During this season, the Next Great Baker would win $100,000 cash and a four-page spread in Brides magazine.
In the elimination challenge the bakers were divided into four groups and were given the task of creating one theme cake, which then had to be delivered to Carlo's Bakery.
Buddy decided to send Minerva home, but changed his mind when she showed "passion and drive" by arguing to stay.
The bakers were split into three teams, each creating a wedding cake based on a specific theme.
Minerva's team lost due to immature mistakes and a carousel that went so fast that Buddy said he would throw up if he was on it.
Finally Buddy chose Megan to be the second to the box truck, but told Nadine to prove to him why she belonged there.
Marissa was teamed up with Jasmine, Chad with Wesley, Nadine with Heather M., and Ryan with Carmelo.
Marissa and Nadine were told they move on to the finals, leaving Chad and Ryan in the bottom two.
At the end of the challenge, Nadine is announced as the winner, with Ryan being eliminated collecting the lowest number of tickets.
They brought their cakes in front of Buddy, Mary and special guest Randy Fenoli of Say Yes to the Dress.
[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.
[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.