''MasterChef Australia''
Allen won the fourth season of ''MasterChef Australia''. After making it to the final, Allen beat fellow finalists Audra Morrice and Julia Taylor in a three-way contest. Facing only Taylor for the final two rounds, Allen won with a score of 76 to Taylor's 68. Allen appeared in an episode of '' MasterChef Australia All-Stars'' in August 2012. He returned in the eleventh season as a professional Secret Chef, and lost to Sandeep Pandit by a perfect score, 30, in an Immunity Pin Challenge. His score was kept secret, but was revealed on Facebook to be 24. In October 2019, he was announced as one of three of the new '' MasterChef'' judges who will replace George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston.Personal life
Allen was originally an electrician by occupation. He is also a basketball player with the Maitland Mustangs. He also volunteered to work on extensions to his local basketball stadium. Allen's father Peter is a teacher at Bolwarra Public School, and was also the primary cricket convenor for the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association.Career
Allen has pursued a career in the Hospitality industry and now co-owns a restaurant, Three Blue Ducks, that has five locations around Australia, in Bronte, Rosebery and Byron Bay in NSW, as well as Brisbane and Melbourne. In 2018 his restaurant was awarded a Chefs Hat, making Allen the first ''MasterChef Australia'' contestant to be awarded the highly sought-after honour. In 2021, he appeared as a co-host in '' Three Blue Ducks,'' a cooking show based on travelling throughout Australia to find inspiration for new dishes that will appear on the permanent restaurant menu.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Andy Participants in Australian reality television series Reality cooking competition winners Living people Australian television chefs MasterChef Australia 1988 births People from Maitland, New South Wales