National pride was on the line as Kiwi’s Meg and Simon went head to head against New South Wales brother and sister team Steve and Helen in the sudden death cook-off. The cook-off would be a Trans Tasman challenge – Australia vs New Zealand. The two teams were making a three dish course. The judges gave their scores and it was the closest sudden death cook-off with Aussies Steve & Helen edging out Kiwis Simon & Meg by a point with 38 points.