Snackmasters (Australian TV series)

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Snackmasters
Genre Reality television
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Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time70-100 minutes
Production company Warner Bros. International Television Production [1]
Original release
Network Nine Network
Release29 November 2021 (2021-11-29) –
19 December 2022 (2022-12-19)

Snackmasters was an Australian cooking competition television show based on the BAFTA-nominated British series of the same name. [1] Broadcast by the Nine Network, it was hosted by Scott Pickett and Poh Ling Yeow, with Yvie Jones as a co-presenter. [2]

Contents

In September 2021, it was announced that Nine had commissioned a local version of the series set to air in the fourth quarter of 2021. [3] [4] The series was originally intended to premiere on 22 November 2021, [5] [6] however the series ultimately premiered on 29 November 2021. [7] [8] A second season started airing from 4 December 2022. [9] [2]

In May 2023, Nine confirmed the show would not be returning for a third season. [10]

Format

Each episode sees two professional chefs compete to recreate a brand-name snack or fast food item. The chefs present their replica snack to a panel of judges composed of workers involved with the manufacture of the snack, and the chef who is decided to have most faithfully recreated the snack wins the competition. During each episode, Jones visits the factory that manufactures each snack, comparing how accurately the chefs are recreating the item.

The first season of the show featured stand alone episodes following the original British format, while the second season shifted to a new knockout competition format. [2]

Unlike the original series and the New Zealand version, The Australian version had one of the judges being with one of the teams upon reveal of the snack items, which is delivered by their version of "The Stig", with the food items being delivered inside red briefcases.

Episodes

Season 1

No. overallNo. in seasonSnackChefsWinnerDate airedAus. Viewers
11 Hungry Jack's Angry Whopper Anna Polyviou vs Mitch OrrMitch Orr29 November 2021603,000 [11]
22 Cadbury Favourites (Picnic, Crunchie, Cherry Ripe)Luci Khan vs Brian GeraghtyBrian Geraghty30 November 2021538,000 [12]
33Vanilla Peters Drumstick Claire Van Vuuren vs Nelly RobinsonClaire Van Vuuren6 December 2021441,000 [13]
44 Cheese Twisties Jason Barratt vs Ben DevlinJason Barratt7 December 2021453,000 [14]

Season 2

No. overallNo. in seasonSnackChefsWinnerDate airedAus. Viewers
51Heat 1: Arnott's original Tim Tam and Iced VoVo Adam D'Sylva vs Benjamin CooperAdam D'Sylva4 December 2022379,000 [15]
62Heat 2: Domino's loaded pepperoni cheesy crust pizza Laura Sharrad vs Duncan WelgemoedLaura Sharrad5 December 2022367,000 [16]
73Heat 3: Allen's Lollies (Snakes Alive, Sherbies, Bananas) Darren Robertson vs Vincent LimVincent Lim11 December 2022412,000 [17]
84Heat 4: Cheese Cheezels and Chicken Jumpy's Jarrod Walsh & Dot Lee vs Sam Young & Grace ChenJarrod Walsh & Dot Lee12 December 2022346,000 [18]
95Semi-final: White chocolate & berry Streets Magnum Remixed and Bubble O' Bill Adam D'Sylva vs Laura Sharrad vs Vincent Lim vs Dot Lee [a] Adam D'Sylva and Laura Sharrad18 December 2022321,000 [19]
106Grand Final: Four'n Twenty classic meat pie and sausage roll Adam D'Sylva vs Laura SharradAdam D'Sylva19 December 2022311,000 [20]

Notes

  1. ↑ For the sake of fairness only one chef from the winning pair was allowed to continue competing in the finals.

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