The battle for the remaining Top 50 places continued, with the final aprons handed out. The cooking action then moved to the Royal Exhibition Building, where the season’s first Mystery Box Challenge began. With the core ingredient of either chicken or beef to work with, the amateur cooks set about delivering a dish to remember. The standard was high, but ultimately it was Kevin’s Cider Can Chicken with Maple Syrup Glaze that won him a spot straight through to the Top 24. The 12 contestants responsible for the other standout dishes, meanwhile, faced a cook-off for one of six Top 24 aprons available in the next challenge.