'MasterChef: The Professionals' finishes in a draw

Masterchef has finished in a draw for the first time in its history.


Anton Piotrowski and Keri Moss celebrate their joint-victory

The final of the highly-rated cooking show aired tonight on BBC Two.

The two judges, Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr and celebrity grocer Gregg Wallace, were unable to choose between Keri Moss and Anton Piotrowski.

Roux Jr said: "This has probably been one of the hardest, tightest finals that I have ever seen.

"It was just impossible to split them - their talents have been matched plate for plate for the past several challenges and it was truly impossible to award one the title over the other."

Wallace added: "What an amazing final, I can't ever remember a decision this tight."

Moss said of the shared win: "Joint winners is just fantastic, we've had a good run together, Anton is awesome."

Piotrowski agreed, saying: "It's absolutely amazing; to share the title with someone that's so talented and so amazing is unreal. It's a good start to the rest of my life, mind blowing!"

The two chefs were charged with creating a three-course meal for the judges in the kitchen of Heston Blumenthal's three-Michelin starred restaurant The Fat Duck.

Masterchef has proved a huge hit on both sides of the Atlantic, with the recent US adaptation beating America's Got Talent in the ratings.