Luke Nguyen

MasterChef favorite Luke Nguyen has selected 24 South East Asian ingredients for today's elimination challenge. Contestants are assigned two ingredients - one they can see and one they can't. They must choose whether to gamble their ingredient, or cook with it. Those in the bottom five will need to use their remaining ingredient in Round 2, so they must choose wisely!

A saucy twist with a standout ingredient ensures stiff competition between the bottom three, who must replicate iconic chef Luke Nguyen's zesty pho without a recipe.

Today's mystery box challenge has been set by guest chef Luke Nguyen, as contestants have 60 minutes to make an impressive dish. The winner will then gain the advantage going into the invention test.