As has this website for me anyway 
To add to what you said earlier, the opening credits have been shortened again now for the finals featuring just the six teams who made it to the finals.
@TV.Cynic, why did you give away the result before it aired in WA?
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The finals series still looks like an odd format,
Five teams to compete for the 3 remaining spots, with only 1 team from tonight progressing to the 1st spot in the 4 team semi final playoffs.
Not sure how that will work, time will tell I guess.
I think for the next two quarter finals, 1 team from each would progress to the semi final. The last quarter final would see two teams eliminated.
In thinking all 5 remaining teams will have to cook again on Sunday night, maybe a bit like what we saw tonight?
And the highest team goes through, or one gets eliminated.
I’m sorry but the ultimate instant restaurant rankings should have meant more than just determining who could cook when in the next challenge. I would have structured the finals something like this:
With that system, you actually have a proper finals format which rewards the top 2 UIR teams (by having the ‘double chance’ and the incentive for the QF winner) whilst making the UIR round extremely important in terms of where teams are positioned
Applying my finals structure to this year’s UIR rankings, the finals would have ended up looking like this:
The grand final will be shown on Sunday May 6, following this evening’s announcement that House Rules’ sixth season starts on May 7.
My favourite line this series. Olga and Valeria have been the saviours of this pretty nasty, horrible series.
Last year I vowed not to be caught out by Seven again switching HD channels to show f------ football in HD. Well, I was caught out again. My supposed recording of MKR on 70 HD on Tuesday was football on 7Mate when I sat down to watch it this morning,
Funny, given they were front and centre of half the promos that ran for months before the season began and pretty much painted as villains.
Nine classified most MAFS epsiodes as “M”, so exactly, not really suitable for kids.
Comapred to the tame MasterChef or The Block.
There is a new combined MKR finale and House Rules premiere promo for “the biggest two nights of the year” (
) next Sunday and Monday:
Oh my goodness… Channel Seven obviously hasn’t heard of State Of Origin (or anything else that rates higher than these shows)
Have also enjoyed Henry & Anna - either or both often have something funny to say
TONIGHT
In a tightly fought battle at both ends of the menu spectrum, Alex & Emily defeated young guns Stella & Jazzey to earn the second Semi-Final spot for 2018.
THE CHALLENGE
Tonight, teams will again be competing over two rounds. First, all five teams cook and from that round the best two teams will cook again, with the winner advancing to the Semi-Finals alongside Josh & Nic.ROUND 1 - CHEAP EATS
Team have 45mins to create a top dish that feeds a family well at a price we can afford using value ingredients. No good home cooks will serve anything but the best their budget will allow.ALEX & EMILY Crispy Skin Salmon with Poor Man’s Parmesan
HENRY & ANNA Lamb Rump with Cauliflower Two Ways
KIM & SUONG Vietnamese Chicken Ragù
OLGA & VALERIA Russian Scotch Egg with Lentil Stir Fry
STELLA & JAZZEY Roast Chilli Chicken with Panzanella Salad and Herb CreamTop 2 teams: ALEX & EMILY and STELLA & JAZZEY
ROUND 2 - LUXURY MENU
Teams are supplied with high end, luxury ingredients that most people can only imagine cooking with. They have 60mins to turn these dream ingredients into a dream ticket into the Semi-Finals.ALEX & EMILY Wagyu Steak with Mushroom Ragù, Duck Fat Kipflers and White Truffle
STELLA & JAZZEY Seared Tuna with Radicchio & Fennel Salad with Black Olive DressingSTRONGEST TEAM AND SECOND THROUGH TO SEMI FINALS
Cocktail couple Alex & Emily, QLD
7.30PM MONDAY ON MKR…
Teams have a third chance to advance to the Semi-Finals, where they will join Italian brothers Josh & Nic and cocktail couple Alex & Emily. As they compete over two rounds, they deliver some of the best cooking we’ve seen but the strain of finals proves too much for one team.
How dare you roll your eyes at the expected hyperbole. 
TONIGHT
A dairy challenge saw two teams rise to the top, but in a hotly contested seafood showdown, Stella & Jazzey were once again pipped with mums Kim & Suong advancing to the Semi-Finals.
THE CHALLENGE
Tonight’s cook off was fought over two rounds. In the first round, all four teams cook then the top two teams cook again, head to head, for the third spot in the Semi-Finals.ROUND 1 – THREE COURSE MEAL WITH DAIRY
Team had 2hrs to cook a full three course meal in which all three courses must have a key component made from dairy. In their 2hrs, teams decided when to serve each course. When a dish was ready to be eaten, they ran it up to the judges for tasting. If a dish didn’t reach the judges’ table when time was up, it would not be judged.HENRY & ANNA Entrée: Three Cheese Souffle
Main: Blue Cheese Quiche
Dessert: Gin & Lemon CheesecakeKIM & SUONG Entrée: Creamy Lobster Chowder
Main: Grilled Blue Eye with Beurre Blanc Sauce
Dessert: Crêpes with Berry Compote and Whipped CreamOLGA & VALERIA Entrée: Akroshka (Cold buttermilk soup)
Main: Yozhiki (Russian meatballs) with Braised Barley
Dessert: Guriev Kasha (Semolina porridge with stewed fruit)STELLA & JAZZEY Entrée: Baked Cheese Bruschetta with Pear Chutney
Main: Eye Fillet with Oyster Cream
Dessert: White Chocolate Mousse with RaspberriesTop 2 teams: KIM & SUONG and STELLA & JAZZEY
ROUND 2 – FREE REIN
Teams had 60mins to create whatever they like, with no restrictions on ingredients.KIM & SUONG Seafood Congee
STELLA & JAZZEY Crispy Skin Barramundi with Cauliflower Purée and Olive TapenadeSTRONGEST TEAM AND THIRD THROUGH TO SEMI-FINALS
Mums Kim & Suong, VIC
7.30PM TUESDAY ON MKR…
A cheating scandal rocks Kitchen HQ as two of your faves are sent home in a double elimination!
In a series first, the competition will farewell two of your favourite teams as the Semi-Final line-up is decided. With one place left, it’s do or die as a cheating scandal sends shockwaves through Kitchen HQ. Which team will stop at nothing to avoid elimination?
The “scandal” will probably be something like a team using something out of a jar, rather than making it.
I think it will be the Russian girls that are up to these tricks.
TONIGHT
The Russians dodged a cheating scandal but it wasn’t enough to avoid elimination and the girls were sent packing along with truffle farmers Henry & Anna. Meanwhile, besties Stella & Jazzey secured the last Semi-Final spot for 2018, impressing the judges with an inventive, fun and near perfect entrée and main.
THE CHALLENGE
Three teams have already made it through to Semi-Finals; three teams are still fighting for a spot - this is their last chance to advance. In an MKR first there will be a double elimination. Teams’ fate will be decided with a three course meal. Teams can choose the flavours and ingredients but judges choose the types of courses they served – a soup for entrée in 60mins, a roast for main in 90mins and a pastry for dessert in 30mins.HENRY & ANNA Soup: Onion Soup with Truffle Cheese Toastie
Roast: Pork Belly Sunday Roast
Pastry: Custard Tart with Berry CompoteOLGA & VALERIA Soup: Borscht
Roast: Roast Duck with Cherry Sauce
Pastry: Paris-BrestSTELLA & JAZZEY Soup: Mexican Seafood Soup
Roast: Furikake Lamb Rack with Carrot Ginger Puree and Miso Butter
Pastry: Pear & Blueberry Pie with Espresso CreamSTRONGEST TEAM AND LAST THROUGH TO SEMI FINALS
Waitresses Stella & Jazzey, WAELIMINATED TEAMS
Henry & Anna
Anna: “This experience has been unreal. Our whole lives Henry and I have had a bond that is pretty unbelievable to a lot of people and it’s gotten even stronger which I didn’t think was possible.”
Henry: “I wouldn’t have been able to do it with anybody else and wouldn’t have gotten this far. We had the best time, honestly. We didn’t win My Kitchen Rules but I think we’ve done Tassie proud.”Olga & Valeria
Valeria: “I don’t think you’ve seen our very best.”
Olga: “Our dishes were beyond excellent. We’ve introduced Australia to Russian food.”
7.30PM WEDNESDAY ON MKR…
It’s the mothers vs the brothers in the first Semi-Final!
Manu Feildel and Pete Evans are joined by Colin Fassnidge, Karen Martini, Guy Grossi and Liz Egan in Kitchen HQ for the first Semi Final of 2018. It’s a battle of traditions as Italian brothers Josh & Nic take on Vietnamese mums Kim & Suong. They have to deliver the best food of their lives if they want a place in the Grand Final and a shot at the $250,000 prize. Whose MKR dream will end tonight?
Shocked that the Seven promos were all hyperbole 
But as Henry told news.com.au after his exit from the show, the “scandal” was a beat-up.
Olga and Valeria were called cheats for serving pan-fried duck in the roasting challenge after they accidentally overcooked their roast duck. Do you think they cheated?
I wouldn’t call it cheating at all, to be honest. Olga and Valeria are wonderful people and have really high integrity and would never cheat. I think they made the best of a bad situation.
I won’t call Olga and Valeria cheated by pan-frying duck, it was just desperation.