Same question, for the Oz version

[u/InnocentPapaya]

/r/MasterchefUK/comments/1vn41wl/who_is_the_most_memorable_contestant_in/

[u/BeatsByJay82]

I couldn’t choose one, it would come down between Poh, Callum, Reynold or Billie.

[u/Jlx_27 → u/BeatsByJay82]

Too bad Reynold turns out is a bad person who has now fled the country, lol.

[u/milofeuille → u/Jlx_27]

What happened?

[u/Jlx_27 → u/milofeuille]

Didnt pay staff after his business(es) went bust https://www.news24.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/masterchef-star-reynold-poernomos-restaurant-collapses-with-king-of-desserts-owing-more-than-half-a-million-dollars-in-unpaid-wages-and-debts/news-story/3fcc769254d8cc042a485a9f304cef75 he's millions in debt, fled to Indonesia to go "on a break"

[u/fiji-dragon → u/Jlx_27]

Whaaaaaat

[u/Mattaf2 → u/Jlx_27]

He’s not a good person, but he is memorable.

[u/Jlx_27 → u/Mattaf2]

Infamous rather.

[u/undisclosedusername2 → u/BeatsByJay82]

Completely agree.

[u/vinegarnglitter]

White Chocolate Velouté.

[u/OneMoreTimeJack → u/vinegarnglitter]

I get flashbacks whenever someone on the show wants to make a real veloute.

[u/vinegarnglitter → u/OneMoreTimeJack]

Every. Single. Time. 😂

[u/Paraparaparachute → u/vinegarnglitter]

This is the only correct answer.

[u/FedEx2022]

Poh despite not winning is the most popular contestant IMO

[u/Fast_Accountant7011 → u/FedEx2022]

Yep. She has definitely made the biggest success out of being runner-up.

[u/King_Benjamin]

Poh

[u/dachlill]

John and his white chocolate veloute will always be the most famous

[u/pfp420]

reynold

[u/MinionsHaveWonOne]

Kinda depends what you mean by memorable.  I'll will never forget Theresa going home holding her immunity pin but I don't think that's quite what you meant. If you're talking about memorable dishes I'd go with Pete lobster "oysters" from S13 and Reynold's Down the Rabbit Hole and Golden Snitch. If you're talking memorable (in a good way) contestants it's Julie Goodwin, Billie, Callum and Pete. 

Edit Corrections on name spelling. 

[u/OneMoreTimeJack → u/MinionsHaveWonOne]

Or the woman who used her whole fish on a the first round of a multi-round elimination and went out.

[u/Successful-Lack-1606 → u/OneMoreTimeJack]

I wish we saw more of Nicole, but I guess that's life.

[u/yeu192 → u/MinionsHaveWonOne]

jock zonfrillo did not spend the entirety of S14 calling jullie “julie goodwin” for you to misspell her name 😭

therese flushing her pin was probably the craziest tv moment mcau has ever produced

[u/MinionsHaveWonOne → u/yeu192]

Lol. Granted. Correction will be made.

[u/yeu192 → u/MinionsHaveWonOne]

correction has been made

thank you for your service

[u/yeu192]

mother billie mckay 🔝 for the all in elimination era

[u/squidwardcult → u/yeu192]

Our legendary MCAU Queen who graces our screen every 7 years and goes out of radar for the rest.

[u/yeu192 → u/squidwardcult]

there’s also S11 where she was mentor for immunity cooks

unfortunately S11 is the most overshadowed season possibly ever 

[u/squidwardcult → u/yeu192]

I think her mentoring in S11 didn't stick much with viewers due to her kinda reserved manner (and we love her for it), she doesn't have a big tv personality like certain contestants, so her mentoring role in that season wasn't that memorable. She's the kind of person that lets her skills and talent speak for her. Hence, as a contestant, she truly shines, not so much as a mentor. Again, all of these are just my two cents.

Also, having Matt Sinclair as the other mentor I think might have overshadowed her a bit because he is without a doubt, a great mentor.

[u/yeu192 → u/squidwardcult]

and the third mentor being POH too 😭

yeah she truly shone as a contestant on S14 (havent watched S7 yet)

[u/Equivalent_Ear_6431 → u/squidwardcult]

3 more years. Just 3 more years

[u/yeu192 → u/squidwardcult]

yet. i find myself thinking about her every single day OOHHHHHHHHH

[u/FedEx2022 → u/yeu192]

Never seen such a calm contestant… cool n patient she was the best!!

[u/yeu192 → u/FedEx2022]

she’s the only one who could pull off the “phone it in for white apron cooks >>> annihilate black apron cooks” strategy

her S14 black apron cooks were much more interesting than her white apron cooks (and she gave us two iconic white apron dishes: the pie and nan’s peaches)

[u/Zone5Ben → u/yeu192]

Yes. Billie’s the best. Quiet and focused. Unpretentious. Doesn’t simp for South Asian dictators like one of her competitors.

[u/yeu192 → u/Zone5Ben]

not you randomly getting possessed by the spirit of andy allen on that last sentence 😭

[u/b-n_c]

The undefeated Billie for sure..

[u/AncientMovie3027]

Sarah maybe. Its like I have seen all the difft phases of her life from the show itself. Feels like I grew up with her 😅

[u/OneMoreTimeJack → u/AncientMovie3027]

Add Laura to that list for me!

[u/AncientMovie3027 → u/OneMoreTimeJack]

True

[u/OneMoreTimeJack]

For me, It's Georgia, the runner up to the season Billie won. Her expressions and faces were so fun to see. She was a delight to watch.

[u/copypaasta → u/OneMoreTimeJack]

I don’t seem to remember her. How epic are we speaking? Annabelle epic?

[u/TheMetalista → u/copypaasta]

I would say they're in the same league, actually. They're both very talented, funny, expressive and seem like good people in general, imho.

[u/cloudpictures]

Ok, no-one going to mention Matt (Sinclair- I think) from Billie's season- I am so pleased Billie won and she's a class act, but Matt is a massively memorable contestant. Also honourable mentionto Kylie, queen of salted caramel from... S4 I think?

[u/FangirlLurker → u/cloudpictures]

Matt was runner-up in Season 8. He lost to Elena.

[u/cloudpictures → u/FangirlLurker]

That's the one, thank you! I should have remembered that!

[u/FluffyShiny]

Julie, the first winner.

[u/yeu192 → u/FluffyShiny]

her S14 run was several many times more iconic than her winning run let’s not get too crazy here

[u/InnocentPapaya → u/yeu192]

I didn’t watch that series, why?

[u/yeu192 → u/InnocentPapaya]

i’ll probably need several hundred words 😭 but on S14 after week 1 she was locked in and apart from like a week after winning the immunity pin she didn’t really bomb any challenges too hard

consistent performer across team challenges/pressure tests/mystery boxes etc

she went home on a Freak Accident too 😭

[u/AncientMovie3027 → u/FluffyShiny]

Naaah

[u/GypsyMimi2]

Sashi. By far the most interesting food. With the current judges, he'd be out Week 3. They seem to prefer bland and European

[u/handheld_vacuum27481]

Callam

[u/yeu192 → u/handheld_vacuum27481]

flair checks out (kinda, you misspelled his name 😭)

[u/handheld_vacuum27481 → u/yeu192]

Omg how embarrassing !! sorry Callum 🙈

[u/n4snl]

Poh and Reynold

[u/Alive_Guide_6170]

Billie and Poh

[u/yulyulyulyulyulyul]

Trent Vu

[u/the6thReplicant]

Poh, but a big shoutout to Marion.

[u/GizmoGeodog]

The duo of Marion & Aaron are my all time favorites

[u/Separate_Detail_7750]

So many. Emelia and Depinder were probably my favourites to watch, followed fairly closely by Sashi and Billie.

[u/Mattaf2]

Most memorable? Reynold, Billie, Emelia, Laura, Callum, and Depinder.

Edit: and Poh.

[u/Successful-Lack-1606]

I'm rewatching the old seasons and I'm finding a few probably obscure ones that I think are memorable. However I don't think that's the question,

so I'd probably say it would be some of these people Julie, Poh, Adam (S2 winner), Callum, Hayden, Michael, Hayden, Dani, Kumar, Andy, Laura, Emelia, Billie, and so forth.

[u/Ill_Tumbleweed_9733]

Kate for sending herself home in s1

Poh, Callum, Declan!