Next Great Baker ( season 3 ) - wikipedia Next Great Baker ( season 3 ) Next Great Baker ( season 3 ) Country of origin United States No. of episodes 12 ( includes two special episodes ) Release Original network TLC Original release November 26, 2012 ( 2012 - 11 - 26 ) -- February 11, 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 11 ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 2 Next → Season 4 List of Next Great Baker episodes The third season of Next Great Baker aired from November 26, 2012 to February 11, 2013. Like the previous season, this season was set at the Carlo 's Bake Shop facility at Lackawanna Center in Jersey City, New Jersey. Unlike the previous two seasons, the finale for this season took place outside of the greater New York City area -- in this case, in Las Vegas, Nevada at The Venetian Las Vegas. The winner of this season was Ashley Holt, who won $100,000 and a spread in Redbook magazine, and will work beside Buddy Valastro in the bakery. Contents 1 Contestants 2 Contestant progress 3 Episode guide 4 Production notes 5 References Contestants Thirteen contestants competed during this season : Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Alvarez, Letty Letty Alvarez 41 Owner / Operator of LA Sweets Miami, Florida Brown, James James Brown 41 Owner of Brown 's Bakery Lexington, Kentucky Conti, Paul Paul Conti 30 Bakery Management Consultant / Owner Cake Face Cakery Staten Island, New York Durkin, Chad Chad Durkin 29 Owner of CAD Culinary Consulting and Wedding Cakes Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fischer, Gretel - Ann Gretel - Ann Fischer 36 Owner of Cupp 's Café & Bakery Colchester, Vermont Gray, Peter Peter Gray 21 Owner of Pete 's Sweets East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Holt, Ashley Ashley Holt 25 Country Club Pastry Chef / Owner of Sugar Monster Sweets Louisville, Kentucky Kwapinski, Jen Jen Kwapinski 32 Owner of Jen 's Cakes San Jose, California Luna, Chris Chris Luna 29 Sales Executive Roseville, California Payne, Melissa Melissa Payne 33 Owner of Couture Cake Creations / Co-owner of Sweets Couture Chesterfield, Virginia Reyling, Jessica Jessica Reyling 30 Stay - at - Home Mom Peoria, Illinois Tyler, Emme Emme Tyler 30 Owner of Skinny Batches Los Angeles, California Wallace, Garrett Garrett Wallace 36 Cake Artist at Fabulous Baker Boy Waverly, Tennessee Contestant progress As episode 5 ( `` New Year 's Eve, Hoboken Style ! '' ) and episode 11 ( `` Road to the Finale '' ) were not competition episodes, there are no columns for those episodes in the following table. Place Contestant Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 12 Baker 's challenge winner ( s ) Chad Gretel - Ann Jen Letty Melissa Ashley Garrett Ashley Chad Gretel - Ann Paul Peter Jen Letty Gretel - Ann Ashley Ashley Ashley Ashley None Ashley WIN IN IN WIN LOW LOW WIN WIN IN WIN WINNER Gretel - Ann LOW LOW HIGH LOW WIN WIN WIN LOW LOW LOW SECOND Jen LOW LOW WIN LOW WIN WIN WIN WIN IN THIRD Paul WIN WIN LOW WIN IN LOW LOW WIN OUT 5 Chad LOW IN LOW WIN WIN LOW LOW OUT 6 Chris HIGH WIN HIGH LOW IN WIN OUT 7 Letty LOW LOW WIN WIN LOW OUT 8 Peter HIGH IN WIN WIN OUT 9 Garrett LOW WIN IN WD 10 Jessica WIN WIN HIGH OUT 11 Melissa HIGH LOW OUT 12 James LOW WD 13 Emme OUT ( WIN ) The baker ( s ) won the challenge. ( WIN ) The baker won individual immunity and the elimination challenge. ( HIGH ) The baker ( s ) had one of the best cakes for that challenge, but did not win. ( IN ) The baker ( s ) did not win nor lose and advanced to the next week. ( LOW ) The baker ( s ) was / were a part of the team who lost, but was not the last to move on. ( LOW ) This baker was singled out as one of the worst teammates, and was / were the last to move on. ( OUT ) The baker ( s ) was / were eliminated. ( IN ) The baker ( s ) had immunity. ( WD ) The baker ( s ) voluntarily withdrew from the competition. Notes Jump up ^ In `` Cake Roast '', Buddy declared that Ashley was the MVP of the winning baker 's challenge team. Jump up ^ In the episode 1 elimination challenge, Buddy declared that Ashley was the MVP of the winning team. Jump up ^ In the episode 6 elimination challenge, Buddy declared that Gretel - Ann was the MVP of the winning team. Jump up ^ In the episode 7 elimination challenge, Buddy declared that Jen was the MVP of the winning team. Jump up ^ In the episode 9 elimination challenge, Buddy declared that Jen was the MVP of the winning team. Jump up ^ Garret 's departure was not shown until episode 6. Episode Guide No. in series No. in season Title Original air date Contestant eliminated 20 `` Game On ! '' November 26, 2012 ( 2012 - 11 - 26 ) Emme Baker 's Challenge : Each competitor must bake a dessert of their choice, and deliver it to Buddy in Manhattan on foot. Buddy will taste the first dessert to arrive and any other 4 desserts that look or sound appealing. Buddy will also disqualify the last dessert to arrive. Chad was the declared the winner of the Baker 's Challenge. Elimination Challenge : Guest client Mario Lopez and Courtney Maza enter to receive a bachelor cake. 21 `` Cake Powers, Activate ! '' December 3, 2012 ( 2012 - 12 - 03 ) James ( Quit ) 22 `` Bunny Suits and BB Guns '' December 10, 2012 ( 2012 - 12 - 10 ) Melissa 23 `` Cake Roast '' December 17, 2012 ( 2012 - 12 - 17 ) Jessica & Garrett ( Quit ) 24 5 `` New Year 's Eve, Hoboken Style ! '' December 31, 2012 ( 2012 - 12 - 31 ) N / A This special episode recaps the series up to this point, and gives a behind - the - scenes look at how the competition is put together. 25 6 `` Wedding Belles '' January 7, 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 07 ) Peter 26 7 `` Cakes Al Dente '' January 14, 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 14 ) Letty 27 8 `` Battle of the Sexes '' January 21, 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 21 ) Chris 28 9 `` Happy Birthday Kelly '' January 28, 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 28 ) Chad 29 10 `` Momma Knows Best '' February 4, 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 04 ) Paul 30 11 `` Road to the Finale '' February 11, 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 11 ) Jen 31 12 `` Vegas, Baby ! '' February 11, 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 11 ) ( 1 ) Ashley, ( 2 ) Gretel - Ann Production notes Contestant James Brown withdrew from the competition prior to the December 3, 2012 broadcast, after having been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and being affected by the stress of his upcoming medical treatment. In a statement, Brown said, in part, `` I have been focused on my health and am working with my doctors to prepare for surgery to remove the tumor, which will happen early next year. '' Following the competition, Buddy hired contestant Paul Conti to work at Carlo 's Bakery alongside Ashley, after Paul lost his job and home due to Hurricane Sandy. Chad Durkin was also later hired by Buddy for his pastry skills, and can be seen in the 2015 season of Cake Boss. References Jump up ^ `` Shows A-Z -- next great baker, the on nbc ''. the Futon Critic. Retrieved November 28, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Game On ! ''. Next Great Baker. Season 3. Episode 1. November 26, 2012. 01 : 04 minutes in. TLC. Jump up ^ `` Next Great Baker ( Season 3 ) ''. Discovery Press Web. Retrieved December 2, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Track the competition ''. TLC. Retrieved November 28, 2012. Last name are given in linked videos, not in website text. Jump up ^ `` Cake Roast ''. Next Great Baker. Season 3. Episode 4. December 17, 2012. Event occurs at 11 : 23 -- 11 : 50. TLC. Based on that, without a doubt, hands down, it 's this team. Now I need to pick an MVP. ^ Jump up to : `` Game On ! ''. Next Great Baker. Season 3. Episode 1. November 26, 2012. Event occurs at 53 : 39 -- 54 : 01. TLC. Jump up ^ `` A Statement From `` Next Great Baker '' Contestant James Brown ``. TLC. December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Cake Smash '' and `` Sugary Slopes '', Cake Boss, TLC, June 3, 2013. General references `` Cake Boss : Next Great Baker Season 3 episodes ''. TV Guide. Retrieved November 28, 2012. `` Shows A-Z -- next great baker, the on nbc ''. the Futon Critic. Retrieved November 28, 2012. `` Cake Boss : Next Great Baker : Episode Guide ''. MSN TV. Retrieved November 28, 2012. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Next_Great_Baker_(season_3)&oldid=806137641 '' Categories : 2012 American television seasons 2013 American television seasons Next Great Baker Hidden categories : Infobox television season articles that use the season name parameter Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 19 October 2017, at 23 : 20. About Wikipedia

Question: who won season 3 of the next great baker
Answer: Ashley Holt