Episode
MasterChef Australia: Mystery Box Elimination Challenge
Overview
In a mystery box Elimination Challenge, the Blue Team members were tasked with creating a dish to complement a specific bottle of wine.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 2010-05-27
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Mystery Box Elimination Challenge is Episode 34 in Season 2 of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2010-05-27. The runtime is 23 min.
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