Post by SeaDragon on Oct 23, 2018 9:15:40 GMT 10
Well, here we go again. Spoiler may already has started... It seems Nigella maybe doing her usual stint on 2019's season. According to her schedule, she will be in Sydney on Feb 2, and Melb on Feb 9 for her culinary tour, so if she's going to appear on MasterChef, it will be around these dates.
Filming schedule:
Week 1 [early Dec]: auditions + Top 24
Week 2 [Dec 10? - 21?]: Top 23 (Dec 18 Gippsland masterclass?)
▪▪▪[Dec 25? - Jan 6?] end of year break
Week 3 [Jan 7 - 18]: Top 21 Nigella Week
Week 4 [Jan 21 - Feb 1?]: Top 19 (possibly wGordon &/or Yotam) ______________________ Legends Week * with Rick Stein, Clare Smyth (spotted Jan 24 in Melb) & Yotam Ottolanghi (in Melb Feb 5 for his tour).
▪▪▪[Jan 26 - Jan 28?] mini break Gary touring w Nigella Jan 27 (ADL), Feb 2 (SYD) & 9 (MEL)
Week 5 [Feb 4? - Feb 15]: Top 17 ______________________ Secrets Week *
▪▪▪[Feb 11] filming team challenge in MasterChef kitchen w guest diners? _____________________ Italian Nonnas Team Challenge
Week 6 [Feb 17 - Mar 1?]: Top 15 QLD Week
▪[Feb 17 night] Mystery Box at Howard Smith Wharves
▪[Feb 18 night] Invention Test (7 teams of 2) at Howard Smith Wharves
▪[Feb 20] Pressure Test (bottom 2 teams) at Montrachet?
▪[Feb 21/22?] Top 14 Immunity Pin Challenge (top 2 teams?) at ?
▪[Feb 25] Team Challenge at Noosa Surf Club, Noosa, Sunshine Coast... Matt Sinclair on set mentoring.
▪[Feb 27] Elimination at Rick Shores, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast
▪[Mar 1?] Qld masterclass, location?
▪▪▪[Mar 2 - 11] mini break? + Labour Day
▪▪▪[Mar 4 - 5?] George shooting materials for his new cookbook due out in Oct...
▪▪▪[Mar 7 - 9] Matt going to Taste of Dubai
▪▪▪[Mar 8 - 24] Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Week 7 [Mar 4?/6? - Mar 15?] Top 13 ________________________________________________ Returning contestants week
Week 8 [Mar 18 - Mar 26?] Top 12possibly including returning contestants challenge _________ Sweet Week
▪[Mar 18] Heston filming an episode for Mystery Box/Invention Test
▪[Mar 22?] Poh mentoring for Immunity Pin episode
Week 9 [Mar 27? - Apr 5?] Top 10... _______________________________________________ Best of The Best Week
Week 10 [Apr 8? - Apr 18] Top 9 Matt Sinclair (Apr 11?) & Kirsten Tibballs (possibly around Apr 8-10) on set.Possibly Sweet Week...
▪[Apr 16?] Filming at Queenscliff,possibly team challenge. _____________________________ Immunity Challenge
▪[Apr 18?] Filming on The Q Train at the Bellarine Railway,Masterclass? _______________ Team challenge
▪▪▪[Apr 19 - 25] Easter + ANZAC Day
Week 11 [Apr 28 - May 10] Top 7 - WA Week
Finale Week [May 13? - May 24?] Top 5
Semi-final - Finale [May 27? - May 31]
* Red font indicates facts known after episodes has aired.
Filming schedule:
Week 1 [early Dec]: auditions + Top 24
Week 2 [Dec 10? - 21?]: Top 23 (Dec 18 Gippsland masterclass?)
▪▪▪[Dec 25? - Jan 6?] end of year break
Week 3 [Jan 7 - 18]: Top 21 Nigella Week
Week 4 [Jan 21 - Feb 1?]: Top 19 (possibly w
▪▪▪[Jan 26 - Jan 28?] mini break Gary touring w Nigella Jan 27 (ADL), Feb 2 (SYD) & 9 (MEL)
Week 5 [Feb 4? - Feb 15]: Top 17 ______________________ Secrets Week *
▪▪▪[Feb 11] filming team challenge in MasterChef kitchen w guest diners? _____________________ Italian Nonnas Team Challenge
Week 6 [Feb 17 - Mar 1?]: Top 15 QLD Week
▪[Feb 17 night] Mystery Box at Howard Smith Wharves
▪[Feb 18 night] Invention Test (7 teams of 2) at Howard Smith Wharves
▪[Feb 20] Pressure Test (bottom 2 teams) at Montrachet?
▪[Feb 21/22?] Top 14 Immunity Pin Challenge (top 2 teams?) at ?
▪[Feb 25] Team Challenge at Noosa Surf Club, Noosa, Sunshine Coast... Matt Sinclair on set mentoring.
▪[Feb 27] Elimination at Rick Shores, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast
▪[Mar 1?] Qld masterclass, location?
▪▪▪[Mar 2 - 11] mini break? + Labour Day
▪▪▪[Mar 4 - 5?] George shooting materials for his new cookbook due out in Oct...
▪▪▪[Mar 7 - 9] Matt going to Taste of Dubai
▪▪▪[Mar 8 - 24] Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Week 7 [Mar 4?/6? - Mar 15?] Top 13 ________________________________________________ Returning contestants week
Week 8 [Mar 18 - Mar 26?] Top 12
▪[Mar 18] Heston filming an episode for Mystery Box/Invention Test
▪[Mar 22?] Poh mentoring for Immunity Pin episode
Week 9 [Mar 27? - Apr 5?] Top 10... _______________________________________________ Best of The Best Week
Week 10 [Apr 8? - Apr 18] Top 9 Matt Sinclair (Apr 11?) & Kirsten Tibballs (possibly around Apr 8-10) on set.
▪[Apr 16?] Filming at Queenscliff,
▪[Apr 18?] Filming on The Q Train at the Bellarine Railway,
▪▪▪[Apr 19 - 25] Easter + ANZAC Day
Week 11 [Apr 28 - May 10] Top 7 - WA Week
Finale Week [May 13? - May 24?] Top 5
Semi-final - Finale [May 27? - May 31]
* Red font indicates facts known after episodes has aired.