# Bake Off Greece

Bake Off Greece (also called Bake Off) is a Greek television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, attempting to impress a group of judges with their baking skills, with a contestant being eliminated in each round, with the winner being selected from the contestants who reach the finals. The show's first episode was aired on 23 September 2018. The Show based on the BBC baking competition The Great British Bake Off.
The programme is presenting by Ioanna Triantafyllidou, with judges Akis Petretzikis, Nikolas Straggas and Dimitris Xronopoulos.

## Host and judges
### Key

    Host
    Judge
| Cast member | Seasons |
| Cast member | 1 |
| Ioanna Triantafyllidou | |
| Akis Petretzikis | |
| Nikolas Straggas | |
| Dimitris Xronopoulos | |

## Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | Winner | Runner-up | Timeslot | Channel |
| 1 | 28 | 23 September 2018 | 24 March 2019 | Venia Flessa | Lena Samerka | Sunday 21:00pm (Episodes 1-24) Sunday 20:00pm (Episodes 25–28) | Alpha TV |
* In series 1 the episodes 19, 21 and 23 were broadcast on Fridays at 21:00pm.

## Season 1: 2018

Series 1 of Bake Off Greece saw eighteen home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned the Bake Off Greece best amateur baker. It began airing on 23 September 2018 on Alpha TV.
The winner is Venia Flessa.

### Bakers

| Baker | Hometown | Status |
| Venia Flessa | Kalamata | Winner (Episode 28) |
| Lena Samerka | Athens | Runner-up (Episode 28) |
| Anna-Maria Kefala | Cyprus | Eliminated (Episode 27) |
| Georgia Mimigianni | Agios Dimitrios | Eliminated (Episode 26) |
| Nikos Zotos | Athens | Eliminated (Episode 24) |
| Dora Georgiou | Livadeia | Eliminated (Episode 22) |
| Meli Karamelidou | Thessaloniki | Eliminated (Episode 18) |
| Panos Zaredis | Vari | Eliminated (Episode 16) |
| Orestis Feizo | Piraeus | Eliminated (Episode 13) |
| Alexandra Legga | Agia Varvara | Eliminated (Episode 12) |
| Mihalis Spiridakis | Dafni | Eliminated (Episode 11) |
| Petros Fouskitakis | Chania | Eliminated (Episode 8) |
| Katerina Kirpi | Athens | Eliminated (Episode 7) |
| Eya Seimenaki | Athens | Eliminated (Episode 6) |
| Panagiotis Barberis | Keratsini | Eliminated (Episode 5) |
| Dora Kappi | Athens | Eliminated (Episode 4) |
| Akis Adamopoulos | Vounargo | Eliminated (Episode 3) |
| Jason Oikonomidis | Chalandri | Eliminated (Episode 2) |
| Christina Alipradi | Trikala | Eliminated (Episode 1) |

## Results summary

Elimination chart :
| Baker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Venia | | | SB | | | | | | | | SB | SB | | | | | | | SB | | | Winner |
| Lena | | | | | | SB | SB | | | | | | | SB | | | | | | | | Runner-up |
| Anna-Maria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SB | SB | | | | OUT | |
| Georgia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SB | | | | | OUT | | |
| Nikos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SB | OUT | | | |
| Dora G. | | | | SB | | | | SB | | | | | | | | | | OUT | | | | |
| Meli | | | | | SB | | | | | | | | SB | | | OUT | | | | | | |
| Panos | | | | | | | | | OUT | RET | | | | | OUT | | | | | | | |
| Orestis | | | | | | | | | | ARR | | | OUT | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexandra | | | | | | | | | | | | OUT | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mihalis | | | | | | | | | | | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Petros | SB | | | | | | | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Katerina | | | | | | | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eya | | | | | | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Panagiotis | | | | | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dora K. | | SB | | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akis | | | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason | | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Christina | OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Colour key:
    Baker was one of the judges' least favourite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
    Baker was one of the judges' favourite bakers that week, but was not the Star Baker.
    Baker got through to the next round.
    Baker was eliminated.
    Baker was the Star Baker.
    Baker was Returned or Arrived
    Baker was a series runner-up.
    Baker was the series winner.

## Episodes
### Team fase
#### Episode 1: Premiere

| Contestant | Technical challenge (Chocolate marquise) | Creative challenge (6 mini pies) | Outcome |
| Orestis & Alexandra | 1º | Champagne and Strawberry | Advance |
| Venia & Anna Maria | 2º | Lemon and orange | Advance |
| Panagiotis & Eya | 3º | Champagne and raspberry | Advance |
| Dora G. & Georgia | 4º | Chocolate and cream | Advance |
| Mihalis & Panos | 5º | Vanilla and blueberries | Starbakers |
| Katerina & Petros | 6º | Chocolate and grapes | Nominated |
| Lena & Nikos | 7º | Chocolate and red wine | Nominated |
| Akis & Dora K. | 8º | Strawberries and meringue | Advance |
| Christina & Jason | 9º | Cream and vanilla | Eliminated |

#### Episode 2: Chocolate

| Contestant | Technical challenge (Chocolate souffle) | Creative challenge (24 kisses) | Outcome |
| Dora G. & Georgia | 1º | Cream and orange | Advance |
| Panagiotis & Eya | 2º | Chocolate and cookies | Advance |
| Anna Maria & Venia | 3º | Chocolate and strawberries | Starbakers |
| Mihalis & Panos | 4º | Strawberries and raspberries | Advance |
| Nikos & Lena | 5º | Coffee liqueur | Nominated |
| Akis & Dora K. | 6º | Blueberries and bitter chocolate | Eliminated |
| Orestis & Alexandra | 7º | Grapefruit | Advance |
| Katerina & Petros | 8º | Chocolate and orange | Nominated |

#### Episode 3: Greek pastry

| Contestant | Technical challenge (Baklava) | Creative challenge (Filled koulorakia) | Outcome |
| Katerina & Petros | 1º | Almonds and chocolate | Starbakers |
| Orestis & Alexandra | 2º | Watermelon and melon | Advance |
| Mihalis & Panos | 3º | Caramel sauce | Nominated |
| Anna Maria & Venia | 4º | Caramelized almonds | Advance |
| Dora & Georgia | 5º | Chocolate and strawberries | Advance |
| Nikos & Lena | 6º | Nuts and raisins | Nominated |
| Panagiotis & Eya | 7º | Peanut butter | Eliminated |

#### Episode 4: Tiny episode

* This was the last episode in the team fase
| Contestant | Technical challenge (6 mini waffles) | Creative challenge (48 petit fours) | Outcome |
| Anna Maria & Venia | 1º | Red velvet / Blue velvet | Advance |
| Orestis & Alexandra | 2º | Cookie cake / Lemon pie | Nominated |
| Katerina & Petros | 3º | Apple pie / Chocolate financieros | Eliminated |
| Dora & Georgia | 4º | Orange financieros / Cheesecake | Starbakers |
| Nikos & Lena | 5º | Lemon pie / Cheesecake | Advance |
| Mihalis & Panos | 6º | Chocolate cake / Pavlova | Nominated |

### Individual fase
#### Episode 5: Snacks

| Contestant | Technical challenge (20 brigadeiros) | Creative challenge (24 flavoured shuku-shuku) | Outcome |
| Dora | 1º | Strawberry | Starbaker |
| Panos | 2º | Chocolate and coconut | Advance |
| Georgia | 3º | Coconut and banana | Advance |
| Lena | 4º | Chocolate | Advance |
| Orestis | 5º | Coffee liqueur | Advance |
| Alexandra | 6º | Milk and apple | Nominated |
| Venia | 7º | Coffee and coconut | Advance |
| Nikos | 8º | Bitter chocolate | Nominated |
| Mihalis | 9º | Chocolate and vanilla | Eliminated |
| Anna Maria | 10º | Milk chocolate | Advance |

#### Episode 6: Salty and sweet

| Contestant | Technical challenge (6 cakepops) | Creative challenge (Bread basket) | Outcome |
| Nikos | 1º | Reggiano cheese and grilled sausage | Advance |
| Georgia | 2º | Bacon and brie cheese | Starbaker |
| Panos | 3º | Onion and cheese | Advance |
| Anna-Maria | 4º | Leek and cherry tomatoes | Advance |
| Orestis | 5º | Raw ham and bacon pork rinds | Nominated |
| Alexandra | 6º | Cherry tomatoes | Eliminated |
| Lena | 7º | Bacon pork rinds | Advance |
| Dora | 8º | Onion and cheese | Advance |
| Venia | 9º | Grilled sausage and reggiano cheese | Nominated |

#### Episode 7: Français pastry

| Contestant | Technical challenge (Opera cake) | Creative challenge (Eclairs tower) | Outcome |
| Anna-Maria | 1º | Custard cream and chocolate | Advance |
| Venia | 2º | Bitter chocolate | Starbaker |
| Panos | 3º | Milk and cream cheese | Advance |
| Dora | 4º | Strawberry and blueberries | Nominated |
| Lena | 5º | Chocolate and coffee liqueur | Nominated |
| Orestis | 6º | Banana and apple | Eliminated |
| Georgia | 7º | Coffee and bitter chocolate | Advance |
| Nikos | 8º | Chocolate brownie | Advance |

#### Episode 8: Desserts

| Contestant | Technical challenge (Charlotte tiramisu) | Creative challenge (Triffle) | Outcome |
| Venia | 1º | Chocolate and orange | Advance |
| Dora | 2º | Lemon and hazelnut | Nominated |
| Lena | 3º | Chocolate brownie | Starbaker |
| Panos | 4º | Maracuja mousse | Eliminated |
| Anna-Maria | 5º | Strawberry and pineapple | Advance |
| Georgia | 6º | Custard cream and strawberry | Advance |
| Nikos | 7º | Opera cake in a glass | Nominated |

#### Episode 9: Judge

* In this episode the judge and the presenter was the encharged to decide the challenges
* Technical challenge was decided by Nikolas and Akis / Creative challenge was decided by Ioanna and Dimitris
| Contestant | Technical challenge (Paris-Brest cake) | Creative challenge (Profiteroles construction) | Outcome |
| Lena | 1º | Chocolate and mint | Nominated |
| Nikos | 2º | Lemon and banana | Advance |
| Anna-Maria | 3º | Chocolate and tomato jam | Starbaker |
| Dora | 4º | Strawberry and raspberries | Eliminated |
| Venia | 5º | Cappuccino and raspberries | Advance |
| Georgia | 6º | Berries | Nominated |

#### Episode 10: Countries

| Contestant | Technical challenge (Colors cake) | Creative challenge (2 Flags cake) | Outcome |
| Venia | 1º | Morocco and Turkey | Nominated |
| Georgia | 2º | USA and Italy | Starbaker |
| Anna-Maria | 3º | Cyprus and Israel | Advance |
| Lena | 4º | Argentina and Mexico | Nominated |
| Nikos | 5º | Brazil and Canada | Eliminated |

#### Episode 11: Semifinal

| Contestant | Technical challenge (Petit gateaux) | Creative challenge (My favourite artist) | Outcome |
| Lena | 1º | Salvador Dalí | Finalist |
| Anna Maria | 2º | Pablo Picasso | Finalist |
| Georgia | 3º | Leonardo da Vinci | Eliminated |
| Venia | 4º | Nikos Engonopoulos | Finalist |

#### Episode 12: Final

| Contestant | Technical challenge (Greek bake off cake) | Creative challenge (The grand finale cake) | Outcome |
| Lena | 1º | Love | 2nd finalist |
| Venia | 2º | V.F. | Winner |
| Anna-Maria | 3º | Cyprus flag | 3rd finalist |