Next Great Baker season 2
| Next Great Baker (season 2) | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 11 (includes one special)[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | TLC |
| Original release | November 28, 2011 – January 30, 2012[1] |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of Next Great Baker was televised from November 28, 2011 to January 30, 2012 on TLC. This season was set at the new Carlo's Bake Shop facility at Lackawanna Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.
During this season, the Next Great Baker would win $100,000 cash and a four-page spread in Brides magazine.[2] The winner will also get to work beside Buddy in the bakery,[3] with the winner's first day covered in the episode of Cake Boss following the season finale on January 30, 2012.[4]
Contestants
Thirteen contestants competed during this season:[5]
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Cimorelli | 30 | Construction worker, part-time baker[6] | North Providence, Rhode Island |
| Wesley Durden | 29 | Soldier, United States Army | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Chad Fitzgerald | 44 | High school math teacher | Duncanville, Texas |
| Jasmine Frank | 20 | Pastry Chef | Los Angeles, California |
| Tony Frys | 23 | Baker, small-business owner | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Heather Grubb | 31 | Stay-at-home mother | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Megan Hart | 38 | Paramedic | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Marissa Lopez | 24 | Cake decorator | Pompton Lakes, New Jersey |
| Heather Macia | 32 | Pastry Chef | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Carmelo Oquendo | 43 | Retired gang-unit police officer | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Nadine Reibeling | 28 | Baker, business owner | New York, New York |
| Minerva Vazquez | 46 | Personal chef | Cutler Bay, Florida |
| Sara Williams | 39 | Baker, small-business owner | Cedartown, Georgia |
Contestant progress
| Place | Contestant | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker's challenge winner(s) |
Jasmine | Megan Nadine Ryan |
Marissa | Chad Heather G. Wesley |
Nadine | Chad Marissa |
Nadine | Marissa | Ryan | Marissa | Nadine[n 1] | |
| 1 | Marissa | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | WINNER |
| 2 | Nadine | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | HIGH | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Ryan | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | THIRD | |
| 4 | Chad | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||
| 5 | Megan | HIGH | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||
| 6 | Carmelo | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | OUT | |||
| 7 | Heather G. | HIGH | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||
| 8 | Heather M. | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| 9 | Minerva | WIN | LOW[n 2] | LOW | IN | OUT | ||||||
| 10 | Wesley | HIGH | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||
| 11 | Jasmine | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
| 12 | Tony | LOW | OUT[n 2] | |||||||||
| 13 | Sara | 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 won individual immunity and the elimination challenge.
- (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.
- (IN) The baker(s) had immunity.
- Notes
- ^ While it was an elimination challenge, it also was considered a baker's challenge, and Nadine was first to select her team for the second half of the finale, her "prize" for winning the challenge.
- ^ a b Buddy initially announced that Minerva was eliminated. She objected his decision and, citing her passion and willingness to speak up, Buddy reversed himself and eliminated Tony instead.
Episode guide
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Contestant eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "It's Go Time!" | November 28, 2011 | Sara |
| 10 | 2 | "Life-Sized Cakes" | December 5, 2011 | Tony |
| 11 | 3 | "Wedding Wonderland" | December 12, 2011 | Jasmine |
| 12 | 4 | "Bakers On Ice" | December 19, 2011 | Wesley |
| 13 | 5 | "Let the Sparks Fly" | December 26, 2011 | Minerva |
| 14 | 6 | "Gators, Chimps and Bears...Oh My!" | January 2, 2012 | Heather M. |
| 15 | 7 | "Here Comes The Bride-zilla!" | January 9, 2012 | Heather G. |
| 16 | 8 | "Headbanging Bakers" | January 16, 2012 | Carmelo & Megan |
| 17 | 9 | "Crown-Winning Cakes" | January 23, 2012 | Chad |
| 18 | 9A | "Finale Pre-Show" | January 30, 2012 | N/A |
| 19 | 10 | "…And the Winner Is?" | January 30, 2012 | (1) Ryan, (2) Nadine |
Production notes
Shortly after Wesley Durden was eliminated from the competition, he committed suicide on October 24, 2011.[7][8][9][10][11] Following the telecast on December 19, 2011, when he was eliminated, the program gave the following on-screen tribute after his box truck sendoff: TLC extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Sgt. Wesley Durden, who died October 24. He will be warmly remembered by the cast and crew of "Next Great Baker". TLC opted to delay the announcement of his death until after his elimination was telecast, as the network did not want his death to overshadow the competition.[12]
At the start of the competition, Heather Grubb was 7.5 months into her pregnancy;[13] because of this, reasonable accommodations were made so that the competition would not affect her pregnancy—such accommodations included wearing non-slip shoes instead of skates in "Bakers On Ice", and refraining from heavy lifting. Shortly before the finale's airdate of January 30, 2012, Heather gave birth to her daughter, which she introduced with her husband on the Finale Pre-Show.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Shows A-Z – next great baker, the on nbc". the Futon Critic. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ "Lots of Perks and a Bit of Baking". TLC. November 29, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "It's Go Time!". Next Great Baker. Season 2. Episode 1. November 28, 2011. 06:31 minutes in. TLC.
The winner is gonna get to work with me, to learn what it's like to be at Carlo's Bakery, and I'm gonna teach you all my tricks.
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- ^ "Meet the Season 2 Bakers". TLC. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "…And the Winner Is?". Next Great Baker. Season 2. Episode 10. January 30, 2012. 17:42 minutes in. TLC.
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- ^ Jacksonville (NC) Daily News: "Reality show viewers shocked to learn contestant died in October"
- ^ Huffington Post: "'Next Great Baker' Contestant Sgt. Wesley Durden Committed Suicide", December 20, 2011.
- ^ International Business Times: "Wesley Durden Death: Interesting Facts About ‘Next Great Baker’ Contestant", January 3, 2012.
- ^ New York Daily News: "‘Next Great Baker’ contestant commits suicide", December 21, 2011.
- ^ TV Guide Canada: "TLC star commits suicide", December 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "Finale Pre-Show". Next Great Baker. Season 2. Episode 9A. January 30, 2012. TLC.
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- General references
- "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker Episodes on TLC". TV Guide. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- "Shows A-Z – next great baker, the on nbc". the Futon Critic. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved December 23, 2011.