The Great British Bake Off is a British television baking competition to find Britain's best amateur baker. The show premiered in 2010, and aired its fourteenth series in 2023. From series two onwards, Judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry (through 2016) or Prue Leith (since 2017) have awarded "Star Baker" to the contestant deemed to have most excelled that particular week.
Numerous bakers have received the accolade on more than one occasion. For example, Ruby Tandoh in series four won the Star Baker title three times. Richard Burr currently holds the title record, winning five times (of a possible nine).[1][2] Each series winner has usually received the Star Baker award at some point, but the accolade holds no influence on the outcome.
List of bakers
edit – Winner
– Runner-up
| Baker | Age (on show debut) | Finish | Series | No. of times won star baker | Week the award was won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Rehman Sharif | 29 | Runner-up | 13 | 1 | Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Alice Fevronia | 28 | Runner-up | 10 | 2 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Andrew Smyth | 25 | Runner-up | 7 | 2 | Week 7 (Desserts), Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Benjamina Ebuehi | 23 | 5th | 7 | 1 | Week 4 (Batter) |
| Brendan Lynch | 63 | Runner-up | 3 | 2 | Week 4 (Desserts), Week 6 (Puddings) |
| Briony Williams | 33 | 4th | 9 | 1 | Week 6 (Pastry) |
| Candice Brown | 31 | Winner | 7 | 3 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 5 (Pastry), Week 8 (Tudor) |
| Chetna Makan | 35 | 4th | 5 | 1 | Week 6 (European Cakes) |
| Chigs Parmar | 40 | Runner-up | 12 | 2 | Week 4 (Desserts), Week 8 (Free-from) |
| Christine Wallace | 66 | 5th | 4 | 2 | Week 3 (Desserts), Week 5 (Biscuits & Traybakes) |
| Crystelle Pereira | 26 | Runner-up | 12 | 2 | Week 6 (Pastry), Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Cristy Sharp | 33 | 5th | 14 | 1 | Week 5 (Pastry) |
| Danielle "Danny" Brydon | 45 | 4th | 3 | 1 | Week 7 (Sweet Dough) |
| Dan Beasley-Harling | 36 | 7th | 9 | 1 | Week 4 (Desserts) |
| Dan Hunter | 42 | Runner-up | 14 | 2 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 7 (Desserts) |
| Dave Friday | 30 | Runner-up | 11 | 1 | Week 2 (Biscuits) |
| Frances Quinn | 31 | Winner | 4 | 1 | Week 7 (Pastry) |
| Giuseppe Dell'Anno | 45 | Winner | 12 | 2 | Week 3 (Bread), Week 5 (German) |
| Henry Bird | 20 | 5th | 10 | 1 | Week 7 (Festivals) |
| Hermine | 39 | 4th | 11 | 2 | Week 7 (The '80s), Week 8 (Desserts) |
| Holly Bell | 31 | Runner-up | 2 | 2 | Week 1 (Cakes), Week 4 (Biscuits) |
| Ian Cumming | 41 | Runner-up | 6 | 3 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 3 (Bread), Week 4 (Desserts) |
| James Morton | 21 | Runner-up | 3 | 3 | Week 3 (Tarts), Week 8 (Biscuits), Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Jane Beedle | 61 | Runner-up | 7 | 1 | Week 1 (Cake) |
| Janet Basu | 63 | 4th | 2 | 1 | Week 5 (Pies) |
| Janusz Domagala | 34 | 4th | 13 | 2 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 3 (Bread) |
| Jason White | 19 | 6th | 2 | 2 | Week 2 (Tarts), Week 4 (Biscuits) |
| Joanne Wheatley | 41 | Winner | 2 | 1 | Week 6 (Desserts) |
| John Whaite | 23 | Winner | 3 | 1 | Week 2 (Bread) |
| Josh Smalley | 27 | Runner-up | 14 | 2 | Week 6 (Botanical), Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Julia Chernogorova | 21 | 7th | 8 | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) |
| Jürgen Krauss | 56 | 4th | 12 | 3 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 7 (Caramel) |
| Kate Henry | 41 | 6th | 5 | 1 | Week 5 (Pies & Tarts) |
| Kate Lyon | 29 | Runner-up | 8 | 1 | Week 4 (Caramel) |
| Kimberley Wilson | 30 | Runner-up | 4 | 2 | Week 4 (Pies & Tarts), Week 9 (French Week) |
| Kim-Joy | 27 | Runner-up | 9 | 2 | Week 5 (Spice), Week 7 (Vegan) |
| Laura Adlington | 31 | Runner-up | 11 | 1 | Week 5 (Pastry) |
| Liam Charles | 19 | 5th | 8 | 1 | Week 6 (Pastry) |
| Lottie Bedlow | 31 | 6th | 11 | 1 | Week 6 (Japanese) |
| Luis Troyano | 42 | Runner-up | 5 | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) |
| Marc Elliot | 51 | 5th | 11 | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) |
| Marie Campbell | 66 | 11th | 6 | 1 | Week 1 (Cake) |
| Mark Lutton | 32 | 7th | 11 | 1 | Week 4 (Chocolate) |
| Manon Lagrève | 26 | 5th | 9 | 1 | Week 1 (Biscuits) |
| Mat Riley | 37 | 6th | 6 | 1 | Week 6 (Pastry) |
| Matty Edgell | 28 | Winner | 14 | 2 | Week 4 (Chocolate), Week 8 (Party) |
| Maxy Maligisa | 29 | 5th | 13 | 2 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 4 (Mexico) |
| Michael Chakraverty | 26 | 6th | 10 | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) |
| Michelle Evans-Fecci | 35 | 8th | 10 | 1 | Week 1 (Cake) |
| Nadiya Hussain | 30 | Winner | 6 | 3 | Week 5 (Alternative Ingredients), Week 8 (Patisserie), Week 9 (Chocolate) |
| Nancy Birtwhistle | 60 | Winner | 5 | 1 | Week 1 (Cakes) |
| Peter Sawkins | 20 | Winner | 11 | 2 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Rahul Mandal | 30 | Winner | 9 | 2 | Week 2 (Cakes), Week 3 (Bread) |
| Richard Burr | 38 | Runner-up | 5 | 5 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 4 (Desserts), Week 7 (Pastry), Week 8 (Advanced Dough), Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Robert Smart | 54 | 8th | 4 | 1 | Week 1 (Cakes) |
| Ruby Tandoh | 20 | Runner-up | 4 | 3 | Week 2 (Bread), Week 6 (Sweet Dough), Week 8 (Alternative Ingredients) |
| Ruby Bhogal | 29 | Runner-up | 9 | 2 | Week 8 (Danish), Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Ryan Chong | 38 | 6th | 3 | 1 | Week 5 (Pies) |
| Sandro Farmhouse | 30 | Runner-up | 13 | 1 | Week 5 (Desserts) |
| Sophie Faldo | 33 | Winner | 8 | 2 | Week 5 (Puddings), Week 9 (Patisserie) |
| Stacey Hart | 42 | 4th | 8 | 1 | Week 8 (Forgotten Bakes) |
| Steph Blackwell | 28 | Runner-up | 10 | 4 | Week 4 (Dairy), Week 5 (The Roaring Twenties), Week 6 (Desserts), Week 8 (Pastry) |
| Steven Carter-Bailey | 34 | Runner-up | 8 | 3 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 7 (Italian) |
| Syabira Yusoff | 32 | Winner | 13 | 3 | Week 6 (Halloween), Week 7 (Custard), Week 8 (Pastry) |
| Tamal Ray | 29 | Runner-up | 6 | 1 | Week 7 (Victorian) |
| Tasha Stones | 27 | 4th | 14 | 2 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 3 (Bread) |
| Tom Gilliford | 26 | 6th | 7 | 2 | Week 3 (Bread), Week 6 (Botanical) |
| Victoria Chester | 50 | 10th | 3 | 1 | Week 1 (Cakes) |
| Yasmin Limbert | 43 | 5th | 2 | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) |
Notes
- Richard Burr, Ian Cummings, Steph Blackwell and Syabira Yusoff of series 5, 6, 10 and 13 respectively have the longest collective run of Star Baker wins, each winning the accolade three weeks consecutively in their series. Burr also has the largest number of star baker wins, with five.
- In series 6, contestant Paul Jagger was awarded a "special commendation" for his bread sculpture.[3]
- Series 10 winner David Atherton is the only winner to have never won star baker.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Great British Bake Off semi-final, review: Richard remains the baker to beat as Chetna begins to flake". The Independent. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Kate Rees (24 September 2014). "Great British Bake Off recap: Richard is the dough whisperer but Martha can't rise to the occasion". Mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Great British Bake Off 2015: Is this the best showstopper round ever?". Evening Standard. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2015.