'I stopped watching': MasterChef Australia fans left furious as major detail on promotional poster appears to reveal winner of 2025 Back To Win season ahead of finale
Back to Win features judges Andy Allen, Sofia Levin, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Poh Ling Yeow and 24 contestants from previous seasons returning for a shot at winning the Masterchef Australia title.
The winner is due to be crowned later this month, but fuming fans have spotted a promotional poster that could reveal who the victor already is.
The material features contestant Laura Sharrad, the only person pictured on the poster who is still competing in the competition.
The others shown have already been eliminated, while the remaining top nine are nowhere to be seen on the material.
Fans recently took to Facebook to claim that this means Laura will be announced as the winner imminently, but not everyone is happy about it.
"It's Laura. She's the only one that's not yet eliminated," one fan wrote.
"If you believe that the poster tells you the winner, Laura is the only one left from the promo poster," another wrote.
"So I guess the winner has been announced."
One more fan said they hoped it wasn't Laura who won, and they would love to see Callum claim victory instead, drawing battle lines among fans.
Another person chimed in, claiming Laura was decided the winner "weeks ago," as all the promos are about her and she gets the most airtime.
"I stopped watching because I'm sick of watching Laura cook and getting the most air time," another person wrote.
One more person pointed out that when Network 10 started the program, Laura was holding up a trophy, another sign that she could be victorious.
However, others have claimed the poster does not predict the winner at all, with one person betting Laura will be booted right at the end.
"I think Laura will be eliminated when it comes down to the last three or four, only because the pressure becomes too much for her," they wrote.
"I predict one of the boys will win, either Callum, Declan or Ben, maybe."
Another person said "there are more deserving winners than her," with a fan adding "it would be great for a man to win it for a change."
The last man to win the cooking competition was Brent Draper in Season 15 before Justin Narayan claimed the title two years earlier in Season 13.
The winner of this season will not only redeem the glory they missed out on in their past season but also nab a $250,000 cash prize and the coveted MasterChef trophy.
The grand Finale of MasterChef Australia: Back to Win 2025 will air on Sunday, July 16th at 7:30 PM.
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