List of Spring Baking Championship episodes

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This is a list of episodes for Spring Baking Championship.
The series has been presented by Bobby Deen (seasons 1-2), Ali Khan (seasons 4 and 7), Clinton Kelly (seasons 5-6), Molly Yeh (Season 8) and Jesse Palmer (Season 3 and 9). With the judges Duff Goldman (seasons 1+), Nancy Fuller (seasons 1+), Lorraine Pascal (Seasons 1-6) and Kardea Brown (Season 7-9).

Series overview[edit]

Season 1 (2015)[edit]

There are 8 professional and home bakers competing in a 6-episode baking tournament. One person is eliminated every week until the last episode where the final three compete for the grand prize of $50,000.[1]

Contestants[edit]

  • 1st – Andy Chlebana, Pastry Instructor from Plainfield, Illinois[2]
  • 2nd/3rd – Damiano Carrara, Bakery Owner & Pastry Chef from Moorpark, California
  • 2nd/3rd – Dwayne Ingraham, Executive Pastry Chef from Oxford, Mississippi
  • 4th – Simone Faure, Bakery Owner from St. Louis, Missouri
  • 5th – Sandy Hunter, Assistant Pastry Chef from Chicago, Illinois
  • 6th – Juliana Evans, Stay-at-Home Mom from Orlando, Florida
  • 7th – Kristine de la Cruz, Bakery Owner from Los Angeles, California
  • 8th – Chris Taylor, Epidemiologist from Atlanta, Georgia

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Andy IN LOW IN‡ HIGH WIN WINNER‡
2/3 Damiano HIGH WIN IN WIN‡ LOW RUNNER-UP
2/3 Dwayne WIN‡ IN‡ HIGH LOW HIGH‡ RUNNER-UP
4 Simone IN IN WIN IN OUT
5 Sandy IN HIGH LOW OUT
6 Juliana LOW IN OUT
7 Kristine LOW OUT
8 Chris OUT
  (WINNER) The contestant won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
  (WIN) The contestant won the challenge for that week.
  (HIGH) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s favorites for that week.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (LOW) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s three or four least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The contestant was the selection committee’s least favorite for that week, and was eliminated.

Season 2 (2016)[edit]

Eight professional and home bakers come to compete in a six-episode baking tournament. This season is the last season with Bobby Deen as host. This season also began the mid-round twists in main heat challenges that are a staple of other baking championships competitions.

Contestants[edit]

  • 1st – Jane Soudah, Pastry Chef from South Pasadena, California
  • 2nd/3rd – Dan Langan, Personal Trainer from Havertown, Pennsylvania[3]
  • 2nd/3rd – Susana Mijares, Bakery Owner from San Antonio, Texas
  • 4th – Kenny Magana, Pastry Research & Development from Reading, Pennsylvania
  • 5th – Audrey McGinnis, Home Caterer from Frisco, Texas
  • 6th – William “Will” Poole, Pastry Chef from New Ipswich, New Hampshire
  • 7th – Dustin Charbonneau, Executive Pastry Chef from Chicago, Illinois
  • 8th – Najie Mercedes, Pastry Chef from Miami, Florida

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Jane IN HIGH WIN‡ IN‡ WIN WINNER‡
2/3 Dan HIGH‡ IN IN WIN LOW RUNNER-UP
2/3 Susana WIN IN IN LOW HIGH RUNNER-UP
4 Kenny IN IN HIGH HIGH OUT‡
5 Audrey LOW WIN‡ LOW OUT
6 Will IN LOW OUT
7 Dustin IN OUT
8 Najie OUT
  (WINNER) The contestant won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
‡ The contestant won the Preheat challenge for that week.
  (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge for that week.
  (HIGH) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s favorites for that week.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (LOW) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s three or four least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The contestant was the selection committee’s least favorite for that week, and was eliminated.

Season 3 (2017)[edit]

This season featured nine professional and home bakers competing in a seven-episode baking tournament with a grand prize of $50,000. The season premiere aired the first and second episodes together. The last two episodes aired as a two=hour finale. Jesse Palmer replaced Bobby Deen as host for this season.[4]

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Contestants[edit]

  • 1st – Jordan Pilarski, Pastry Chef from Amelia Island, Florida
  • 2nd/3rd – Adam Young, Bakery Owner and Head Pastry Chef from Mystic, Connecticut
  • 2nd/3rd – Daniela Copenhaver, Online Caterer & Baker from Chula Vista, California
  • 4th – John Reed, Bakery owner from Shamong Township, New Jersey
  • 5th – Courtney Rezendes, Culinary Instructor from Fall River, Massachusetts
  • 6th – Fausto Barragan, School Principal from La Puente, California
  • 7th – Heather Walker, Home Baker from Scottsdale, Arizona[5]
  • 8th – Samirah Williams, Boutique bakery owner from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 9th – Mark Heyward-Washington, Pastry Chef from Charleston, South Carolina

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Jordan HIGH IN WIN LOW WIN IN WINNER‡
2/3 Adam IN IN‡ IN HIGH‡ IN‡ LOW RUNNER-UP
2/3 Daniela IN LOW‡ IN WIN HIGH WIN‡ RUNNER-UP
4 John LOW IN HIGH IN LOW OUT
5 Courtney IN WIN IN IN OUT
6 Fausto WIN IN LOW‡ OUT
7 Heather IN‡ HIGH OUT
8 Samirah IN OUT
9 Mark OUT
  (WINNER) The contestant won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
‡ The contestant won the Preheat challenge for that week.
  (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge for that week.
  (HIGH) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s favorites for that week.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (LOW) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The contestant was the selection committee’s least favorite for that week, and was eliminated.

^Note 1 : The Preheat challenge in the second episode was a team challenge; Adam and Daniela thus won as a team.

Season 4 (2018)[edit]

This season featured the most bakers to this point, with 10 contestants (including a baker from Canada) competing in an eight-episode baking tournament for a chance at $50,000. Ali Kahn took over as host.[6]

^Note 1 : Winner Nacho Aguirre is married to Susana Mijares who was a finalist in season 2 of Spring Baking Championship

Contestants[edit]

  • 1st – Nacho Aguirre, Chef and Owner from San Antonio, Texas[7]
  • 2nd/3rd – Caleb Fischer, Chef de Cuisine from Auburn, Alabama
  • 2nd/3rd – Cristina Vazquez, Pastry Cook from Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • 4th – Heather Wong, Pastry Chef from Burbank, California
  • 5th – Aaron McInnis, Nutritionist from Newfoundland, Canada
  • 6th – Ruby Bloch, Baker from New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 7th – Jessica Duggan, Home Baker from Puyallup, Washington
  • 8th – Deepal Patel, Senior Pastry Chef from Kansas City, Missouri
  • 9th – Andrew Belen, Baker from Chicago, Illinois
  • 10th – Michelle Kaiser, Bakery Owner from Omaha, Nebraska

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Nacho HIGH IN LOW‡ HIGH WIN LOW WIN‡ WINNER
2/3 Caleb IN IN WIN WIN IN IN LOW RUNNER-UP
2/3 Cristina LOW‡ IN‡ IN IN‡ LOW HIGH‡ IN RUNNER-UP‡
4 Heather IN IN HIGH LOW HIGH WIN OUT
5 Aaron WIN HIGH IN IN IN OUT
6 Ruby IN WIN IN‡ IN OUT‡
7 Jessica IN LOW IN OUT
8 Deepal HIGH IN OUT
9 Andrew IN OUT
10 Michelle OUT
  (WINNER) The contestant won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
‡ The contestant won the Preheat challenge for that week.
  (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge for that week.
  (HIGH) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s favorites for that week.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (LOW) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s three or four least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The contestant was the selection committee’s least favorite for that week, and was eliminated.

^Note 2 : The Preheat challenge in the third episode was a team challenge so Nacho and Ruby won as a team.

Season 5 (2019)[edit]

Air Dates: March 18, 2019 – May 6, 2019. Ten contestants competed in this season for $25,000 (half the prize money of past seasons) and a feature in Food Network Magazine. The new host of this season is Clinton Kelly.

Contestants[edit]

  • 1st: Cory Barrett – Culinary Instructor from Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • 2nd/3rd: Karina Rivera – Head Pastry Chef from Miami, Florida
  • 2nd/3rd: Saber Rejbi – Executive Pastry Chef from Chicago, Illinois
  • 4th: Riccardo Menicucci – Executive Pastry Chef from San Francisco, California
  • 5th: Tracey Marionneaux – Executive Pastry Chef from Chicago, Illinois
  • 6th: Marqessa Gesualdi – Bakery Owner and Pastry Chef from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 7th: Jordan Kanouse – Pastry Chef from New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 8th: Kevin Dillmon – Bakery Owner from Rome, Georgia
  • 9th: Jessica Colvin – Home Baker from Southlake, Texas
  • 10th: Kendra Stephens – Executive Pastry Chef from Washington, DC

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Cory LOW WIN IN‡ IN‡ IN HIGH‡ WIN WINNER
2/3 Karina HIGH IN IN IN WIN‡ IN HIGH RUNNER-UP
2/3 Saber IN IN‡ HIGH WIN HIGH LOW LOW RUNNER-UP
4 Riccardo IN‡ HIGH IN HIGH LOW WIN OUT
5 Tracey WIN IN LOW IN IN OUT
6 Marqessa HIGH IN WIN LOW OUT
7 Jordan IN IN IN OUT
8 Kevin IN LOW OUT‡
9 Jessica IN OUT
10 Kendra OUT
  (WINNER) The contestant won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
‡ The contestant won the Preheat challenge for that week.
  (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge for that week.
  (HIGH) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s favorites for that week.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (LOW) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s three or four least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The contestant was the selection committee’s least favorite for that week, and was eliminated.

^Note 1 : The Preheat challenge in the third episode was a team challenge so Cory and Kevin won as a team.

Season 6 (2020)[edit]

Contestants[edit]

  • 1st- Sohrob Esmaili from San Francisco, California
  • 2/3rd- Arin Hiebert from Calgary, Alberta
  • 2/3rd- Tati Vernot from Miami, Florida
  • 4th- Val Criado from San Antonio, Texas
  • 5th- Christine Nguyen from Sugar Land, Texas
  • 6th- Aris Rodriguez from Sedona, Arizona
  • 7th- Molly Matthaei from Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 8th- Aisha Momaney from New York, New York
  • 9th- Franck Iglesias from Old Saybrook, Connecticut
  • 10th- Sandra Danso-Boadi from Mississauga, Ontario
  • 11th- Anibal Rodriguez from Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Sohrob IN IN WIN IN‡ LOW LOW LOW WIN WINNER
2/3 Arin IN‡ WIN IN‡ IN IN‡ HIGH IN LOW‡ RUNNER-UP
2/3 Tati HIGH IN IN WIN‡ IN WIN IN LOW RUNNER-UP
4 Val WIN IN IN HIGH IN IN‡ WIN OUT
5 Christine LOW HIGH IN LOW HIGH IN OUT‡
6 Aris IN IN LOW IN WIN OUT
7 Molly IN IN HIGH IN OUT
8 Aisha IN IN IN‡ OUT
9 Franck LOW LOW OUT
10 Sandra HIGH OUT‡
11 Anibal OUT
  (WINNER) The contestant won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
‡ The contestant won the Preheat challenge for that week.
  (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge for that week.
  (HIGH) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s favorites for that week.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (LOW) The contestant was one of the selection committee’s three or four least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The contestant was the selection committee’s least favorite for that week, and was eliminated.

Season 7 (2021)[edit]

11 bakers enter the kitchen to compete for the $25,000 prize, a chance to be featured in Food Network Magazine, and the title of Spring Baking Champion. This season, bakers will be ranked on “The Spring Board” after each pre-heat and main heat. The lowest ranking baker on the board after each main heat will be eliminated.

Elimination Table2[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Keya HIGH WIN‡ IN HIGH IN HIGH‡ IN LOW HIGH‡ WINNER
2 Natalie IN IN WIN WIN LOW‡ WIN IN IN LOW RUNNERUP‡
3 Derek WIN HIGH IN‡ IN HIGH LOW LOW HIGH‡ WIN RUNNERUP
4 Veruska IN‡ LOW HIGH LOW IN LOW WIN‡ WIN OUT
5 Chiantae IN IN LOW IN‡ IN IN IN OUT
6 Madiha LOW IN IN IN WIN IN OUT
7 Jamal IN IN IN IN‡ OUT
8 Stephanie IN IN IN OUT
9 Laurent IN IN OUT
10 LeeAnn IN OUT
11 Dayron OUT

Contestants[edit]

  • 1st – Keya Wingfield, pastry chef and bakery owner from Richmond, Virginia
  • 2nd – Natalie Soto, cake artist from Capistrano Beach, California
  • 3rd – Derek Corsino, culinary arts instructor from Saint Helena, California
  • 4th – Veruska Samanez, pastry chef and bakery owner from Cedar Grove, New Jersey
  • 5th – Chiantae Campbell, bakery owner from Miami, Florida
  • 6th – Madiha Chughtai, home baker from Richmond, Texas
  • 7th – Jahmal Dailey, pastry chef from Brooklyn, New York
  • 8th – Stephanie DeVoll, pastry chef and bakery owner from Norwalk, California
  • 9th – Laurent Carratie, executive pastry chef from Mendham, New Jersey
  • 10th – LeeAnn Tolentino, pastry chef from Los Angeles, California
  • 11th – Dayron Santamaria, executive pastry chef from Takoma Park, Maryland

Season 8 (2022)[edit]

Twelve bakers enter the Spring Baking Barn to create delicious desserts featuring the freshest fruit and flowers the farm has to offer! In the first round, host Molly Yeh challenges the bakers to make fruit tarts that showcase their distinct personalities. Then, the bakers must fight to remain in the game with a floral bonanza cake that wows judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller, and Duff Goldman.[9]

Contestants[edit]

  • 1st-Jaleesa Mason from Spanish Harlem, New York
  • 2/3rd-Dennis Van from Austin, Texas
  • 2/3rd-Carolyn Portuondo from Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 4th-Romuald “Romy” Guiot from Los Angeles, California
  • 5th-Tom Smallwood from New York City, New York
  • 6th-Justin Ross from Richmond, Virginia
  • 7th-Diego Chiarello from Houston, Texas
  • 8th-Kim Wood from Simsbury, Connecticut
  • 9th-Annabelle Asher from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 10thStephon Cook from New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 11th-Jenniffer Woo from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • 12thYohan Lee from Nashville, Tennessee
  • 12th-Alexis Wells from Carlsbad, California

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Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10a 10b
1 Jalessa HIGH IN WIN‡ LOW IN IN WIN LOW LOW SAFE WINNER‡
2 Carolyn WIN IN WIN IN WIN OUT WIN HIGH SAFE RUNNERUP
Dennis IN LOW IN WIN‡ IN LOW IN IN LOW‡ IN RUNNERUP
4 Romy IN IN WIN IN HIGH‡ IN HIGH LOW‡ WIN WDR
5 Tom IN WIN IN IN LOW WIN IN‡ LOW OUT
6 Justin IN‡ IN IN IN IN IN LOW OUT
7 Deigo IN HIGH‡ IN HIGH IN HIGH OUT
8 Kim IN IN LOW IN OUT
9 Annabelle IN IN IN OUT
10 Stephon WIN OUT
11 Jenniffer LOW OUT
Marco OUT
12 Yohan OUT
Alexis OUT

Season 9 (2023)[edit]

12 talented bakers bake their way through spring challenges that all deal with love. With the help of host Jesse Palmer the bakers bake their best to impress the three judges, Nancy Fuller, Kardea Brown, and Duff Goldman.

Contestants[edit]

  • Molly Robertson, Home Baker from Natchez, Mississippi
  • Christian Velez , Culinary Arts Teacher from Hollywood, Florida
  • Luke Deardurff , Executive Pastry chef from Bronx, New York
  • Josh Cain, Chocolatier from Orlando, Florida
  • Clement Le Deore , Home Baker from San Diego, California
  • 6th- April Franqueza , Pastry Chef from Sapphire, North Carolina
  • 7th- Jai Xiong, Culinary Instructor from Savage, Minnesota
  • 8th- Jessica Quiet , French Pastry Chef from Stowe, Vermont
  • 9th- Michelle Henry, Bakery Owner from McAllen, Texas
  • 10th-Manja Blackwood, Executive sous chef from Tucson, Arizona
  • 11th- Victoria Casinelli, Pastry chef from Shelton, Connecticut
  • 12th- Keem Jackson, Pastry Chef from Baltimore, Maryland

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Molly IN IN‡ WIN LOW LOW IN LOW‡
Christian HIGH‡ HIGH IN IN IN‡ WIN IN
Luke IN IN IN‡ WIN IN IN IN
Josh IN IN IN IN IN LOW HIGH
Clement IN IN IN HIGH‡ WIN IN‡ WIN
6 April IN IN WIN IN WIN IN OUT
7 Jai WIN WIN IN IN IN OUT
8 Jessica IN HIGH LOW IN OUT
9 Michelle IN LOW WIN OUT
10 Manja LOW IN OUT
11 Victoria LOW OUT
12 Keem OUT

Spring Baking Championship Easter[edit]

8 Easter obsessed bakers bake their way through an Easter obsessed baking competition. With the help of host Sunny Anderson(Seasons 1-3) the bakers bake their best to impress the four judges, Claudia Sandoval(Season 1) Stephanie Boswell(Seasons 2-3), Zac Young(season 3), and Jordan Andino(Season 1-2).

Season 1[edit]

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ora Beth IN IN IN IN Winner
2/3 Elaine IN IN IN IN Runnerup
2/3 Gene IN IN IN IN Runnerup
4 Makana IN IN IN OUT
5 Harry IN IN OUT
6 Jeremy IN OUT
7 Charmaine OUT

Season 2[edit]

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Sydney IN IN IN IN WIN WINNER
2/3 Tatiana WIN IN IN IN IN Runnerup
2/3 Brittany IN IN WIN IN IN Runnerup
4 Kathleen IN IN IN WIN OUT
5 Whitney IN IN IN OUT
6 Sammy IN WIN OUT
7 Sean IN OUT
8 Brandon OUT

Season 3[edit]

Elimination Table[edit]

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Henderson IN WIN IN IN IN Winner
2/3 Sammy IN IN IN IN WIN Runnerup
2/3 Timothy IN IN IN IN IN Runnerup
4 Kevin IN IN IN WIN OUT
5 Ruchit WIN IN WIN OUT
6 Josh IN IN OUT
7 Rachel IN OUT
8 Sasha OUT

References[edit]

1.^ The baker who the judges think did the best at the twist received immunity from elimination.
2.^ Jaleesa and Carolyn won as a team. While Romy won as an individual.
3.^ Marco Salden from Denver, Colorado competed against Stephon Cook for a spot in the competition in the main heat Season 8 Episode 2, but ultimately lost.

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