Spring Baking Championship Winners

Every winner, season by season

Season 1 through Season 11. A linked name opens that winner's where-are-they-now profile; every card links its full season guide.

Every winner above is verified against the cited sources listed on its season guide (Wikipedia and verified press per season).

Where are the winners now?

4 of the 11 champions above have a full catch-up profile on our blog: what they did after the win, and what they are baking today.

• Andy Chlebana (Season 1) →

  What happened to Andy Chlebana after he won the first Spring Baking Championship in 2015, from a college teaching career to becoming one of the few Certified Master Pastry Chefs in the US.

• Jane Soudah (Season 2) →

  What happened to Jane Soudah after winning Spring Baking Championship in 2016, from her Sweet Jane's Bakeshop to a dessert cookbook.

• Cory Barrett (Season 5) →

  What happened to Cory Barrett after he won Spring Baking Championship season 5 in 2019, from his Michigan teaching job to a consulting business and reported restaurant plans.

• Jaleesa Mason (Season 8) →

  What happened to Jaleesa Mason after winning Spring Baking Championship in 2022, from pastry chef to co-owner of Mo & Jay Pastry in New Jersey.

How a Spring Baking Championship winner is crowned

Each episode pairs a short preheat challenge, whose winner earns an edge, with a spring-themed main heat that eliminates one baker. The bracket runs until a single champion takes the $25,000 prize.

Spring Baking Championship winners FAQ