Holiday Baking Championship Winners

Every winner, season by season

Season 1 through Season 12. 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?

8 of the 12 champions above have a full catch-up profile on our blog: what they did after the win, and what they are baking today.

• Erin Campbell (Season 1) →

  What happened to Erin Campbell after she won the very first Holiday Baking Championship in 2014, from a Food Network Star run to a deliberately private life since.

• Jason Smith (Season 3) →

  What happened to Jason Smith after winning Holiday Baking Championship in 2016, from Food Network Star champion to a career as a Food Network host and judge.

• Jennifer Barney (Season 4) →

  What happened to Jennifer Barney after winning Holiday Baking Championship in 2017, from a home bakery to Meringue Bakery & Café in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

• Douglas Phillips (Season 5) →

  What happened to Douglas Phillips after he won Holiday Baking Championship season 5 in 2018, from his pastry teaching career to why the recent record is limited.

• Adam Monette (Season 8) →

  What happened to Adam Monette after he won Holiday Baking Championship season 8 in 2021, from his Vermont teaching job to what public reporting shows since.

• Dru Tevis (Season 9) →

  What happened to Dru Tevis after winning Holiday Baking Championship season 9 in 2022, from his Delaware pastry career to what public reporting shows since.

• Ashley Landerman (Season 10) →

  What happened to Ashley Landerman after she won Holiday Baking Championship season 10 in 2023, from her New Braunfels bakery to her later Food Network appearances.

• Charles Zimmerman (Season 12) →

  What we know about Charles Zimmerman after he won Holiday Baking Championship season 12 in December 2025, from his pastry pedigree to why the post-win record is still thin.

How a Holiday Baking Championship winner is crowned

Each episode opens with a smaller preheat challenge, then a bigger holiday-themed main heat where one baker is eliminated. The bracket narrows week by week until the finale crowns a champion, who takes home $25,000.

Holiday Baking Championship winners FAQ