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The 14th series of The Great British Bake Off is now only days away. And for a show that prides itself on consistency, a few things have changed this year. Alison Hammond is now a presenter, and hopefully the show won’t cause as much of an international racism furore as it did last year.
There are also 12 brand new contestants. And, as is tradition, I have parsed their bios and contestant Q&As to determine who will win and who will lose. So here is the new clutch of bakers, ranked in reverse order of impressiveness.
