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List of The Great British Bake Off Star Bakers

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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

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  – 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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.