrate the tenth season, the surviving contestant would receive a special advantage after the last challenge. The first challenge was a Mystery Box where each contestant received a different single ingredient to cook three servings for the judges in 60 minutes. The bottom two was between Chloe (with inconsistently cooked duck) and Ben (with an overall dish of flat elements and underwhelming sauce) with the latter being the first contestant through to the elimination round. In the second challenge, the others had 75 minutes to make a dish that featured either oil, salt or pepper. While Khanh's dish was disjointed, Kristen lacked an accompaniment to counteract her dish and she became the second contestant to face elimination.

748,000

#5

46/10-2

Monday, 9 July 2018

TV Dinner Re-invention Cook-off - The six remaining contestants competed in the third challenge where three of the six picked their choice of the three frozen dinner meals to pit against their rivals and re-invent the dish in 75 minutes. Sashi picked fish 'n' chips to pit against Khanh, Chloe cooked against Jess with beef and three vegetables, and Samira chose the chicken meal to face Reece. They succeeded in beating their competitors to advance for tomorrow's next challenge.

830,000

#7

47/10-3

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Time or Ingredients Cook-off - Chloe, Samira and Sashi had to gather their ingredients from up to four different hidden pantries, with one pantry being revealed every 15 minutes. Samira and Sashi selected dairy and canned food with 60 minutes left while Chloe waited for root vegetables and cooked in 45 minutes. Sashi's third dessert dish won praise from the judges, Chloe's beetroot salad was too simple with less ingredients after struggling in the cook but Samira's choice of one of her selected cheeses (gorgonzola) and anchovies clashed on the overall tasting which made her the sixth contestant to be sent to elimination.

821,000

#7

48/10-4

Wednesday, 11 July 2018

Panama Dining Room Service Challenge - Chloe and Sashi arrived at the Panama Dining Room in Melbourne to cook a two-course meal for 30 customers under mentorship from Gary. For the main course, Sashi had to cook seafood while Chloe was assigned meat. After service, Chloe and Sashi had noticeable flaws in their dishes but Sashi struggled further in the prep time as he left an errant scale and bone in two of his fish dishes while his dessert had technical issues. This was enough to put him in the last spot for tomorrow's elimination round. For surviving all the challenges, Chloe was awarded the 10-Year Superpower Apron that grants her immunity from the judging in a future elimination challenge, right up to the tasting stage.

747,000

#8

49/10-5

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Pressure Test: Peter Gilmore's Snow Egg - The losing contestants from each challenge, except Reece who used his immunity pin, had to recreate three servings of Peter Gilmore's Snow Egg from season 2 in two-and-a-half hours and plate the dish in ten minutes. During the tasting, Jess received praise for her interpretation of the dish. She was safe along with Ben and Khanh, who also impressed. The bottom three had technical errors with each of their elements: Samira’s custard lacked guava purée, Kristen's cream was grainy while her thawed granita was too sweet with the ratio of ingredients incorrect, and Sashi's meringue was grainy. Consequently, Kristen's granita affected the balance of Peter's Snow Egg and was enough to seal her elimination.

736,000

#5

MasterClass: Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris, Matt Preston and Peter Gilmore - The judges presented their dishes to the contestants: Gary's venison and mushroom ravioli, George's crocodile avgolemono and Matt's crusted lamb shoulder with beetroot salad, while Peter presented his smoked pig jowl.

486,000

#12

Week 11

50/11-1

Sunday, 15 July 2018

Family Box Challenge & Vue De Monde Invention Test - The seven contestants received their ingredients in the Mystery Box from relatives or friends to cook their dishes. Sashi won the challenge over Jess and Reece to compete for a fast-track to Finals Week. With 75 minutes in the Invention Test set by Shannon Bennett, the others were tasked to make a dish that would feature in the degustation courses of his restaurant Vue De Monde. Chloe decided to use the 10-Year apron to skip the judging. Khanh beat Reece to go against Sashi for a place in the Finals as Ben, Jess and Samira were sent to the Pressure Test.

745,000

#5

51/11-2

Monday, 16 July 2018

Cryptic Pressure Test: Joe Grbac's Imperial Mandarin - Ben, Jess and Samira had to decipher Matt Preston's critic's review of the guest chef's dish to recreate it in three hours. The dish was Joe Grbac's yoghurt panna cotta and almond sponge with seven mandarin elements. All three succeeded with their dishes but Ben missed out the chamomile jellies and the panna cotta. Samira also struggled with both her panna cotta and custard didn't set after the cook despite having all her elements in the plate. Between the errors in both of the dishes, the judges' decision was unanimous and Samira was eliminated from the competition.

815,000

#8

52/11-3

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Fast-Track to Finals Immunity Challenge: Reynold Poernomo and Matt Sinclair – Sashi and Khanh battled in the first round where they had an open pantry from the garden to make a dish. Khanh succeeded as he selected between the two pantries to face off against one of the two former contestants for an entry to the Finals: the savoury pantry against series 8 runner-up Matt Sinclair and the dessert pantry with Reynold Poernomo (from series 7) as his opponent. Khanh chose the savoury pantry and cooked a red emperor with mushroom and radish but lost to the creativity of Matt's Thai sausage with squid and curry that scored 30 points to Khanh's 24.

821,000

#6

53/11-4

Wednesday, 18 July 2018

SecondBite's Six-Course Degustation Challenge – The six contestants took responsibility of a six-course vegetarian degustation menu, supervised by George, at Melbourne's Luminare to raise funds for SecondBite. The winning dish would advance the contestant into the Finals. Chloe got the first course to highlight cucumber with smoked labneh. Khanh made a charred broccolini dish with a capsicum and cashew purée for course 2. Ben's course 3 dish was a celeriac fondant with dates. Jess featured mushrooms paired with eggplant and miso for the fourth course. For course 5, Sashi made a dessert of apples with cinnamon ice cream. Reece presented the last course of blackberry mousse with olives and tarragon. After service, the contestants raise $6,780 for the charity. Out of the six, Chloe, Khanh and Sashi had the standout dishes and the latter won the pass to Finals Week.

863,000

#5

54/11-5

Thursday, 19 July 2018

Sudden Death Elimination Challenge – Ben, Chloe, Jess, Khanh and Reece competed in three rounds for places in the Finals. The first round was to identify the ingredients of Gary Mehigan's Moroccan tajine where Chloe and Khanh succeeded to advance. The next round was the one-inch cube challenge from season 8 where they had to identify each cube of ingredient while blind-folded. Ben survived the second round, leaving Jess and Reece to cook-off in the final round with 60 minutes each and all the correctly-identified ingredients from the first two rounds. Jess received praise with the combination of sweet and savoury in her dessert. While Reece's dish was complex and tasty, it was too greasy. In the end, that was enough to eliminate him from the competition.

852,000

#5

MasterClass: George Calombaris, Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and Curtis Stone - George cooked two versions of his Greek souvlaki, Matt made his vegetarian-style nachos and Gary braised his chicken paired with his spring onion pancakes. Curtis Stone returned to present his own take on steak and potatoes.

550,000

#10

Week 12 - Finals Week

55/12-1

Sunday, 22 July 2018

Finals Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test - The finalists were assigned ingredients in a Mystery Box from past seasons: Ben (with the Burn Box from season 2), Chloe (with the Small Box from season 6), Jess (with the Molecular Gastronomy Box from season 5), Khanh (with the Big Box from season 7) and Sashi (with the Silver Box from season 6), to cook their dish in 60 minutes. Ben succeeded with his Pineapple Glazed Pork Ribs for an opportunity to compete for an advantage in the Finals Service Challenge. In the 75-minute Invention Test, the remaining finalists chose to cook desserts. Khanh's savoury dessert of pork and apples won overall praise and he advanced to the Advantage challenge while the others are sent to the Pressure Test.

854,000

#5

56/12-2

Monday, 23 July 2018

Pressure Test: Ashley Palmer-Watts' Sherried Marron - Chloe, Jess and Sashi had to follow 90 steps of the recipe to replicate a marron dish by Ashley Palmer-Watts in four hours and forty-five minutes. The plate was composed of a grilled marron tail, marron tartare, smoked cauliflower, pickled daikon, marinated smoked shiitake mushrooms, pickled mushrooms, pickled dulse, sea vegetables and a sherry mushroom stock. During the tasting, Jess stood out with her take of the dish. That left Sashi and Chloe who won praise with their consommés but both had technical flaws in the tartare. While Sashi's lacked finesse, Chloe's was mushy and lacked balance which sealed her elimination.

918,000

#5

57/12-3

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Season Affinity Duel Challenge – Ben, Jess, Khanh and Sashi competed in pairs to cook, inspired by one of the four seasons in two rounds with the winning finalist received an advantage for the Finals Service Challenge. The first round was Ben and Jess making their dishes describing Winter while Khanh and Sashi cook their Summer-themed dishes. In the second round to cook a dish representing Autumn in 60 minutes, Ben's Seared Coral Trout with Ginger Carrot Purée and Parsley Vinaigrette beat Sashi's Lamb Curry with Smoked Cauliflower to win. He will select one of the four courses for the next cook.

876,000

#5

58/12-4

Wednesday, 25 July 2018

Icebergs Dining Room Service Challenge – The finalists were tasked to cook their dishes in two-and a-half hours inspired by the Italian menu from the Icebergs Restaurant, under mentorship by executive chef Monty Koludrovic, to be served to the judges and 30 diners. Ben, who won the advantage yesterday, selected the fish course while the others were assigned the remaining course dishes: Sashi (with pasta), Jess (the meat course) and Khanh (for dessert). All of the dishes, except Sashi's pasta course, impressed the judges and between the three of them, they decided to vote Khanh's fig dessert to advance to the semi-finals.

906,000

#5

59/12-5

Sunday, 29 July 2018

World Class Service Elimination Challenge - Ben, Jess and Sashi each had 90 minutes to cook their dishes to be served for the judges and four Australian chefs: Danielle Alvarez of Fred's, The Bridge Room's Ross Lusted, Jock Zonfrillo from Orana and returning chef Lennox Hastie. Ben's Seared Coral Trout and Steamed Whiting with Crab Bisque delivered high acclaim and made it into the semi-finals which left Sashi and Jess for the final verdict. Sashi's Singaporean chicken rice received mixed reviews for the chicken despite winning praise for the flavour. The judges and chefs thought Jess impressed with her black sesame ice cream and yuzu curd but her praline cream and macerated raspberries derailed the overall flavour of her dish. Those factors were enough to see Jess eliminated from the competition.

872,000

#5

MasterClass: Chefs vs. Contestants - The Top 3 semi-finalists selected their respective core ingredient for the judges (except Matt) to assign and cook with for 60 minutes. George, who cooked with tuna chosen by Ben, and Gary, who had fennel selected by Khanh, both produced standout dishes which ended in a draw. They then competed against the semi-finalists to cook dishes in 60 minutes and in a close decision, the judges won the challenge.

800,000

#6

Grand Finale Week

60/13-1

Monday, 30 July 2018

Semi-Finals: Service Challenge – In the four-hour service challenge, the semifinalists prep a two-course meal (main and dessert) to be served for the judges and 60 MasterChef alumni from past seasons as the guests. Sashi made his Chicken Lemak with Jasmine Rice and the judges once again criticised his carving of the protein but applauded his Malaysian Pineapple Tart with Lime Ice Cream. Ben elevated his take of his menu: a Surf n' Turf main and an intricate Pavlova with Berry Gelato and Champagne Foam which received overall praise and he was first through to the Finale. Khanh relied on his heritage and inspiration from his family to cook his traditional Canh Chua Ca and after attempting to improvise before service, the dish receive praise but it was less impressive from two of the judges. His chocolate mousse was too heavy as it impacted the texture of his dessert, and ultimately with both errors in the menu at this stage of the competition, that's enough to send him home.

961,000

#5

61/13-2

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Grand Finale - The tenth-season finale consisted of only two rounds (instead of the usual three) with Ben and Sashi cooking their entrée and main in the first round.
They had to highlight their dishes with the given ingredients in two hours. After the round, both of Ben's dishes didn't meet the standards in the judging – his crab with finger limes and avocado cream lacked texture and his coating for his deep-fried whiting with peas and garlic sauce was undercooked as he scored 20 points for his entrée and 21 points for the main. Sashi stood out with his sambal prawns that received 10 points from each of the judges and his fish curry scored 27 points (9 each). His total score was 57 points to Ben's 41.
In the final round, they had to replicate an intricate dessert composed of 19 elements (yoghurt snow, steamed vanilla sponge, coconut ice cream, meringue, etc.) by Heston Blumenthal in five-and-a-half hours. The challenge was even for both of the finalists after struggling with one of their elements before completing the dish. In the tasting, both Sashi and Ben scored 36 points from all the judges. Based on the final results, Ben's overall score was 77 while Sashi won with the overall total of 93 points.

1,126,000

#3

Winner Announced – Sashi Cheliah was announced as the winner of the tenth season of MasterChef Australia, receiving the grand prize of $250,000 and a monthly column for Delicious. Ben Borsht won $40,000 as the runner-up while Khanh Ong won $10,000 after finishing in third place.

1,309,000

#1