MasterChef stars set to reunite for exciting TV show: 'Incredible'

Channel 10 has announced that 25 former MasterChef Australia contestants will be reuniting for an exciting one-off TV special. The fan favourites will be appearing on a star-studded episode of Deal Or No Deal Celebrity Jackpot Special on Tuesday, September 17, with judges Andy Allen and Sofia Levin braving The Banker to win money for their chosen charity, MND Australia.

The special will see MasterChef alumni from the show’s 16 seasons holding gold briefcases on the podium, including past winners Sashi Cheliah, Emelia Jackson, Justin Narayan and Brent Draper. Fan favourites Reece Hignell, Alvin Quah, Dani Venn and Cath Collins will also make an appearance alongside 2024 contestants Sue Bazely, Lourdes Leschen, Khristian Walker and Snezana Calic.

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Meanwhile, Andy Allen, who won the show himself in 2012, will be reunited with his season four co-stars Beau Cook and Alice Zaslavsky.

“MasterChef’s taking over Deal’s primetime celebrity special!” a voiceover announces in the teaser video. “Will Sofia and Andy be able to handle the heat?”

MasterChef stars spill on 'incredible experience'

Reece Hignell, who is set to compete in the upcoming second season of Dessert Masters alongside Emelia Jackson later this year, tells Yahoo Lifestyle he was “thrilled” to be a part of the special MasterChef episode of Deal or No Deal.

“It was an incredible experience meeting the new contestants and reconnecting with some close friends, especially my fellow Dessert Masters competitor Emelia,” he says. “Holding the cases was absolutely wild as this is a show I have been watching since I was a child.”

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Meanwhile, two-time contestant Alvin Quah tells Yahoo Lifestyle he immediately said yes when he was invited to appear on the show.

“When asked to participate in the Celebrity Edition where I get to hang out with past contestants of MasterChef Australia, the answer was a no-brainer - DEAL!” he shares. “The bonus was we were playing for MND Australia, an organisation dedicated to raising awareness for motoneuron disease, a debilitating disorder that has claimed so many lives. This is a cause that I was dedicated to when I was in academia many moons ago!”

The full list of MasterChef contestants set to appear on Deal Or No Deal Celebrity Jackpot Special includes Sue Bazely, Tim Bone, Snezana Calic, Tati Carlin, Sashi Cheliah, Kishwar Chowdhury, Cath Collins, Phil Conway, Beau Cook, Brent Draper, Reece Hignell, Matt Hopcraft, Emelia Jackson, Grace Jupp, Lourdes Leschen, Amir Manoly, Keyma Montero, Justin Narayan, Alvin Quah, Harry Tomlinson, Simon Toohey, Phil Vakos, Danni Venn, Khristian Walker and Alice Zaslavsky.

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