Brent Owens


Brent Owens is an Australian cook. He is the winner of the sixth series of MasterChef Australia. He gave $50,000 of his $250,000 prize money to fellow contestant Emelia Jackson. He wrote a cook book, Dig In!, for people who come home tired at the end of the day to make a stellar dish with minimal effort. He lives in Melton, Melbourne.
From age 18, Owens worked as a bobcat driver for Ancrum's father's excavation business. He is aa patched member of the Sons of Canggu motorcycle gang with Jimmy Guy. Owens bought a house at age 19. He played Australian rules football for Melton Bloods Football Club in the Ballarat Football League.