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Next Great Baker (also known as Cake Boss: Next Great Baker) is an American reality television series that airs on TLC, hosted by Buddy Valastro, the star of his own reality series, Cake Boss. Season 3 commenced airing on November 26, 2012.

As of 22 July  2014 (2014 -07-22), 36 episodes, including 2 specials of Next Great Baker have aired in four seasons.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 8 December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06) January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)
2 11 November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28) January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)
3 12 November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26) February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
4 10 June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24) August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)

Episodes

Season 1 (2010–11)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date Contestant
eliminated
1 1 "Celebrate Good Times, C'mon" December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06) Kendra
2 2 "Do Not Pass "Go"!" December 13, 2010 (2010-12-13) Joe
3 3 "Tis The Season To Be Jolly!" December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20) Johanna
4 4 "It's Dyn-O-Mite!" December 27, 2010 (2010-12-27) Pamela
5 5 "3-2-1 Blast Off!" January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03) Greggy
6 6 "Here Comes The Bride!" January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10) Joe
7 7 "Pedal To The Metal" January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17) Brian & Jay
8 8 "The Big Finale!" January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24) Corina (1) - Megan (2)


Season 2 (2011–12)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date Contestant
eliminated
9 1 "It's Go Time!" November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28) Sara
10 2 "Life-Sized Cakes" December 5, 2011 (2011-12-05) Tony
11 3 "Wedding Wonderland" December 12, 2011 (2011-12-12) Jasmine
12 4 "Bakers On Ice" December 19, 2011 (2011-12-19) Wesley
13 5 "Let the Sparks Fly" December 26, 2011 (2011-12-26) Minerva
14 6 "Gators, Chimps and Bears...Oh My!" January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02) Heather M.
15 7 "Here Comes The Bride-zilla!" January 9, 2012 (2012-01-09) Heather G.
16 8 "Headbanging Bakers" January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16) Carmelo & Megan
17 9 "Crown-Winning Cakes" January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23) Chad
18 9A "Finale Pre-Show" January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30) N/A
19 10 "…And the Winner Is?" January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30) (1) Ryan, (2) Nadine

Season 3 (2012–13)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date Contestant
eliminated
20 1 "Game On!" November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26) Emme
21 2 "Cake Powers, Activate!" December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03) James (Quit)
22 3 "Bunny Suits and BB Guns" December 10, 2012 (2012-12-10) Melissa
23 4 "Cake Roast" December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17) Jessica & Garrett (Quit)
24 5 "New Year's Eve, Hoboken Style!" December 31, 2012 (2012-12-31) N/A
25 6 "Wedding Belles" January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07) Peter
26 7 "Cakes Al Dente" January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14) Letty
27 8 "Battle of the Sexes" January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21) Chris
28 9 "Happy Birthday Kelly" January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28) Chad
29 10 "Momma Knows Best" February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04) Paul
30 11 "Road to the Finale" February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11) Jen
31 12 "Vegas, Baby!" February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11) (1)Ashley , (2) Gretel-Ann

Season 4 (2014)

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Country of origin United States
Release
Original network TLC
Original release June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
List of Next Great Baker episodes

The fourth season of Next Great Baker premiered on June 24, 2014. Unlike other previous seasons, the teams competed in teams of two. Other changes from the previous seasons include the addition of Jacques Torres and Bobbie Lloyd as judges, the addition of the final showdown, and the opportunity to work at Buddy's Las Vegas cake shop. However, some aspects of the show were similar, including having ten competitors (or teams) as in season 1, and the $100,000 prize awarded in each of the previous seasons remained.

Contestants

During the fourth season, there were ten different teams of two. The first episode aired on June 24, 2014. This marks the first time that there were ten competitors since the first season. Seasons two and three both had 13 competitors.

Contestants Color Relationship Hometown
Kaiulani Delgado and Roxanne Bodell Maroon Aunt and niece Salt Lake City, Utah
Julie Voudrie and Danielle Voudrie Pink Mother and daughter Johnson City, Tennessee
Barry Ackerman and Fred Isla Teal Colleagues Las Vegas, Nevada
David Duran and Elaine Duran Red Husband and wife Kissimmee, Florida
Don Donneruno and Meredith Gulfman Tan Coworkers Long Island, New York
Ginger Soave and Brandy Smith Gray Bakery teacher and student Virginia Beach, Virginia
Bethany Berend and Jennifer Livermore Purple Best friends Tomball, Texas
Al Watson and Lia Weber Blue Coworkers St. Louis, Missouri
Manny Agigian and Al DiBartolo Black Friends and coworkers Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Jose Barajas and Aimee Anderson Brown Friends Chula Vista, California

Contestant progress

Place Team color Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10
Baker's
challenge
winner(s)
Pink N/A N/A Red N/A N/A Purple N/A N/A N/A
1 Blue HIGH WIN WIN WIN WIN LOW LOW WIN LOW WIN WINNER
2 Black HIGH IN HIGH WIN LOW WIN LOW LOW WIN LOW RUNNER-UP
3 Maroon WIN IN LOW WIN IN LOW LOW IN HIGH THIRD
4 Purple IN LOW LOW WIN WIN WIN WIN OUT OUT
5 Brown IN WIN HIGH WIN WIN WIN OUT
6 Tan IN WIN LOW WIN IN OUT
7 Red LOW IN WIN WIN OUT
8 Pink LOW LOW OUT
9 Teal IN OUT
10 Gray OUT
     (WIN) The team(s) won the challenge.
     (WIN) The team(s) received immunity from the cake challenge.
     (HIGH) The team(s) had one of the best cakes for that challenge, but did not win.
     (IN) The team(s) did not win nor lose and advanced to the next week.
     (LOW) The team was one of the bottom cakes, but escaped the final showdown.
     (LOW) This team had one of the worst cakes, but survived by winning the final showdown.
     (OUT) The team was/were eliminated.
     (IN) The team had immunity.
     (WD) The team voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
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