List of The Great British Bake Off Star Bakers
The Great British Bake Off is a British television baking competition to find Britain's best amateur baker. The show premiered in 2010, and as of 2015, six series have been completed. From series two onwards, the judges have given the award of "Star Baker" to a single baker (though on some occasions there have been multiple) who was seen to have excelled in that particular week.
The award is given by judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry, and numerous bakers have received the accolade on more than one occasion. For example, Ruby Tandoh in series four won the title of Star Baker three times. Currently, Richard Burr has won the title the most times, winning it five of a possible nine times.[1][2] Winners of the programme usually have received the award at some point, but being the overall winner is not counted as winning the accolade.
List of bakers
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Currently participating
| Baker | Age (on show debut) | Position Reached | Series | No. of times won star baker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Lynch | 63 | Runner-up | 3 | 2 |
| Chetna Makan | 35 | Fourth | 5 | 1 |
| Christine Wallace | 66 | Fifth | 4 | 2 |
| Danielle "Danny" Brydon | 45 | Fourth | 3 | 1 |
| Frances Quinn | 31 | Winner | 4 | 1 |
| Holly Bell | 31 | Runner-up | 2 | 3 |
| Ian Cumming | 41 | Runner-up | 6 | 3 |
| James Morton | 21 | Runner-up | 3 | 3 |
| Janet Basu | 63 | Fourth | 2 | 1 |
| Jason White | 19 | Seventh | 2 | 2 |
| Joanne Wheatley | 41 | Winner | 2 | 2 |
| John Whaite | 23 | Winner | 3 | 1 |
| Kate Henry | 41 | Sixth | 5 | 1 |
| Kimberley Wilson | 30 | Runner-up | 4 | 2 |
| Luis Troyano | 42 | Runner-up | 5 | 1 |
| Marie Campbell | 66 | Eleventh | 6 | 1 |
| Mary-Anne Boermans | 45 | Runner-up | 2 | 1 |
| Mat Riley | 37 | Sixth | 6 | 1 |
| Nadiya Hussain | 30 | Winner | 6 | 3 |
| Nancy Birtwhistle | 60 | Winner | 5 | 1 |
| Richard Burr | 38 | Runner-up | 5 | 5 |
| Robert Smart | 54 | Eighth | 4 | 1 |
| Ruby Tandoh | 20 | Runner-up | 4 | 3 |
| Ryan Chong | 38 | Seventh | 3 | 1 |
| Tamal Ray | 29 | Runner-up | 6 | 1 |
| Victoria Chester | 50 | Tenth | 3 | 1 |
| Yasmin Limbert | 43 | Fifth | 2 | 1 |
Notes:
- The most successful contestants to not win Star Baker are Beca Lyne-Pirkis and Flora Shedden, both of whom reached the semi-final without receiving the accolade.[3]
- Subsequently, the least successful contestant to have won Star Baker is Marie Campbell, who was received the award in the first week but was eliminated in the second.[4][5]
- In series six of the programme, contestant Paul Jagger was awarded a "special commendation". This was not the Star Baker award, but was another accolade, only used once.[6]
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