Has the winner of MasterChef Australia 2024 been LEAKED? Odds reveal major front runner months ahead of finale

This year, things will be exciting in the kitchen of MasterChef Australia as the contestants battle to win culinary gold.

And while the finale is still months away, betting insiders have already shared their predictions on who will be crowned the winner and take home $250,000 for the show’s 16th season.

According to betting sitting Sports bettingFan favorite Nat Thaipun comes out on top as a top contender, at $1.40.

The second competitor to fall far behind is Josh Perry, who has odds of $4.

Meanwhile, Harry Butterfield is down again at odds of $8.50. Behind them are Savindri Perera and Darrsh Clarke, who have $11 and $15 odds respectively.

Gillian Dinh follows closely behind at $17, while Josh Clarke has odds of $21 and Sumeet Saigal at $23. Mimi Wong then has odds of $26.

David Tan and Lachlan Whittle both share equal odds of $34, with Sue Bazely trailing behind with $41.

Alex Crisp is currently in last place and considers himself the least likely winner of the series, with odds of $51.

The winner will be crowned in the July final.

Last week, MasterChef Australia reached a major milestone that went completely unnoticed by the cast and production team of the hit series.

And while the final is still months away, betting insiders have already shared their predictions on who will be crowned the winner. Fan favorite Nat Thaipun (photo) comes out on top

Alex Crisp is currently in last place and considers himself the least likely winner of the series, with odds of $51. In the photo: jury member and presenter Andy Allen

The winner will be crowned in the July final

On Tuesday, the 1,000th episode of the Channel Ten competitive cooking show aired without any fanfare since it premiered in 2009.

However, a handful of sharp-eyed fans took to Reddit to acknowledge the milestone – and wonder why the series’ judges didn’t mention it on the show.

“I noticed an amazing statistic: MCA has reached 1,000 episodes! “If you watch every episode once, that’s almost 42 DAYS of programming, 24 hours a day,” one excited viewer wrote.

Meanwhile, another fan wondered why the network didn’t take the opportunity to publicly celebrate the show.

‘It’s a missed opportunity. They should have done something big this week to celebrate, especially since one of the judges just mentioned this week is about something big,” they wrote.

Each series of the hit reality series, which first aired in April 2009, typically produces between 60 and 80 episodes, with judges Matt Preston, George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan.

The achievement makes the hit series – which launched the public careers of many culinary experts including Poh Ling Yeoh and Julie Goodwin – the second ever Australian reality series to reach 1000 episodes.

Last week, MasterChef Australia reached a major milestone that went completely unnoticed by the cast and production team of the hit series

It is second only to Big Brother, which has filmed more than 1,500 episodes since its debut in 2001.

Meanwhile, Channel Nine’s popular renovation show The Block has produced more than 900 episodes and should reach the same milestone in the coming years.

The latest series of MasterChef is judged by food experts Andy Allen, French celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, Melbourne-based food critic Sofia Levin and season one runner-up Poh Ling Yeow.

They replace outgoing Judge Melissa Leong and the late Jock Zonfrillo, following his tragic death last year.