The teams of My Kitchen Rules 2026 have been fighting hard to stay in the competition during the opening rounds of Instant Restaurant, and with two rounds done and dusted two teams have been kicked out.
Who didn’t have what it takes to make it to the next round? Here’s which teams have been booted from My Kitchen Rules.
Jane and Shane from NSW are the first team to be eliminated during Instant Restaurant round 1. (Photography: Channel 7) (Credit: (Photography: Channel 7))
Ep 12
Alisha & Deanne
NSW
Alisha and Deanne were the second team to be eliminated from My Kitchen Rules 2026.
“It’s mixed emotions here. Obviously we’re sad; we want to go to Kitchen HQ and show what we got, but looking back at this journey I couldn’t imagine doing this with anyone else,” the girls said.
In Round 1 of Instant Restaurants, Alisha and Deanne scored 68, putting them way down on the leaderboard. They managed to scrape through by a thread when Jane and Shane hit an all-time low of 50.
In Round 2, they scored a personal best, earning 54, but sadly, still not enough to keep them in the competition, with fiercer competition from the other teams. But they didn’t walk away empty handed.
Manu and Colin awarded them a medal for being the loudest team ever on MKR, and they were stoked.
Get a breakdown of their scores and see the rest of the leaderboard here.
Find out all about the new season of My Kitchen Rules, where past winners are now, plus a deep dive into the contestants stirring the pot this series.
Ep 6
Shane & Jane
NSW
Jane and Shane were the first team to be eliminated from My Kitchen Rules 2026.
The couple stirred up a lot of controversy at the dinner parties this year, judging the styling of the food just as highly as the taste. But as ‘tasters and not eaters’ they wanted to prove they still had a well-developed palate. Unfortunately, their Instant Restaurant ‘Lyst Haus’ didn’t go to plan, with their entree being judged mediocre and the pigeon main agreed by all to be an absolute disaster. On the bright side, their unique tomato sour dessert was a hit, but not enough to save them.
The couple cooked last in the Instant Restaurant Round 1 and, until that point, it looked like fellow contestants Alisha and Deanna were going home as they had only scored 68. However, Jane and Shane reached new lows, getting just 50 points, and with that they ended up last on the leaderboard and were the first team to be eliminated from My Kitchen Rules 2026.
Get a breakdown of their scores and see the rest of the leaderboard here.
Find out all about the new season of My Kitchen Rules, where past winners are now, plus a deep dive into the contestants stirring the pot this series.
