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Snackmasters (Australian TV series)

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]

Snackmasters
GenreReality television
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time70-100 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. International Television Production[1]
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release29 November 2021 (2021-11-29) –
19 December 2022 (2022-12-19)

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

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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

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Season 1

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No. overall No. in season Snack Chefs Winner Date aired Aus. Viewers
1 1 Hungry Jack's Angry Whopper Anna Polyviou vs Mitch Orr Mitch Orr 29 November 2021 603,000[11]
2 2 Cadbury Favourites (Picnic, Crunchie, Cherry Ripe) Luci Khan vs Brian Geraghty Brian Geraghty 30 November 2021 538,000[12]
3 3 Vanilla Peters Drumstick Claire Van Vuuren vs Nelly Robinson Claire Van Vuuren 6 December 2021 441,000[13]
4 4 Cheese Twisties Jason Barratt vs Ben Devlin Jason Barratt 7 December 2021 453,000[14]

Season 2

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No. overall No. in season Snack Chefs Winner Date aired Aus. Viewers
5 1 Heat 1: Arnott's original Tim Tam and Iced VoVo Adam D'Sylva vs Benjamin Cooper Adam D'Sylva 4 December 2022 379,000[15]
6 2 Heat 2: Domino's loaded pepperoni cheesy crust pizza Laura Sharrad vs Duncan Welgemoed Laura Sharrad 5 December 2022 367,000[16]
7 3 Heat 3: Allen's Lollies (Snakes Alive, Sherbies, Bananas) Darren Robertson vs Vincent Lim Vincent Lim 11 December 2022 412,000[17]
8 4 Heat 4: Cheese Cheezels and Chicken Jumpy's Jarrod Walsh & Dot Lee vs Sam Young & Grace Chen Jarrod Walsh & Dot Lee 12 December 2022 346,000[18]
9 5 Semi-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 Sharrad 18 December 2022 321,000[19]
10 6 Grand Final: Four'n Twenty classic meat pie and sausage roll Adam D'Sylva vs Laura Sharrad Adam D'Sylva 19 December 2022 311,000[20]

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Knox, David (15 September 2021). "Nine to bring Snackmasters to Australia with ex-Goggleboxer Yvie Jones". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Knox, David (29 November 2022). "Returning: Snackmasters". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ Knox, David (15 September 2021). "Upfronts 2022: Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ Molk, Steve (15 September 2021). "UPFRONTS: NINE in 2022 #NineUpfront". TV Black Box. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ^ Knox, David (15 November 2021). "Airdate: Snackmasters". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ^ Perry, Kevin (15 November 2021). "Poh Ling Yeow, Scott Pickett and Yvie Jones to present new series Snackmasters on Channel 9". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. ^ Knox, David (18 November 2021). "Nine delays Snackmasters launch". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. ^ Knox, David (19 November 2021). "New premiere date for Snackmasters". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  9. ^ Knox, David (5 April 2022). "Snackmasters returning to Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  10. ^ Knox, David (13 May 2023). "Axed: Snackmasters". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ Knox, David (30 November 2021). "Monday 29 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  12. ^ Knox, David (1 December 2021). "Tuesday 30 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. ^ Knox, David (7 December 2021). "Monday 6 December 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  14. ^ Knox, David (8 December 2021). "Tuesday 7 December 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  15. ^ Knox, David (5 December 2022). "Sunday 4 December 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  16. ^ Knox, David (6 December 2022). "Monday 5 December 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  17. ^ Knox, David (12 December 2022). "Sunday 11 December 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  18. ^ Knox, David (13 December 2022). "Monday 12 December 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  19. ^ Knox, David (19 December 2022). "Sunday 18 December 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  20. ^ Knox, David (20 December 2022). "Monday 19 December 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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