Masterchef Australia 2021 live updates: 'Underdog' crowned winner

Who saw that coming? MasterChef's self-proclaimed underdog just snuck in with a surprise victory in the grand final - see how it all unfolded.

After a mammoth season, it all came down to three - before Masterchef's self-proclaimed underdog scored a surprise win.

Justin Narayan was the self-proclaimed underdog heading into  Tuesday night's MasterChef grand finale, with 51 points to favourite Pete's 53.

But in the end, Justin romped to victory with a total score of 125 points to Pete's 124 and 114 from Kishwar.

He's picked up a cool $250,000 for his efforts - but it was an admirable showing for all of the top three, who had to do battle with two intense dishes from star chef Peter Gilmore, one of which was a decadent "golden crackle" dessert rightly described as "terrifying" to make.

Justin, MasterChef 2021 winner.

See how it all unfolded in our live blog below...