Billie McKay creates history as she wins MasterChef twice

In a historic turn, Season 7 winner Billie McKay became the first chef to win the MasterChef title twice.

Standing strong in the grand finale alongside celebrated desi cuisine expert Sarah Todd, who masterfully put her love for Indian food on display, Billie won the culinary conquest — MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites, streaming on Disney Hotstar, by a narrow margin of two points. Facing two massive rounds of British celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal’s pressure test, Billie stunned the judges, earning her a final score of 58 out of 70, just about beating Sarah’s final score of 56.

Ensuring that her recreation of Heston’s Taffety Tart wasn’t just perfect, but almost exceeded the original, Billie re-attempted several elements of the glorious dish to up her standards.

Following her incredible win, she said, “I felt like there was really no way in hell I would make those points back. I knew it was possible, but I knew it was going to be a massive hill to climb and I just had to make sure to do everything perfectly.”

Billie took home the grand MasterChef trophy along with a prize money of $2,50,000 while Sarah was crowned the MasterChef Australia 2022 Runner Up with the judges awarding her $30,000.