Elise’s last-minute decision on MasterChef leaves the judges in pieces

With only three minutes left on the clock, a MasterChef contestant causes mass stress among the judges with a very risky move.

The four finalists enter the MasterChef kitchen on Wednesday night to discover they will compete in an ‘Advantage Challenge’.

Whoever wins out of Kishwar, Justin, Pete and Elise cements themselves a spot in the finale.

This is huge.

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The challenge is over two separate rounds in a series of duels.

In round one, the four contestants cook head-to-head to produce a dish in 75 minutes inspired by either ruby or emerald. Very fancy.

The two winners of round one will progress to round two where they have a further 75 minutes to each cook a dish inspired by pearl.

In a clip shared with news.com.au, Elise has the judges incredibly stressed as she risks cooking pasta with only three minutes left on the clock.

Elise makes everyone nervous with her time constraints. Picture: Channel 10

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As expected, Jock’s worry beads are getting a serious workout while Andy and Mel can’t bring themselves to even look at her.

Scrambling to get everything done, the judges warn her of the time.

“Elise, get it in the water,” urges Mel.

The judges couldn't be more stressed. Picture: Channel 10

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“Elise, how long do you think it’s going to cook for?” asks Jock.

“For every minute that I’ve got,” a visibly distressed Elise answers.

“You’ve only got three minutes,” urges Mel.

“Elise, you’re killing me, you’re killing me” states Jock, covering his face in stress.

Jock is all of us. Picture: Channel 10

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The contestants are definitely feeling the pressure now, with not long to go before three of them will face off in the finale, which begins on Monday, July 12.

One will be sent home on Monday, leaving the last two standing to battle it out the next day during the grand finale on Tuesday, July 13.

MasterChef Australia airs tonight from 7.30pm on Channel 10