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Ballina cook will make Masterchef final 22

 
 

A BALLINA restaurant manager has made it to the final 24 of Channel Ten's new MasterChef season.

Billie McKay, 23, counts a perfect eye fillet steak she delivered to the three picky judges as her saviour, after almost failing the audition round earlier.

Judge George Calombaris gave her a second chance in the audition cook, while Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan turned her down.

"I thought I was a goner, but when George gave me another chance it was brilliant," Ms McKay said.

"I knew I had to deliver, so then hearing that positive feedback was one of the best feelings I've had so far," she said.

Her team won the team challenge on Thursday night and won't be up for elimination on Sunday, so she's actually guaranteed entry to the final 22, after fellow competitor Mario Montecuollo sensationally got the chop after admitting he'd been a paid chef for five months

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