Chloe Carroll

Auditions across the country have unearthed incredible home cooks, and they gather in the iconic MasterChef garden

The room erupts in tears and applause as the domestic goddess herself Nigella Lawsonwalks through the doors.

The contestants find themselves on the turf of the iconic MCG for the first team challenge. Split into two teams, each must cook delicious and nutritious food for 50 diners.

In a team service challenge, it will be a battle of the brunches, as two groups of 10, they take over two cafes. Contestants will have real customers, real orders and real dockets.

Our 2018 cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen for their first challenge as the top 24. The contestants need to imagine they are hosting the judges at their house for a meal.

The winning contestant from the mystery box challenge joins the top three contestants from the invention test in this episode's two-round immunity challenge.