Gold Coast couple Alex and Emily won the 2018 season of My Kitchen Rules on Sunday night in a very close grand finale.
And with only three points separating the victors from the runners-up, viewers have claimed fan-favourites Kim and Suong were ‘robbed’ of the $250,000 cash prize.
Fans expressed their anger on Twitter over apparent injustice against the Melbourne mothers after Alex and Emily were given a ‘perfect’ score by judge Liz Egan despite the panel complaining about their lobster dish being dry and flavourless.
‘They f**ked up the dish!’ Furious viewers have claimed Kim and Suong were ‘robbed’ in the My Kitchen Rules finale after Alex and Emily won the $250,000 prize despite serving dry lobster
‘So Alex and Emily f***ed up the lobster, but got a 10 from that woman’ and ‘How could Liz score Alex & Emily a 10 for the dry lobster dish? Kim & Suong were robbed’ were just some of the strongly-worded tweets.
Other fans compared the judges’ critical remarks from the two teams’ five-course menus, noting Kim and Suong’s slightly overcooked dessert was still praised by the panel of experts.
Pete labelled the lobster dish’s flavours as ‘jarring’, while Manu expressed his signature catchphrase, ‘wheres the sauce?!’ to point to the dish being dry.
‘How could Liz score Alex & Emily a 10 for the dry lobster dish?’ Alex and Emily were given a ‘perfect’ score by judge Liz Egan after she complained about their lobster dish being dry
‘How could she? ‘ Fans were outraged t the chef’s decision
Moroccan Lobster: The dish in question was Alex and Emily’s third course
Fans bemoaned the long-time friends’ lack of tens in the grand finale, clearly insinuating they were worthy of a winning score.
Gold Coast winners Alex and Emily scored a total of 55 points out of 60, whereas their Melbourne rivals Kim and Suong only scored a total of 52 points.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Channel Seven for comment.
Earlier in the evening, Emily had broken down in tears while plating up one of their five dishes, with Twitter users calling the restaurant supervisor a ‘sooky laa laa’ and ‘cry-arella.’
Lackluster? Pete labelled the lobster dish’s flavours as ‘jarring’, while Manu expressed his signature catchphrase, ‘wheres the sauce?!’ to point to the dish being dry
‘What a result of pure disappointment’: As the winners celebrated on screen, many viewers were expressed their dismay online
Comparison: Other fans compared the judges’ critical remarks from the two teams’ five-course menus, noting Kim and Suong’s slightly overcooked dessert was still praised by the panel of experts
‘What a result of pure disappointment,’ one fan claimed, as another stated they believed the couple ‘were the least deserving winners of MKR ever!’
Others claimed the win was enough to boycott future seasons: ‘Not watching MKR again, it was a complete waste of time!’
After hearing the news that they had won, the pair were shocked, with Emily jumping as she reacted to the win: ‘I’m so happy… so surreal!’
‘The sooky laa laa wins again…’ Earlier in the evening, Emily had broken down in tears while plating up one of their five dishes
Name calling! One viewer called Emily ‘Cry-arella’ and insisted her tears had no place in a functioning kitchen
The pair passionately kissed each other as they realised the tense two hours had paid off spectacularly.
Reacting to the news of their win, Alex told his partner to ‘pinch me’ as the judges confirmed: ‘Alex and Emily, you have just won $250,000. Congratulations!’
The dinner guests cheered, chanted and whistled from the viewing platform as the duo hugged each other in an emotional display of relief and celebration.
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‘Winning MKR is our ticket to getting what we wanted, to making our dream a reality’: Emily and Alex couldn’t contain their excitement as they jumped about and kissed each other
Viewers poked fun of the winners hinting to opening their own restaurant, adding they ‘don’t want tears’ in their pasta or food ‘served with a dressing of tears’ after Emily’s notable tearful displays over the season
Another joked they were looking forward to eating at their restaurant, adding the jab: ‘or whoever’s restaurant it is when it reopens under new management after 5 days’
‘Winning MKR is our ticket to getting what we wanted, to making our dream a reality,’ Emily said with a large grin on her face.
Alex agreed, announcing: ‘Everything that we’ve worked towards, everything in our lives that we’ve worked towards… we’re finally gonna own our own place!’
Viewers poked fun of the winners hinting to opening their own restaurant, adding they ‘don’t want tears’ in their pasta or food ‘served with a dressing of tears’ after Emily’s notable tearful displays over the season.
Another joked they were looking forward to eating at their restaurant, adding the jab: ‘or whoever’s restaurant it is when it reopens under new management after 5 days.’
While runner-ups Kim and Suong looked disappointed, they turned to Alex and Emily to say: ‘We are very happy for you – a well deserved win!’
While runner-ups Kim and Suong looked disappointed, they turned to Alex and Emily to say: ‘We are very happy for you – a well deserved win!’