Well, I finally hit on double-digit picks again last week, but at what price? Success in quantity cannot make up for failures in quality; I am therefore tempted to offer up a couple of my lesser wins from Week 10 up as a sacrifice, that I may still be able to claim the 13 points … Continue reading Week 11 Confidence Pool
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Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – 1980’s Week
To think, it's been almost 20 years since the American version of I Love the 80's hit the airwaves; in the course of pulling that there Wikipedia link, it came to my attention that the American version was based off of a British series of the same name that is even closer to crossing the … Continue reading Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – 1980’s Week
Week 10 Confidence Pool
I make my picks as early in the week as possible, and as a consequence I have a curious and unfortunate tendency to forget what picks I actually made in about one third of that week's games, give or take. This is for the best when it comes time to sit down and actually watch … Continue reading Week 10 Confidence Pool
Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Japanese Week
Oh, for fuck's sake. I know I got that out of the way in advance at the end of last week's column, and I hate to start off another column with another concentrated blast of negativity, GBBS ostensibly being something I like and all, but I feel it bears repeating. What was Japanese Week, exactly, … Continue reading Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Japanese Week
Week 9 Confidence Pool
Well, that was miserable. For the second time this season, I've failed utterly, putting up a truly pathetic 64 points out of a possible 105, with only 8 of 14 picks landing. And, for the second time this season, my thought process turns towards justifying my terrible whiffs even with the benefit of hindsight, rather … Continue reading Week 9 Confidence Pool
Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Pastry Week
Last week, just before I published the Chocolate Week Rankings but well after the article was done and in the can, The Ringer published this magnificent piece by the great Brian Phillips regarding our beloved televised baking competition. Not only is it funny as all get out, it is a rich text, one that offers … Continue reading Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Pastry Week
Week 8 Confidence Pool
I was all set to open this week's column with an entirely reasonable, interesting, and not at all smug and infuriating bit about how great it was to bounce back so majestically after taking an awful beating in Week 6. While it's true enough that my Week 7 picks were considerably more successful, as I … Continue reading Week 8 Confidence Pool
Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Chocolate Week
Where to begin? Historically, when I've talked about stress in the Tent, I've considered stress as a function of challenge complexity. I have no doubt that most weeks, every baker on Great British Baking Show is stressed out to some degree, but the times I've felt the need to comment on it have been in … Continue reading Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Chocolate Week
Week 7 Confidence Pool
I would like to personally apologize to anyone who make their picks last week based primarily on my advice. I don't know how I let this happen. Hitting on 8 out of 14 picks doesn't seem ghastly on paper, but Kirk Cousins' passing stats don't look ghastly on paper, either. My performance in Week 6 … Continue reading Week 7 Confidence Pool
Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Bread Week
I can't rightly claim to be any sort of bagel sage. I have had a few bagels in my day, but no less than 60% of them were the mass-produced kind you get in plastic bags at the supermarket. While most of the physical properties of these bagels would doubtless draw the ire of bagel-knowing … Continue reading Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Bread Week
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