MasterChef Australia 2026 has only just kicked off, but there’s already a sneaky clue as to who makes it to Finals Week. Using some data on how many contestants are featured during interviews from the first nine episodes, we can predict who will get to the finale.
One fan shared a graph about this year’s contestants, and it might reveal the leaked winner of MasterChef Australia 2026. Warning: potential spoilers below, so scroll away if you would rather wait until the episodes air.
After the first two weeks, the three contestants with the most confessionals are Luke Harris, Grace King and Jackie Yu. Luke had 31 confessionals, Grace had 25, and Jackie had 23. At the bottom of the table sit Olaolu Olorunnimbe on 6, Jack Hosking on 2 and Kanika Gadyok on 2. It’s possible those three will be eliminated shortly.
MasterChef fans point out another telling winner clue
After the spreadsheet was shared on Reddit, other contestants guessed that Luke could be winning the reality TV competition because of how much air time he and his food have had.
“Gives an early indication of who might be in finals week. I said about his time last week with how much Luke is being gassed up, and in the centre of shots that he’s likely to be the winner, or at least in the running, and with your early confessional stats, that might just be the case,” a person commented.
“Main reason I’m watching MasterChef is to see my old high school classmate/friend (Luke) so I’m very happy he has had a lot of screen time and gives me hope that he may go far in the competition,” a fan replied.
Will fan favourite Luke Harris be the winner of MasterChef Australia?
Luke Harris is the youngest competitor on MasterChef Australia this year, but he has already been singled out by the judges for being a great cook. When he was auditioning for a spot in the top 24, he decided to whip up a Bombe Alaska in 90 minutes — a huge risk. However, the judges said it was cooked perfectly and Poh declared it was “delicious”, making him an early fan favourite. He’s also super keen in the kitchen and isn’t afraid to push boundaries.
“This kid has something special in him,” a MasterChef Australia fan declared in the comments section.
“The whole house is on this man,” another person commented.
“What an inspiration you are to all the young men who know you,” a third fan wrote.
Was the MasterChef winner leaked correctly in 2025?
Spoilers about who wins MasterChef Australia drop often, and they have often been right. Last year’s grand final was between Laura Sharrad and Callum Hann, and we received a major hint about the leaked winner from none other than judge Andy Allen himself.
When Chattr first spoke to judge Andy at the start of MasterChef Australia, did he give a very big hint that the MasterChef winner leaked?
“I just can’t help but single out Laura, who’s a new mum. She had a six-month-old baby when she walked back into the kitchen this year; she’s got businesses,” Andy told Chattr.
“For her to drop everything, and just for that, probably, last chance of lifting that trophy, just goes to show, like, after 17 seasons, where we’re still going strong, which is lovely.”
Andy judged Laura during his first season as a MasterChef judge back in Season 12, and he recalled how close she was to winning the title. “If it wasn’t for an icy Jerusalem artichoke ice cream, then she may have come out on top,” he said.
On top of that, Former MasterChef producer Alexandria Funnell took to TikTok to answer common questions she’s been asked about the show, and dropped another big clue — which pointed to Laura taking out the competition.
“One little tidbit for this season is I know somebody, well, I know a few people that are currently working on it, and they told me that people will not be happy with the winner,” Alexandra revealed.
One of the biggest indicators of who will win a season is usually betting odds. And, according to Sportsbet, their last published odds had Laura tipped as the winner with odds of $5.00. Fan favourite Callum was tipped with the next highest odds at $10.00, which turned out to be correct.
Who won MasterChef Australia 2025?
Eliminated contestant Andre Ursini believed both Callum and Laura had what it takes to go all the way.
“It’s pretty hard to win MasterChef. You need to be good at everything. There’s so many different aspects to it — you need to be good at team challenges, which require a certain skill set. You need to be good at your single dishes, individual dishes, which is another skill set. And you need to be good at following recipes and Pressure Tests,” Andre told Chattr.
“Callum and Laura are top level at all of the aspects of MasterChef… [but] for me, a dark horse is Depinder,” he reveals. “Everyone who’s a good game player in MasterChef has their own angle at MasterChef. And it was quite interesting for me to sit back and watch their angles, because I didn’t have one. I just went [to] create chaos and have fun.”
Turns out our suspicions were correct, and Laura Sharrad was crowned the winner.
Now, only time will tell if we are also correct about this year’s leaked winner. We have all our fingers and toes crossed for Luke!
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