MasterChef Australia (series 12)
The twelfth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia, also known as MasterChef Australia: Back To Win and MasterChef: Back to Win, premiered on 13 April 2020 on both Network 10 and WIN Television. It is the first series to feature series four winner Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo serving as judges, after the departure of Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston in the previous season. This series involves former high-achieving contestants from the past eleven series of MasterChef Australia, returning for another chance at the title of 'MasterChef' and a prize of A$250,000.
| MasterChef Australia: Back To Win | |
|---|---|
| Season 12 | |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 24 |
| Winner | Emelia Jackson |
| Runner-up | Laura Sharrad |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 61 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network 10 |
| Original release | 13 April – 20 July 2020 |
| Series chronology | |
Applications for contestants for the twelfth series of MasterChef Australia opened in May 2019. However, plans were changed when contestants from previous seasons were brought onboard instead of new contestants.
The competition was won by Emelia Jackson in the grand finale against Laura Sharrad, broadcast on 20 July 2020.