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| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Network: | TLC |
| Next Season: | Season 2 |
| Episode List: | List of Next Great Baker episodes |
The first season of Next Great Baker was televised from December 6, 2010, to January 24, 2011, on TLC. During this season, the last contestant standing would win $50,000 cash, a Chevrolet Cruze and an apprenticeship at Buddy's bakery, Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey.[1]
Each episode opens with the contestants engaged in a foodfight, with each contestant introduced. Near the end, Buddy enters the kitchen from his office, saying "This is gonna get ugly!", only to be clobbered in the face by a piece of cake.
Portions of the opening were also used in promos for the series; the early promos leading up to its premiere also included The Archies' Sugar, Sugar in the background.
Ten chefs competed in the competition.[2]
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Stevens | 37 | Owner of Crazy Cakes Inc.; Senior Artist for Sony Online Entertainment | Austin, Texas |
| Corina Elgart | 32 | Owner of "taste", a specialty cake shop in Syosset, New York | Huntington, New York |
| Dana Herbert[3] | 34 | Owner and Pastry Chef of Desserts By Dana; Head Chef of the Delaware River and Bay Authority | Bear, Delaware |
| Greggy Soriano[4] | 26 | Wedding Cake Designer [5] | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Jay Qualls | 42 | President and Cake Designer of Maples Wedding Cakes | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Joseph "Joe" Glaser | 47 | Pastry Chef/Owner, La Bella Torte | Brooklyn, New York |
| Johanna Lyons | 29 | Co-owner, Sugar Plum Bakery | Hanson, Massachusetts |
| Kendra Jordan | 31 | Sixth Grade English Teacher | Emporia, Virginia |
| Megan Rountree | 23 | Owner of Legacy Cakes | Keller, Texas |
| Pamela Ahn | 29 | Electrical Engineer; Owner of PamCakes | Washington, DC |
| Place | Contestant | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker's challenge winner(s) | Joe | Megan | Corina Johanna Megan Pamela | Megan | Jay | Jay | - | Dana | |||
| 1 | Dana | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | |
| 2 | Megan | HIGH | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | RUNNER-UP | |
| 3 | Corina | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN | LOW | LOW | THIRD | ||
| 4 | Brian | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||
| Jay | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||||
| 6 | Joe | LOW | WD | OUT[6] | |||||||
| 7 | Greggy | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| 8 | Pamela | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| 9 | Johanna | HIGH | LOW | OUT | |||||||
| 10 | Kendra | OUT | |||||||||
(WINNER) This baker won the competition.
(RUNNER-UP) This baker was the runner-up of the competition.
(THIRD) This baker placed third overall in the competition.
(WIN) The baker(s) won the challenge.
(HIGH) The baker(s) had one of the best cakes for that challenge, but did not win.
(IN) The baker(s) advanced to the next week.
(LOW) The baker(s) was/were a part of the team who lost, but was not the last to move on.
(LOW) The baker(s) had the worst cake of those who advanced, and was/were the last to move on.
(OUT) The baker(s) was/were eliminated.
(WD) The baker(s) voluntarily withdrew from the competition
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Contestant eliminated |
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