Kids Baking Championship


Kids Baking Championship is a competitive reality baking program produced by Levity Entertainment Group for the Food Network. Each week, the children compete to make the best dish, and are judged on presentation, taste, and creativity. The series is hosted and judged by baker Duff Goldman and actress Valerie Bertinelli in seasons 1 through 12, and by Duff Goldman chef Kardea Brown in season 13.
Most seasons have had 12 contestants, while some have had as few as eight. Unlike most "Baking Championship" series, each episode has only one challenge instead of two. In most seasons, the prizes awarded along with the title of "Kids Baking Champion" have been $25,000 in cash and a feature in Food Network Magazine. Seasons two and three did not include the article, while in season one the winner received $10,000 and a full kitchen remodel for their parents' house instead of the $25,000; in addition, a re-creation of their winning cake was sold by Goldman's bakery Charm City Cakes.
The seventh season premiered on August 5, 2019. On November 19, 2020, it was announced that the ninth season would premiere on December 28, 2020. On November 18, 2021, it was announced that the tenth season would premiere on December 27, 2021.

Series overview

Season 1

Contestants

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 2

10 bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion and $25,000. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.

Contestants

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 3

Contestants

Source for first names, hometowns, and age:
RankBakerAgeLocationPlace
1Aidan Berry12Shalimar, FloridaWinner
2Justice Faustina12Napa, CaliforniaRunners-Up
2Kaniyah Cary10Portsmouth, VirginiaRunners-Up
4Cole Frederickson12Thousand Oaks, California4th Place
5Audra Tow11Aurora, Colorado5th Place
6Jason Intravartolo11Seattle, Washington6th Place
7Reese Smith10Bloomfield Hills, Michigan7th Place
8Maya Jindal9Great Falls, Virginia8th Place
9Keili Gorczyca10San Francisco, California9th Place
10Dylin Musgrove12Augusta, Georgia10th Place
11Charlotte d'Arabian10Coronado, California11th Place
12Brooke Cumberland9Old Greenwich, Connecticut12th Place

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 4

Contestants

Source for names, age, and hometowns:
RankBakerAgeLocationPlace
1Linsey Lam13Closter, New JerseyWinner
2Abby Martin13Franklin, WisconsinRunners-Up
2Alex Czajka12Edmonton, AlbertaRunners-Up
4Bryn Montgomery11South Hill, Virginia4th Place
5Julia Betz12Key Biscayne, Florida5th Place
6Luke Jonsson13Rancho Santa Margarita, California6th Place
7Aditya Pillutla12Cary, North Carolina7th Place
8Soleil Thomas12Livingston, New Jersey8th Place
9Beverly Hepler10Foster City, California9th Place
10Grady Holloway11Chesterfield, Missouri10th Place
11Gareth Bennett10Gaithersburg, Maryland11th Place
12Michael Platt11Bowie, Maryland12th Place

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 5

Nine bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion, $25,000, and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.

Contestants

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 6

12 bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion, $25,000, and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.

Contestants

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 7

Aired August 5, 2019 - September 16, 2019. Nine bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion, $25,000, and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.

Contestants

RankBakerAgeLocationPlace
1Trevin Alford11Washington, IndianaWinner
2Sophie Tate12Stansbury Park, UtahRunners-Up
2Tarek Husseini13St. Louis, MissouriRunners-Up
4Taylor Pusha12Roanoke, Virginia4th Place
5Brooke Waters11Selma, Alabama5th Place
6Brady Stewart11San Angelo, Texas6th Place
7Tori Church12Nashville, Tennessee7th Place
8Dharma Sabapathy11Austin, Texas8th Place
9Sophia Elrod10Nashville, Tennessee9th Place

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 8

Contestants

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 9

This was the first season recorded with social distancing measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unique to this season, the contestants' parents are shown as they watch and react to the contest from a nearby location.

Contestants

Ages stated are at time of filming.
RankBakerAgeLocationPlace
1Keaton Ashton12Sugar City, IdahoWinner
2Jonah Anderson12Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaRunners-up
2Bella Luu12San Jose, CaliforniaRunners-up
4Haylin Adams11Glasgow, Kentucky4th Place
5Nemo Tsai10Ann Arbor, Michigan5th Place
6D'Von Mills12Lithonia, Georgia6th Place
7Namiah Phillips13Long Beach, California7th Place
8Cydney Cain11Prospect Park, Pennsylvania8th Place
9Miabella Ramirez11Katy, Texas9th Place
10McKenzly Sandefer11Conway, Arkansas10th Place
11Trey Gordon13Davenport, Iowa11th Place
12Andrew Clark11Madison, Mississippi12th Place

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 10

Twelve bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion and $25,000. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.

Contestants

Ages stated are at time of filming.
RankBakerAgeLocationPlace
1Nadya Alborz10Knoxville, TennesseeWinner
Ellora Martinez9Yorba Linda, California
Sarah Patel10Knoxville, Tennessee
4Summer Haque10Yorba Linda, California4th Place
5Riya Shah11Fort Myers, Florida5th Place
6Lucia Calonge10Cincinnati, Ohio6th Place
7Santiago Corso11Huntington Beach, California7th Place
8Joseph Bostick10San Diego, California8th Place
9Caroline Gross10York, Pennsylvania9th Place
10Benjamin Steinhauser8Hillsborough, New Jersey10th Place
11Finley Sheers9McLean, Virginia11th Place
12Ava-Leigh Wright10Atlanta, Georgia12th Place

Elimination table

Episodes

Season 11

12 bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion and $25,000. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again in this business-themed season of the series.

Contestants

Ages stated are at time of filming.
RankBakerAgeLocationPlace
1Naiel Chaudry12Los Altos, CaliforniaWinner
2Sohan Jhaveri13Denver, ColoradoRunners-up
2Naho Yanagi13Morgan Hill, CaliforniaRunners-up
4Genevieve Kashat10Detroit, Michigan4th Place
5Alissa Telusca12Naples, Florida5th Place
6Nash Roe13Clive, Iowa6th Place
7Ozan Kopelman13New York, New York7th Place
8Jason Chan12Boston, Massachusetts8th Place
9Peyton Waldrep11Baton Rouge, Louisiana9th Place
10Foster Smith11Norfolk, Virginia10th Place
11Toby Hyun11Dallas, Texas11th Place
12Logan Brod12New York, New York12th Place