MasterChef Australia

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Episode 16 — Mystery Box: Nigella Lawson

Season 8 • MasterChef Australia

Released: 2016-05-22 • Reality

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It's Nigella Lawson Week. Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish based on Nigella's divine indulgences. The top three will have a chance at immunity while the bottom three face elimination.

Episodes

Episode 1
Premiere
2016-05-01

Episode 2
2nd Judges' Auditions
2016-05-02

Episode 3
Final Round Judges' Auditions
2016-05-03

Episode 4
First Mystery Box Challenge
2016-05-04

Episode 5
First Elimination Challenge
2016-05-05

Episode 6
Mystery Box Challenge: Marco Pierre White
2016-05-08

Episode 7
Pressure Test: Marco Pierre White's John Dory
2016-05-09

Episode 8
Immunity Challenge: Jake Kellie
2016-05-10

Episode 9
Team Challenge: Pub Lunch
2016-05-11

Episode 10
Pressure Test & Masterclass
2016-05-12

Episode 11
Mystery Box Challenge: Viewers
2016-05-15

Episode 12
Pressure Test
2016-05-16

Episode 13
Immunity Challenge: Popcorn
2016-05-17

Episode 14
Service Challenge
2016-05-18

Episode 15
Elimination Challenge: No Cooking
2016-05-19

Episode 16
Mystery Box: Nigella Lawson
2016-05-22

Episode 17
Pressure Test: Nigella Lawson's Three-Course Meal
2016-05-23

Episode 18
Immunity Challenge: Midnight Snack
2016-05-24

Episode 19
Team Challenge: Fete
2016-05-25

Episode 20
Elimination Challenge: Name That Cake & MasterClass 2
2016-05-26

Episode 21
Mystery Box
2016-05-29

Episode 22
Pressure Test: Jason Atherton's Quail Afternoon Tea Dish
2016-05-30

Episode 23
Immunity Challenge
2016-05-31

Episode 24
Off-site Challenge: Hellenic Republic
2016-06-01

Episode 25
Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test
2016-06-02

Episode 26
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test
2016-06-05

Episode 27
Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's Mess
2016-06-06

Episode 28
Immunity Challenge
2016-06-07

Episode 29
Team Challenge: Chinese New Year
2016-06-08

Episode 30
Elimination Challenge
2016-06-09

Episode 31
Mystery Box Challenge: Luke Nguyen & Invention Test
2016-06-12

Episode 32
Pressure Test: Ross Lusted
2016-06-13

Episode 33
Top 12
2016-06-14

Episode 34
Team Challenge
2016-06-15

Episode 35
Elimination Challenge
2016-06-16

Episode 36
Mystery Box Challenge: Ugly Ingredients & Invention Test: Relay
2016-06-19

Episode 37
Pressure Test: Flynn McGarry
2016-06-20

Episode 38
Immunity Challenge: Victor Liong
2016-06-21

Episode 39
Team Challenge: Gourmet Cinema
2016-06-22

Episode 40
Elimination Challenge
2016-06-23

Episode 41
Heston Week
2016-06-26

Episode 42
Team Challenge: Brighton Beach Ice Cream Stands
2016-06-27

Episode 43
Team Challenge: Three-Course Dessert Spread
2016-06-28

Episode 44
Elimination Challenge: Recipes from the Past
2016-06-29

Episode 45
Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 3
2016-06-30

Episode 46
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test
2016-07-03

Episode 47
Pressure Test
2016-07-04

Episode 48
Immunity Challenge
2016-07-05

Episode 49
Team Challenge: Australian Produce
2016-07-06

Episode 50
Elimination Challenge
2016-07-07

Episode 51
Mystery Box Challenge: San Francisco Produce & Invention Test
2016-07-10

Episode 52
Team Challenge: Dominque Crenn's Signature Dishes
2016-07-11

Episode 53
Francis Ford Coppola's Inglenook Estate
2016-07-12

Episode 54
Team Challenge: Santa Monica Pier Food Trucks
2016-07-13

Episode 55
Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 4
2016-07-14

Episode 56
Mystery Box Challenge: Hottest Ingredients & Invention Test
2016-07-17

Episode 57
Pressure Test: Christy Tania
2016-07-18

Episode 58
Service Challenge: Lake House
2016-07-19

Episode 59
Elimination Challenge: Audition Ingredients
2016-07-20

Episode 60
MasterClass 5
2016-07-21

Episode 61
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Quarter Final
2016-07-24

Episode 62
Service Challenge: Semi Final
2016-07-25

Episode 63
MasterChef 2016 Grand Finale
2016-07-26

Information

Creator	Franc Roddam
Episode air date	22.05.2016
Episode runtime	75 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Reality
TMDB series rating	7.0
IMDb series rating	8.2
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	0+
Country	AU

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Cast

Andy Allen
Himself - Judge & Host

Poh Ling Yeow
Herself - Judge & Host

Sofia Levin
Herself - Judge & Host

Jean-Christophe Novelli
Himself - Judge & Host

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