MasterChef AustraliaSeason 8Season 8Season number8Season name—ArtworkPoster#ImageTitleAired1PremiereMay 1, 201622nd Judges' AuditionsMay 2, 20163Final Round Judges' AuditionsMay 3, 20164First Mystery Box ChallengeMay 4, 20165First Elimination ChallengeMay 5, 20166Mystery Box Challenge: Marco Pierre WhiteMay 8, 20167Pressure Test: Marco Pierre White's John DoryMay 9, 20168Immunity Challenge: Jake KellieMay 10, 20169Team Challenge: Pub LunchMay 11, 201610Pressure Test & MasterclassMay 12, 201611Mystery Box Challenge: ViewersMay 15, 201612Pressure TestMay 16, 201613Immunity Challenge: PopcornMay 17, 201614Service ChallengeMay 18, 201615Elimination Challenge: No CookingMay 19, 201616Mystery Box: Nigella LawsonMay 22, 201617Pressure Test: Nigella Lawson's Three-Course MealMay 23, 201618Immunity Challenge: Midnight SnackMay 24, 201619Team Challenge: FeteMay 25, 201620Elimination Challenge: Name That Cake & MasterClass 2May 26, 201621Mystery BoxMay 29, 201622Pressure Test: Jason Atherton's Quail Afternoon Tea DishMay 30, 201623Immunity ChallengeMay 31, 201624Off-site Challenge: Hellenic RepublicJun 1, 201625Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste TestJun 2, 201626Mystery Box Challenge & Invention TestJun 5, 201627Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's MessJun 6, 201628Immunity ChallengeJun 7, 201629Team Challenge: Chinese New YearJun 8, 201630Elimination ChallengeJun 9, 201631Mystery Box Challenge: Luke Nguyen & Invention TestJun 12, 201632Pressure Test: Ross LustedJun 13, 201633Top 12Jun 14, 201634Team ChallengeJun 15, 201635Elimination ChallengeJun 16, 201636Mystery Box Challenge: Ugly Ingredients & Invention Test: RelayJun 19, 201637Pressure Test: Flynn McGarryJun 20, 201638Immunity Challenge: Victor LiongJun 21, 201639Team Challenge: Gourmet CinemaJun 22, 201640Elimination ChallengeJun 23, 201641Heston WeekJun 26, 201642Team Challenge: Brighton Beach Ice Cream StandsJun 27, 201643Team Challenge: Three-Course Dessert SpreadJun 28, 201644Elimination Challenge: Recipes from the PastJun 29, 201645Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 3Jun 30, 201646Mystery Box Challenge & Invention TestJul 3, 201647Pressure TestJul 4, 201648Immunity ChallengeJul 5, 201649Team Challenge: Australian ProduceJul 6, 201650Elimination ChallengeJul 7, 201651Mystery Box Challenge: San Francisco Produce & Invention TestJul 10, 201652Team Challenge: Dominque Creen's Signature DishesJul 11, 201653Francis Ford Coppola's Inglenook EstateJul 12, 201654Team Challenge: Santa Monica Pier Food TrucksJul 13, 201655Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 4Jul 14, 201656Mystery Box Challenge: Hottest Ingredients & Invention TestJul 17, 201657Pressure Test: Christy TaniaJul 18, 201658Service Challenge: Lake HouseJul 19, 201659Elimination Challenge: Audition IngredientsJul 20, 201660MasterClass 5Jul 21, 201661Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Quarter FinalJul 24, 201662Service Challenge: Semi FinalJul 25, 201663MasterChef 2016 Grand FinaleJul 26, 2016