The fourth season of Next Great Baker premiered on June 24, 2014.[1] Unlike other previous seasons, the teams competed in teams of two.[2] Other changes from the previous seasons include the addition of Jacques Torres and Bobbie Lloyd as judges,[3] 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.
| Next Great Baker | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| Release | |
| Original network | TLC |
| Original release | June 24, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
Contestants
editDuring 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
edit| 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 | — | — | Red | — | — | Purple[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[b] | |||||
| 5 | Brown | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN [c] | 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.
- Notes
- ^ This episode did not have a baker's challenge, but the purple team won an advantage based on their choice of workstation. They also won the fan vote.
- ^ After being eliminated in episode 8, the purple team returned to the competition in episode 9, but were eliminated regardless.
- ^ In episode 4, Jose was declared MVP of the winning team.
Episodes
edit| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Team eliminated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | "Empire State of Mind" | June 24, 2014 | Gray | |
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| 33 | 2 | "Sugar High" | July 1, 2014 | Teal | |
| 34 | 3 | "Destination Wedding!" | July 8, 2014 | Pink | |
| 35 | 4 | "Buddy's Winter BBQ" | July 15, 2014 | N/A | |
| 36 | 5 | "Nightmare on Baker Street" | July 22, 2014 | Red | |
| 37 | 6 | "Long Island Medium Cakes"[4] | July 29, 2014 | Tan | |
| 38 | 7 | "Gravity Defying Cakes"[5] | August 5, 2014 | Brown | |
| 39 | 8 | "Sexiest Cakes Alive"[6] | August 12, 2014 | Purple | |
| 40 | 9 | "Wow Cakes"[7] | August 12, 2014 | Purple | |
| 41 | 10 | "Vegas Showstoppers"[8] | August 19, 2014 | (1)Blue (2)Black | |
References
edit- ^ "'Next Great Baker' Season Four to Premiere Tuesday, June 24 on TLC". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "TLC's 'Next Great Baker' Returns for Season 4 in June With a Few Twists (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ Acken, Lori (June 20, 2014). "We talk Next Great Baker Season 4 with new judge Jacques Torres". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker Episode: "Long Island Medium Cakes"". TV Guide. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker Episode: "Gravity Defying Cakes"". TV Guide. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Sexiest Cakes Alive". Cake Boss: Next Great Baker: Episode Info. MSN TV. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker Episode: "Wow Cakes"". TV Guide. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Vegas Showstoppers". Cake Boss: Next Great Baker: Episode Info. MSN TV. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- General references
- "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker Season 4 episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- "Shows A-Z – next great baker, the on nbc". the Futon Critic. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2014.