Worst Bakers in America

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Worst Bakers in America
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Genre Food reality television
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes11
Production
Producer Optomen [1]
Running time41 minutes
Original release
Network Food Network
ReleaseOctober 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) 
August 17, 2019 (2019-08-17) [2]
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Worst Bakers in America is an American cooking reality competition television series that aired on Food Network, presented by chefs Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale. The series is a spin-off of Worst Cooks in America . [3]

Contents

The first season started on October 2, 2016. The second season started on July 22, 2019, with Jason Smith replacing Duff Goldman. [4]

Season 1 (2016) [5]

Recruits

ContestantHometownStatus
Carla Johnson [upper-alpha 1] Las Vegas, Nevada Winner
on November 6, 2016
Samantha Brown Louisville, Kentucky Runner-up
on November 6, 2016
Stephanie Garcia Roseville, California Eliminated
on October 30, 2016
David Rosenberg [upper-alpha 2] Las Vegas, Nevada
Carey Westbrook Los Angeles, California Eliminated
on October 23, 2016
Anthony Lee Reseda, California
Judy Welch San Antonio, Texas Eliminated
on October 16, 2016
Lizzy LuLos Angeles, California
Ryan Neiman Chicago, Illinois Eliminated
on October 9, 2016
Jesse Wyum Rutland, North Dakota
Shante Randolph Acworth, Georgia Eliminated
on October 2, 2016
Kimberly Worthy Atlanta, Georgia

Contestant progress

No.Contestant123456
1
Carla
INWININBTMWINWINNER
2
Samantha
WININWINWINWINRUNNER-UP
3
Stephanie
ININBTMWINOUT
4
David
INWININBTMOUT
5
Carey
ININBTMOUT
6
Anthony
BTMBTMWINOUT
7
Judy
BTMBTMOUT
8
Lizzy
WININOUT
9
Ryan
INOUT
10
Jesse
INOUT
11
Shante
OUT
12
Kimberly
OUT
  (WINNER) The contestant won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
  (WIN) The contestant won the challenge for that week.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (BTM) The contestant was one of the selection committee's least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The contestant was the selection committee's least favorite for that week, and was eliminated.

Season 2 (2019) [6]

Recruits

ContestantHometownStatus
Melody Pfeffer Haubstadt, Indiana Winner
on August 19, 2019
Christopher Scott Mishawaka, Indiana Runner-up
on August 19, 2019
Mary Katherine Carlisle Tallassee, Alabama Eliminated
on August 13, 2019
Dijonnae "Juicy" Wells Los Angeles, California
Lanette Robinson Decatur, Georgia Eliminated
on August 5, 2019
Paul Keating Newport Beach, California
Drew Koch Chicago, Illinois Eliminated
on July 29, 2019
Louisa Sharamatyan [upper-alpha 3] Glendale, California

Contestant progress

No.Contestant12345
1
Melody
ININWINWINWINNER
2
Chris
BTMINBTMWINRUNNER-UP
3
Mary Katherine
WINWINBTMOUT
4
Juicy
INBTMWINOUT
5
Lanette
BTMBTMOUT
6
Paul
WINWINOUT
7
Drew
BTMOUT
8
Louisa
BTMOUT
  (WINNER) The contestant won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
  (WIN) The contestant won the challenge for that week.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (BTM) The contestant was one of the selection committee's least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The contestant was the selection committee's least favorite for that week, and was eliminated.

Notes

  1. Carla Johnson previously competed on the fourth season of Worst Cooks in America .
  2. David Rosenberg previously competed on the sixth season of Worst Cooks in America.
  3. Louisa Sharamatyan previously competed on the twentieth season of Worst Cooks in America .

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