ANDY ALLEN IS MASTERCHEF WINNER 2012 : "Australia Masterchef Winner 2012": "ANDY ALLEN"

Andy Allen is the Masterchef winner for 2012.

 Allen, son of East Maitland couple Peter and Maree Allen, said his parents were the inspiration for his cooking.

 Allen, 24, lived with his mum and dad until he entered the MasterChef house.

 ‘‘The hardest thing about living in the house is a combination of two things,’’ he said.

 ‘‘Being away from the things I miss like basketball and socialising. The other thing I miss is my friends and family.’’

The epic finale involved three rounds of challenges, a sudden death of 100 entries which knocked Audra out of the competition, followed by a main course and then a dessert course challenge, fought out between Julia and Andy.



In the end, the final score saw Andy win with 76 points out of 100, Julia with 68 out of 100. Andy wins $100,000, a book deal and a chance to gain work experience in some of Australia’s top restaurants.

Source: Channel 10 Media Release.