Table: bake_off_episodes
Columns: series
premiere
finale
runners_up
winner

Question: List all the runners-up on 16 October 2012?
SQL: SELECT "runners_up" FROM bake_off_episodes WHERE "finale" = '16 October 2012'

Question: What is the date when Miranda Gore Browne was runner-up?
SQL: SELECT "finale" FROM bake_off_episodes WHERE "runners_up" = 'Miranda Gore Browne'

Question: What is the date of the finale where Holly Bell was runner-up?
SQL: SELECT "finale" FROM bake_off_episodes WHERE "runners_up" = 'Holly Bell'

Question: What is the premiere of the season where Holly Bell was the runner-up?
SQL: SELECT "premiere" FROM bake_off_episodes WHERE "runners_up" = 'Holly Bell'

Question: How many runners-up were there when Joanne Wheatley won?
SQL: SELECT COUNT("runners_up") FROM bake_off_episodes WHERE "winner" = 'Joanne Wheatley'

Question: Who won the season for which Brendan Lynch is the runner-up?
SQL: SELECT "winner" FROM bake_off_episodes WHERE "runners_up" = 'Brendan Lynch'