BAKE OFF IN NUMBERS

7 series have been shown on the BBC. 4 were on BBC Two, the others on BBC One. 2m curious viewers tuned in to the very first episode in 2010. 15.1m viewed last year’s final won by Nadiya Hussain, making it the most-watched show of 2015. 13.9m

is Channel 4’s highest audience so far, for A Woman Of Substance in 1985. 4 Baftas and two National Television Awards are among GBBO’s trophies. 200 territories around the world have bought the UK version. 20 make their own version, from Australia to Ukraine. 3 series have been made of spin-off Junior Bake Off. 7 pages is the length of the application form wouldbe bakers have to fill out, followed by a 45-minute phone interview. 1 production member is kept on standby at a local supermarket in case any ingredients are required. 124 was the magic number of ingredients required by series four winner Frances Quinn for her final showstopper. 32 was the highest number of eggs a baker used in a single recipe. 1 Victoria sponge is baked in advance in each oven every day to test they are working properly. 4 years were spent pitching the idea, inspired by village fete baking competitions, before it was picked up by telly bosses.

180kg

offlour were used by this year’s bakers, along with 150kg of sugar, 85kg of butter and 65kg of chocolate. 1800 eggs went into the bakes this

year. 160

hours of washing up are done by hand as dishwashers are too noisy.

112,000 calories was the estimated tally of all the bakes in series four. 1779 hours would be required to walk off the sugar-laden calorie tally. 5m is the audience industry experts reckon Channel 4 needs to attract to cover its expenditure. £200k

was the current cost per

episode. 2017

will see a celebrity version of the show for Stand Up To Cancer. 2018

is when fans will see the next reg

ular series. £1m

was said to be the figure for the book deal signed by Nadiya Hussain. 3 fiction novels, as well as her cookbook, will be written by Nadiya who is the show’s biggest ever star. 2 Scots have reached the latter stages of the show. James Morton was a finalist in 2012 and Flora Shedden was pipped just before last year’s final. 83 bakers have set foot inside the Bake Off

tent. 7000

people applied for the third series as its fame spread, now many times that try to get on. 1 bake infamously ended up being thrown away in “bingate” after Iain Watters found his Baked Alaska had melted after a freezer mix-up. 811 viewers complained to the BBC about the supposed sabotage of the Baked Alaska. 1 bake wasn’t finished due to injury when eventual winner John Whaite sliced his finger open on a food processor.

1 supermarket, Morrisons, appointed a “bake officer” this year to ensure customers could find ingredients in-store after the show. It’s a big boost for all retailers, with glace cherry sales going up 160% last year and crystallised ginger by 300%.