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00:00Ugar and Spice, where five teams of master gingerbreaders have come together for a holiday
00:09competition like no other.
00:12We take gingerbread very seriously.
00:16We're up against the best.
00:18I've actually dreamed about gingerbread.
00:20Each team will create an entire gingerbread world piece by piece, every challenge bringing
00:25a new theme.
00:26This is such a feast for the eyes.
00:28I cannot believe it.
00:29This is truly next level.
00:31I'm blown away.
00:32I can't believe that it's made out of food.
00:35And though it may not be a perfect fairy tale.
00:38What, what, what?
00:40What did you do?
00:41You guys put so much pressure on me.
00:44You're insane.
00:45You're insane.
00:46Their gingerbread lands will grow beyond imagination to create a giant miniature world.
00:54Feels like a warm hug.
00:55It feels like what this season means to me.
00:58Until at last one team will claim the $100,000 grand prize.
01:03But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
01:07Let's start at the beginning, where we find our five teams, each bringing a little house
01:14built at home in advance, designed to match their given style.
01:18Look at all the time.
01:19I can't see all this stuff.
01:21Team Villa.
01:22We're Bust Out Moms, and we met Faith at the National Gingerbread House competition.
01:27I won the competition in 2023.
01:30I have also gotten into the top 10 with Heather.
01:33Team Chalet.
01:36Wow.
01:37It's just so much to take in.
01:39I feel like in Wonderland.
01:41I've done gingerbread for over 25 years.
01:44And I graduated as an architect in Colombia.
01:47We have precision.
01:48We have creativity.
01:50We have experience.
01:51We are already, like, stacked.
01:53Team Coastal.
01:54I definitely think people are underestimating us.
01:58They probably think we're the old moms, but they don't know what's coming.
02:03We've gone to competitions together.
02:05Together.
02:05We're an awesome team, just because we're good friends.
02:08Team Brownstone.
02:10Joelle is a master pastry chef.
02:13It's the same with Rabiha.
02:14She is an expert in her cookie work.
02:17He moves the best cake sculptor I know I've ever seen.
02:20We're incorporating that the right way into gingerbread.
02:23We're using all techniques in the book.
02:27And Team Mid-Century.
02:30I think we are the team to beat.
02:32For me, I'm the architect.
02:34I do gingerbread creations for celebrities.
02:36I have no doubt we're going to win.
02:38Yeah.
02:39We're winning.
02:40But there's one thing missing from this Christmas tale.
02:43A leading man in a cozy sweater.
02:45Oh, look, that's me, your host.
02:49Happy holidays!
02:53Welcome to Gingerbread Land, the biggest little holiday competition ever.
02:59I'm Oliver Hudson, host.
03:01I love Christmas.
03:03For me, being here is next level.
03:05So for the next four episodes, you're going to be creating your very own gingerbread worlds
03:09from the ground up.
03:10In the end, one team will take home a sweet cash prize of a drumroll.
03:18Drum it, drum it.
03:20$100,000.
03:25It's going to make for a very merry Christmas.
03:27You five teams are the most skilled gingerbreaders from across the country.
03:31So we gave you all a little bit of homework.
03:34Build and bring a gingerbread house, each in a recognizable architectural style.
03:40But what we didn't tell you is that they will all be judged immediately.
03:45The team that made the best house will get a big advantage in the first challenge.
03:50We didn't know that our first house was going to be judged, so that's just sort of leveled
03:58up the whole competition.
03:59So, who made the best one?
04:02Well, to find out, we will need judges.
04:05She is a Michelin-awarded restaurateur, a two-time James Beard Award winner, Food & Wine
04:11Magazine's Pastry Chef of the Year, and he is an award-winning architect and professor
04:15known as the Hip-Hop Architect.
04:18Our two permanent judges, Chef Gail Gand and architect Michael Ford.
04:23Wow.
04:26I've always recognized her as, you know, an OG, a legend in the game.
04:30I've been a fan of hers forever.
04:32He fanboyed over her so hard.
04:34So, judges, behind you are five gingerbread houses that our team's built.
04:38What are you looking for in these builds?
04:40I want to see a variety of materials that they're using, but also different techniques.
04:44I want to be able to immediately tell what architectural style you were assigned.
04:48Hopefully, I don't have to guess.
04:50No pressure.
04:52Michael Ford, I know about his work.
04:54This is going to be about precision, scale.
04:58We have that.
04:58Okay, now, judges, you don't know who built what.
05:01You're only going to find out after you judge them.
05:04So, may the sweetest house win.
05:07Oh, geez.
05:07Oh, thanks, guys.
05:08All right, so, first up here, we have mid-century modern.
05:13I can tell by the flat roof.
05:15The style of mid-century is actually one of my favorites.
05:19A modern style, it's clean.
05:21In the floor-to-ceiling glass.
05:23Mm-hmm.
05:24I'm seeing some really darling little work here with sugar.
05:27And I do like that I'm seeing gingerbread.
05:30I wish it was a little straighter.
05:33With mid-century and gingerbread, it is actually super challenging because the nature of gingerbread
05:39is that it's really not perfect.
05:41All right, and this one.
05:42So, I'm guessing this is coastal?
05:44Yes.
05:45You can tell by the front porch here, the wood siding.
05:49Most of the homes in coastal will be federal-style homes.
05:52They're usually just an A-frame house, little box.
05:54I mean, simple, simple architecture covered in usually cedar shake, board and bat, and clapboard siding.
06:00I'm looking at the royal icing that's on top, which does look like snow, but otherwise didn't feel very coastal.
06:07It's sort of cabin-y looking.
06:10This is the Mediterranean Villa.
06:11I can tell by the terracotta roof, the archways, the gingerbread facade.
06:16It looks like stucco.
06:17Our style is Mediterranean Villa.
06:19I love the terracotta roof and the color that it can bring, and then the white landscape, and then the vegetation.
06:26Some really nice painting there, and just stonework.
06:30It's great.
06:30I'll take that.
06:31So, this is our-
06:32And this is the mountain chalet.
06:33The chalet, yeah.
06:34So, you can tell by the gabled roof, the stone base, the wood facade.
06:39I love chalet architecture because it goes perfect with gingerbread.
06:43The wood, the wood grain, the stonework, rustic, the steep roofs, so they can support the snow.
06:50Nice little sugar work that they've got down here.
06:53Feels like Christmas.
06:54And this is the brownstone, really about verticality, but also the elevated.
07:00It's stoop.
07:00This has got these curved windows, which is not easy to do in sugar.
07:06Brownstones, you just think of, say, a three, four-story building.
07:10Arches, wrought iron.
07:12For me, gingerbread and brownstones are the match made in heaven.
07:15You know, it is very festive.
07:17But they're missing, like, the crowning jewel of brownstones, which is the cornice at the top.
07:22It really defines that line.
07:24So, judges, you've reviewed each gingerbread house.
07:27Now, it's time to rank them from your least to most favorite.
07:32Fifth place is...
07:35Team Coastal.
07:36I was looking for more clues that it was Coastal.
07:42Maybe a mermaid or some ship references or something.
07:46Fair enough.
07:47Let's get to number four.
07:48Let's get to fourth place.
07:50The mid-century modern.
07:52Mid-century modern is about clean lines.
07:55But I think you may have cluttered it up a little bit with some of the intricate details.
07:59Okay, let's get to third place.
08:03Number three is...
08:06Team Brownstone.
08:09One of the things that it was missing, there's a cornice that's at the top.
08:13But other than that, very nice details.
08:16And then there were two.
08:19We got Team Villa, Team Chalet.
08:22Now, one of you is going to get a big advantage in the next challenge.
08:27So, Gail.
08:29Second place is the Mountain Chalet.
08:32God.
08:33Oh, my God.
08:35It was very precise, very clean.
08:38You know, as you think about the future house builds, your chimney was above the windows,
08:43which I had no way to actually go down.
08:45So, that's a very small thing, but that will make it soon.
08:48I didn't know that an architect would actually go to that level of detail, so I'm kind of impressed.
08:52So, that means Team Villa, you won!
08:56Look how happy she is.
08:58Yes, good job.
08:59We were jumping up and down.
09:01She was grabbing our hands, like, with a death grip.
09:04This amazing validation.
09:05Exactly.
09:06We got validation right off the bat.
09:08We are very excited.
09:09Team Villa, you made the best house, which means you are getting the advantage in this next challenge.
09:13But more on that later, which I know I keep saying, I will let you know.
09:16All right, teams, your gingerbread houses are about to become the first structure in your magical gingerbread land.
09:24So, for the next four episodes, you're going to be competing in challenges and creating your very own gingerbread world.
09:30What starts as one cozy building, one cute block will grow challenge by challenge into a unique, incredible gingerbread world, at which point I will shrink myself and my family and we will live in it.
09:44But this is only if you make it to the end.
09:49That's right, there will be eliminations.
09:51So, let's get to it.
09:54The first challenge theme is where we gather.
09:59Your build should include a gathering place that reflects the heart of your world, like a town hall or a church, a library or whatever you choose.
10:08We'll be judging you on creativity and your overall design.
10:13So, that includes originality and your ability to stay true to your architectural style.
10:18These builds need to be clean.
10:19They need to be precise.
10:21So, as you build your world, one piece needs to blend seamlessly into the next.
10:26Everything you need to build your world, all the tools and all the ingredients you want are right there.
10:32And remember, everything must be edible.
10:34Teams, you will have until the clock strikes 12 to finish.
10:41That means you just have 12 hours for this challenge.
10:44Are you ready?
10:45It doesn't matter.
10:47Go.
10:47Come on, let's go, go, go, go.
10:49Let's get into this.
10:50We need a plan.
10:51We need a plan.
10:52Where we gather, what is a place that we could use?
10:55Church, right?
10:56Yeah, okay.
10:57This is definitely the most massive undertaking any of us have ever done.
11:02Ever done.
11:03But if I'm going to show you what a house in the Mediterranean looks like, then why not show you what an entire town would look like?
11:10So, we are building a town block and then we have this beautiful church where they come and they gather.
11:16All right, let's go.
11:17So, our secret to build those structures is we create a construction-grade gingerbread dough.
11:24We take out all leaveners to it besides eggs.
11:27We also incorporate honey into it.
11:29So, after it bakes, it turns rock hard.
11:32Hot gingerbread coming through.
11:33I like the construction part of it.
11:36I like using power tools.
11:39The judges have already mentioned the stonework on the outside of these arches.
11:42And so, we really want to keep up that level of artistry because we are up against some real talent.
11:48Oh, man.
11:49Okay.
11:49You okay?
11:50Yep.
11:50This is next-level gingerbread building.
11:53Yeah.
11:53So, people are making their own molds.
11:55They brought some of their own little tools.
11:57Like, there's little table saws over there.
11:59We'll get a little more insight if we go check out some of the bakers, shall we?
12:02Yeah.
12:02Let's take a look.
12:03All right.
12:03Let's go see.
12:04Okay.
12:05How's it going, everybody?
12:06It's going.
12:08So, what are we thinking here?
12:09So, we're definitely going to do some more residential houses.
12:12We're going to put a lot more focus on those sharp details of the exterior.
12:17I feel so heard.
12:18I think it's going to be a lot more successful.
12:20We're inspired by Palm Springs.
12:22Yes.
12:22So, we are creating two houses and one town hall where all the people from the homes would be gathering.
12:28We're going to have a lot of palm trees in our town because it's a staple of Palm Springs.
12:33I think this is a great approach because you're showing mid-century modern in a variety of ways.
12:38So, we really want to take the advice of the judges and keep the clean, sharp lines as much as possible.
12:45Out of the different styles, mid-century is probably one of the most difficult because it's very horizontal, very linear.
12:52But that's also what makes it exciting because we have an opportunity to make something that maybe a lot of people haven't seen before.
13:01I like Stabnog.
13:02Stabnog.
13:03This smells like Christmas.
13:05The judges did not think that our pre-build was coastal enough to them.
13:09So, when we were given Where You Gather, our immediate thought was there's nothing more coastal than a beautiful lighthouse set in a New England community with multiple houses, topography, and lighting.
13:20Is that good?
13:20Yes.
13:21For the lighthouse, we chose to do the structure out of rice cereal treats, and then we can cover
13:27that with dough.
13:28Ready to try it?
13:29Luckily, there are a lot of different edible materials besides gingerbread.
13:33As a team, we are staying true to artistic style with each little tile, each little shake, individually hand-cut.
13:41Awesome!
13:42Even though the other builds are precise and they're so nice and tight and clean, but I don't think that it gives emotion.
13:50That's so pretty.
13:51Hearing that we were fifth ignited us.
13:54Our plan is to still win.
13:58How are you guys doing?
13:59So far, so good.
14:01For where we live and gather, we're going to build a town hall and two buildings in a brownstone style.
14:06And then down the street, a giant tree lighting, because you want to kick Christmas celebrations off with a tree lighting.
14:13The batter is going into the paper cup.
14:16So edible moss is basically a sponge cake baked in a microwave.
14:20It just takes seconds.
14:22It's easy.
14:22It gives the realistic texture.
14:25Our judges said that they love the fine details, so that's what we are giving them.
14:30That's how we're going to bring it.
14:31Here you go.
14:33Merry Christmas, guys.
14:34My husband and I were married in this really nice white chapel.
14:39It had a really tall steeple.
14:40Where we gather means our team's special moments.
14:44I said, you know what?
14:44I got married in this really cute chapel down by the Mississippi River.
14:49So we're going to make a chapel in these tiny homes that showcase Carolina's architectural style.
14:55And we have this plan for this really nice plaza.
14:58So what I'll get started on is building out our landscape.
15:01You guys can get to building.
15:04So for each of the homes, all the borders of the building are going to be covered in gun paste.
15:10And I'm going to cut it with the texture of a stone.
15:14One of my gingerbread houses got top ten in the nationals.
15:18I love architecture, and I'm always looking for perfection.
15:23I think it gives us a competitive edge over the other teams.
15:26Did you study architecture at all?
15:28Yes.
15:28She's an architect.
15:30And we have Susan.
15:3125 years of gingerbread experience.
15:34Susan is the queen of gingerbread.
15:36Do you know anyone else here?
15:38Yes, Faith and Greer and Jennifer, I see, Wendy and Wendy.
15:44We compete against each other at nationals.
15:46You guys talk trash.
15:47Yeah.
15:48We talk, we, yeah.
15:50I think this competition is going to be really difficult because we're up against some crazy, talented people.
15:57It's going to be down to the wire.
15:58Okay, this challenge is where we gather.
16:02They have to make a place where everyone comes together, where they form community.
16:07They have to create a new corner of their world.
16:10Yeah.
16:10Just quicker this dries, quicker we get coats on.
16:15We want to get as much stuff done on the actual panels of the buildings before we construct the actual building.
16:23Come on, glue, do your job, please.
16:24We want to paint them and we want to glue things on because one of the unique techniques that we are bringing to the competition are our interlocking sides of our buildings.
16:37And they lock together so that the buildings can really stand on their own.
16:41And it's going to help us build faster.
16:44Boom shakalaka.
16:46Hey, guys, I got to get everyone's attention for a second.
16:48You are in the presence of the current gingerbread national champion.
16:53Yes.
16:53Right.
16:54Yes.
16:54I don't want that to intimidate you at all, but champion.
17:01Champion.
17:03We're the team to beat, right?
17:05You are the team to beat.
17:06Hi.
17:07Hello.
17:08Is this a lighthouse?
17:09Yes.
17:10Nice.
17:11Yes.
17:11So you will know that it is coastal.
17:13That will help.
17:15For this lighthouse, we went as tall as possible.
17:18There's a 42-inch height limit, and we are trying to hit it because that lighthouse is that beacon of that community.
17:25So we're ready to add the glass feature on the top that will be the light.
17:30Using a mason jar silicone mold, I'll pour clear ice malt into it.
17:36Ta-da.
17:37Ta-da.
17:37Oh, that'll look good.
17:40I will get to wire this thing and hope that this thing will light up.
17:43We already know what it's like to be in the bottom, and we don't want to be there again, and I don't want to be the person that caused it.
17:51Don't worry about me.
17:52If I fall off and die, I can go home.
17:53Keep going.
17:54Keep going.
17:55There we are.
17:56And there was light.
17:58Sparkling.
17:58Okay, bakers, you're halfway through.
18:02Okay.
18:03Oh, my God.
18:07Hey, Team Chalet.
18:09How are you guys doing?
18:10We're working hard.
18:12So what are you thinking about for the facade of your church here?
18:15We're going to have stone, and then the siding over here is very detailed.
18:20The church is really important to me because it's a replica of the church my husband and I got married in.
18:24I made the steeple out of ginger clay.
18:27I love ginger clay.
18:28Ginger clay is finely ground gingerbread with gum arabic, and it becomes this clay.
18:34You can do a lot with it.
18:36That steeple is really iconic, and I wanted it to do it justice.
18:40I love it.
18:41I have an angle ruler to make sure that our lights are spaced evenly.
18:45We're adding lights to the exterior because we have this plan for this really nice plaza,
18:50and we want to communicate that people gather day and night.
18:54Hey, guys, I'm recovering these lights.
18:56I don't like the way they look.
18:57I want our work to be clean.
18:59That's what we want to be known for.
19:03This is exciting.
19:05Look at that precision.
19:06We spent a lot of time putting the houses together, straightening out edges and making sure we had crisp, clean lines.
19:13I really want to impress the judges and show them that we are listening to their critiques and we're making adjustments.
19:19All right, you guys, I'm putting the candy in.
19:21There are huge windows.
19:23That's pretty much a staple of mid-century.
19:25To make the windows, I'm taking these candies and placing them into cutouts and baking them because they're going to melt.
19:32The candy that we use has a very warm hue to it.
19:35Mid-mod, how do we do this?
19:37These are our special candy that I pick out.
19:39Cough drops, right?
19:40Yeah.
19:40So basically, if I have a cough, I can just bite into that.
19:44Yes, you just lick the glass.
19:45Yeah, I can just lick the glass.
19:47I'll hold this and you pour it.
19:48So, yeah, I am spending endless hours working on the town hall because that is where we gather.
19:55It's a little difficult because the town hall is on such a large scale.
19:59There was a lot of pipe details.
20:02We're using isomalt to glue our walls down.
20:05I made a temper chocolate bell tower.
20:07We're going back and adding cornices and the moldings of the buildings.
20:13Yes.
20:13It is really important for us that the judges know we took their feedback.
20:18Dang.
20:19I should be an architect.
20:22Okay, bakers, I have an announcement.
20:24Stop working just for a second.
20:26We're going to stop the clock.
20:28But like a snow globe, we're going to shake things up.
20:31Oh, Lord.
20:32Team Villa, you are about to get that advantage that you earned earlier.
20:36Yes.
20:37Oh, my gosh.
20:38What is this going to be and how much of an advantage is this other team going to have over the rest of us?
20:45Oh, Lord.
20:48So, as all of you know, the best gingerbread lands should tell a story.
20:57I'm like, oh, my God, what next?
20:59Here comes Oliver.
21:00With this Oliver's twist.
21:04There are five stockings with written story prompts.
21:06So, each is a line that you might find in a magical Christmas tale.
21:11We have a surprise proposal.
21:14Seeing is believing.
21:16The unexpected holiday guest.
21:19Pet who saved the holiday.
21:21And down through the chimney.
21:23Every team must pick one and create a story from it to weave into your build.
21:28We want to push you to make your gingerbread land really come to life.
21:33Team Villa, since you guys finished first, you are going to get the advantage of picking the first story prompt.
21:39Come on down.
21:40I think we were feeling pretty good, but we were hoping we were going to have extra time.
21:44I know what you're not going to want.
21:45We really need the chimney prompt.
21:48And I'm just hoping that we get the opportunity to get the one that we want.
21:52What are we thinking here?
21:54We think we want to take the one we think that is the most fun.
21:57Pet who saved the holiday.
21:58Okay.
21:58Oh, I wanted that.
22:00Let's hope that advantage works out for you guys.
22:01All right.
22:02Team Chalet.
22:04You finished second, so you get to pick next.
22:06So luckily we get to pick the one that we want.
22:10It would be perfect for the chimney.
22:11All right.
22:12Down through the chimney is gone.
22:14Team Brownstone.
22:16Seeing is believing.
22:16All right.
22:17Good job, guys.
22:18Seeing is believing is off the table.
22:20Let's bring up team mid-century.
22:22At least you have a choice.
22:23We're going to end up with whatever we end up with, so we have to make the story work.
22:26Right.
22:27I think we should do the unexpected guests.
22:28Okay, great.
22:29Unexpected guests is off the board.
22:32All right.
22:33Thank you, guys.
22:34Coastal, come on up.
22:35There's only a surprise proposal left.
22:39Good luck, guys.
22:40All right, Ginger Better.
22:41So the plot has thickened.
22:43So with the addition of this new story, consider how the story is told, but also where it's told.
22:49I want to see precision in your craftsmanship.
22:53Your time starts now.
22:55Go.
22:57Okay, guys.
22:58All right, guys.
22:58Let's chat about it.
22:59And now there's a twist.
23:00More work.
23:01We'll have a couple down on one knee.
23:03He's asked for to marry him.
23:05My husband proposed to me by tying the diamond ring around a puppy's neck.
23:10This will add so much cuteness.
23:12I will use clay.
23:13We'll roll it, sculpt it, let it dry, and then we'll go back in and hand paint all the details.
23:17And we're going to have them in front of the lighthouse.
23:20Even though we chose last, it actually worked out for us.
23:22He's so cute.
23:24The prompt does say holiday guests.
23:29We decided on glamorous Mrs. Claus, who's vacationing in Palm Springs.
23:34Yes.
23:35She's maybe the only guest.
23:36She was a special guest at a holiday party happening at the community center.
23:40We're feeling a little overwhelmed.
23:42We were a little pressed for time.
23:44Yeah.
23:44You have to do ground cover.
23:46You have to do buildings, windows, details.
23:48And then adding people in, too, it's just going by so much faster than I could have expected.
23:54I just feel like we need more holiday decor.
23:57Yeah.
23:57Can we just add animals?
24:01Animals.
24:02So they're going to celebrate the holidays together.
24:05That is, he is believing.
24:07Okay.
24:07Our story is animals and people started to live in harmony.
24:12We made a town hall that has a tree right in front where the community with the animals are going to go watch the tree lighting.
24:20I'm making all the animals out of modeling chocolate, and I'm going to hand sculpt them.
24:25Oh, a zoo going on here.
24:27Look at that.
24:28Animals are so hard to make.
24:30They are hard to make.
24:32I'm working next to Hemu.
24:34I start sweating.
24:36I was, like, very intimidating by her work.
24:39Like, I wish her the best, but I have to be her.
24:42All right, I'm going to stick the bag in the chimney.
24:45For our story prompt, we decided to create a reindeer retrieving Santa's gift bag that we left behind.
24:51I'm going to make a reindeer out of modeling chocolate.
24:54One antler, two antlers.
24:57For antlers, I'm going to use grape stems.
24:58The judges already gave us feedback saying that our chimney was, like, inaccurately located.
25:03So we changed it.
25:05And then us having the reindeer up there hopefully will draw their attention to the fact that we took their notes.
25:11So cute.
25:12Say the cat is over here on the ledge, like, snags the ornament with his ball of yarn, too.
25:18The story prompt ended up being this cat would save the holiday.
25:24And so on the top of this tree, there was this star.
25:26And the star fell off of the side of the portico.
25:30And the cat inadvertently saved the day with his ball of yarn.
25:34It is making our piece come alive a little bit more.
25:37It's really cute.
25:38I like it.
25:40I don't know how much time is left.
25:41We got one hour.
25:42One hour?
25:43We have one hour left.
25:44Oh, my gosh.
25:45You can do it, Rabia.
25:46Don't worry.
25:46One hour?
25:47Oh, crap.
25:48And the doors are now open.
25:53And when that clock strikes midnight, your gingerbread lands must be in the judging gallery.
25:59Wonderful.
25:59I'm going to slather some of the royal icing on top.
26:04Stay calm.
26:05Our main town centerpiece is a church.
26:08And we're still working on getting everything to look the way we want to.
26:12We need you on the roof for the church.
26:14We have been praised on our terracotta piles.
26:18That was our plan for the church roof.
26:20Had we had more time, I suggested that we just paint it the deep, dark chocolate.
26:24We don't have, like, a texture on it.
26:26We're not going to have time to figure that out.
26:28I am trying not to psych myself out too much by seeing what everybody else is doing.
26:34It's a lot of pressure to keep up that level of artistry and consistency.
26:38It's hard work, this gingerbread stuff.
26:43Bakers, you only have 20 minutes left.
26:45Wait, wait, move.
26:46Please.
26:47We need to be so specific with brownstone style.
26:50So the buildings face each other like a New York street.
26:54Let me pipe some details.
26:56We are way behind, which is not good.
26:58We didn't have the palm trees into the center of the community center.
27:01We've had to cut out a lot.
27:03I need to go to put the people here.
27:05We decide to go with these white figurines that is made out of fondant around the village
27:10because that's what we do in architecture to give the scale.
27:14Nice.
27:14You have four minutes to get your builds into the judge's room.
27:20Let me just get in there with some dark brown.
27:22I think the things we're most concerned about are the church roof.
27:26It does have a little bit of a different look than the houses.
27:29Gingerbread walking.
27:31Above the door, up in that.
27:33There is this mad dash to make sure that everything is on the board.
27:36We don't want to be on the end again.
27:37Watch the door top.
27:39We got it.
27:40Cleared it.
27:40Yay.
27:41Clear.
27:41We're clear.
27:42Okay, let's start wheeling.
27:43Just bring it in the room.
27:44Bring it in the room.
27:44I'm struggling a little.
27:45Wow.
27:46Joelle is rolling in.
27:48Hamu is piping.
27:49I'm throwing the snow on.
27:51We made it happen.
27:52Wow.
27:54One minute and 43 seconds.
27:56What are you doing?
27:56News time.
27:57It's going to be salty.
27:58Just glue this, please.
27:59It's like a race to the finish.
28:01We need to stay calm.
28:02This is not the time to self-implode.
28:04Like, this is not the time.
28:06Things are getting intense, and we're all, like, trying to take a critical eye to this,
28:10to clean stuff up.
28:11We need to go.
28:12Beep, beep.
28:12Clear the way, everybody.
28:14Five, four, three, two, one.
28:20Time is up!
28:26God, amazing, amazing.
28:28I'm definitely feeling nervous.
28:30We are lacking a lot of detail, palm trees, Christmas trees.
28:35I really hope this is enough for us to stay in.
28:37Oh, it's a holiday party!
28:39I'm immensely proud of what we were able to accomplish in that 12 hours of time.
28:45I think we are very proud of what we've done, but you can't help but look at everybody else's
28:49and think, uh, have I done enough?
28:56You guys ready?
28:57Yes.
28:58Yes.
28:58It is time to meet our very special guest, Judge.
29:01Oh, dang.
29:03He's an iconic stylist.
29:05And every time he creates a look for one of his A-list clients, he brings a sharp eye
29:10for visual composition and color theory.
29:13Please welcome Brad Gorescu.
29:15Oh!
29:19I recognize Brad from his journey as a stylist.
29:23He's such a sharp dresser.
29:25I'm like, this man has very good taste.
29:27What are you looking for approaching these builds and actually judging them?
29:31You know, I think I'm looking for the same thing I look for in styling.
29:35I want to see creativity, precision, detail, all of those things that finesse a beautiful
29:41red carpet look.
29:42I'm hoping to see in your beautiful creations as well.
29:44So you arrived with these incredible gingerbread houses that you built.
29:48And then we challenged you to expand that into a full world under the theme where we gather.
29:54You're going to be judged on creativity, design, execution, and of course, storytelling.
30:00Okay, Team Coastal, step on up to your build.
30:03We made a coastal village.
30:08So we gather at a lighthouse.
30:10And of course, you have to have a light in the lighthouse to bring everyone to our coastal community.
30:16This particular home, this is the traditional cedar shake home and cottage.
30:22Our prompt was a surprise proposal.
30:25I was proposed to, and our little puppy was probably 12 weeks old.
30:30And my husband tied the diamond ring around his collar.
30:34So that is represented in our piece.
30:37So it's autobiographical.
30:38Yeah.
30:39First of all, I love the look of it, that it looks handmade.
30:44And it's a really nice town that I want to live in.
30:47I also love some of the architectural detail.
30:49That was one of the critiques we gave before, where your materials didn't really sing.
30:52But now when I look at the boathouse, I can see the clapboard now.
30:56I can see the weathering on it.
30:59But I also like that lighthouse, the LESTA light be the shining moment.
31:02Our eye is drawn in right to that proposal.
31:04In my styling mind, what I'm loving is that you've not only let us into your imaginations,
31:09you've let us into the personal storytelling, which I think is part of the reason why there's
31:14like a warmth to all of this.
31:17Well, thank you, Team Coastal.
31:20Brownstone.
31:23Welcome to our brownstone city.
31:26For the place we live and gather, we made a town hall that has a tree right in front
31:31where the community are going to go watch the tree lighting.
31:33Our story prompt is seeing is believing.
31:36The animals are roaming free alongside everybody else in the city.
31:41They're helping decorate the tree.
31:45It's just a little bit of whimsy.
31:48I obviously see a lot of different techniques and the craftsmanship on the tree.
31:53It's not made how trees are typically made and quite impressive.
31:57Crazy.
31:58I do appreciate it.
31:59You've now started to incorporate different types of brownstone.
32:02Your town hall feels very classical.
32:05One of the problems I have, though, is how the buildings are facing each other.
32:09And because of that, I'm not feeling invited.
32:14Yeah.
32:14The real magic is on the other side.
32:17Yeah.
32:17But I do love the story with the animals.
32:20My eye is drawn directly to the giraffe, which is really, really nice.
32:24Well, thank you, Team Brownstone.
32:25Thank you, Team Brownstone.
32:26Thank you, Team Brownstone.
32:27Okay, Mid-Century Modern.
32:30Welcome to the Mid-Century Neighborhood in Palm Springs.
32:34With where we gather, we made a community center where everybody's going to come together
32:39for a great holiday party.
32:41We also have three different houses, a glass house, and another one we call Boomerang.
32:46The story prompt that we were given was unexpected holiday guest, Mrs. Claus.
32:55She's a girl boss.
32:56She's booked.
32:56She's busy.
32:58So she is a special guest at this holiday function.
33:02To see the different approaches, you have the butterfly roof, you have the flat roofs.
33:07You know, before we commented on the straight lines, which is associated with mid-mod, you're
33:12letting the material sink, and that's what a modern architect would do.
33:16Great job.
33:17Thanks.
33:18I'm very impressed, but I wish I was seeing a little more Christmas indication.
33:24I think you've done a really good job with the minimalism aspect, but I think what I'm
33:29seeing here is a beautiful gown that needs some accessories.
33:32Right.
33:32Absolutely.
33:33Okay.
33:33Well, thank you very much, Mid-Century.
33:36Chalet, let's talk about it.
33:39For this challenge where we live and gather, we have decided to create a chapel for our
33:44Mountain Chalet Ski Resort.
33:46It is reminiscent of the chapel that Susan got married in.
33:51For our story prompt down the chimney, we decided to create a reindeer retrieving Santa's
33:57gift bag that he left behind.
33:58And then we wanted to have these street posts outside to show this is a place where people
34:03can also gather.
34:04This is a love letter to Gingerbread.
34:07I was looking at the church and I love the height in the steeple and then the stained glass windows.
34:13This is a couture gown.
34:15It's a very clean look.
34:17It is very precise.
34:18I'm not sure yet how I feel about the figurines.
34:22They're a little spooky.
34:24They're there to give scale if you need it.
34:27It's that they're just sort of a suggestion of a person makes it feel unreal.
34:32I have to give you all credit about the position of a chimney.
34:35I'm glad to see it actually moved.
34:37All right.
34:38Well, Team Shelley, thank you guys.
34:40Thank you so much.
34:41I'm surprised.
34:42Michael noticed that the chimney was moved.
34:43It goes to the show, you know, the notes they're giving us, they're keeping track of that.
34:46Next up, Team Villa.
34:49My biggest concern going into judging is we don't have enough little details.
34:55We don't have enough story.
34:56We don't have enough surprises.
34:59So I'm a little nervous.
35:02Team Villa.
35:05Let's talk.
35:06Welcome to the Mediterranean Villa.
35:10The church really is the place that everybody comes together all at the same time.
35:15For the pet that saved the holidays, this ornament has fallen off of this tree and the kitty cat
35:22playing with this little ball of yarn inadvertently saved the day.
35:26Well, first off, I want to point out that you are the winners of the home build.
35:31Yes, thank you for that.
35:32So we had very high expectations.
35:34Yes.
35:35I want to tell you that you did not disappoint.
35:39Awesome.
35:41You're using gingerbread in umpteen different ways.
35:43Yes, ma'am.
35:44Like it looks minimalistic, but it's actually very complicated.
35:47But I'm questioning that finish on your roof of your church.
35:51I think there's another layer that needs to be added there because it doesn't fit with the rest.
35:56One of the other items you want to pay attention to is how you are fastening your structure.
36:01The soft tooth process you're using is very good structurally.
36:05We use it all the time as architects.
36:07I appreciate it, but I don't want to see it.
36:10Okay.
36:11Team Villa, thank you very much.
36:15Okay, gingerbreaders, can you please head back into the kitchen so we can talk about you behind your back?
36:20Thank you very much.
36:25I think it's time to make some decisions.
36:27Let's talk about these one at a time.
36:29I would say Team Coastal, who was in last place, have moved up.
36:33A lot.
36:34I still think there are a lot of flaws.
36:36But Team Coastal has something that Team Brownstone doesn't, and that's the invitation to come into our land.
36:42Yes.
36:43I hope that we've done enough that the judges don't send us home.
36:46And let us finish the story.
36:47I think Team Brownstone shows some skill.
36:50The way that they are showing the differences that you can get out of Brownstone.
36:54There's no spatial awareness at all.
36:58We need to keep in mind that this is more of a display rather than an actual literal city Brownstone.
37:06I love how they understood the style, but it feels like something's missing.
37:11I think there's a real opportunity for creativity in the minimalism. That was missed.
37:15No, I agree.
37:16It's missing a Christmas feel.
37:18When I look at everybody else's, theirs had warm and fuzzy.
37:23I hope that they give us the opportunity to take into consideration their critiques, and then we can turn it around.
37:29What I love about this team is the attention to detail.
37:32It's a work of art.
37:34Having said that, I don't feel like anybody lives here.
37:37Mm-hmm.
37:38I'm really concerned about Gail's comment about the people.
37:41If we get a chance with the next one, we do need to raise the bar.
37:45Exactly.
37:46Hmm.
37:47This team, probably more than, you know, most of the teams, they really stuck to the style.
37:52I'm not, like, 100% sure that Team Villa is safe.
37:57It was a little bit of a double-edged sword.
37:59As an architect, he loved the tongue and groove.
38:01Yeah.
38:02He just did not want to see it.
38:03Right.
38:04Yeah.
38:05I think if we continue, we will have more time to address the joints.
38:09All right, judges.
38:10I think we need to go deliver some news, huh?
38:12Yeah.
38:13Let's do it.
38:19Please gather around, teams.
38:21It's the moment of truth.
38:24Well, gingerbreaders, this is the tough part.
38:26The judges have made their decision.
38:29When you hear your team name, please step forward.
38:33Team Coastal.
38:35You're a little bit concerned.
38:36You kind of look around the room, and you're like, oh, we're going home.
38:39Team Villa.
38:40There were a couple issues with our build, so we're a little nervous.
38:45Team Chalet, please step forward.
38:48We don't know if we are in the top or in the bottom.
38:52It's just a nerve-wracking situation right now.
38:56Are these teams on the top, or are these teams on the bottom?
39:02They are...
39:05...on the top!
39:07Oh, my God.
39:12I did not like that look.
39:13Now, it's time to reveal who is the winner.
39:17And by the way, this winner will get another advantage next time.
39:21Much like the one that you guys had before, which, as we know, played a big role.
39:24Played a big role.
39:26The winner is...
39:33Team Chalet!
39:35Congratulations!
39:36You produced something that was just the highest excellence in artistry.
39:46It was precise, it was beautiful, it told a wonderful story, and you could just really feel the magic of the holidays from it.
39:54Oh, you did it!
39:56I'm just really proud of us.
39:58I'm really excited to continue telling our story.
40:02Team Brownstone and Team Mid-Century, please step up.
40:08Team Brownstone, because of the placement of your buildings, I didn't get a sense of community.
40:14All three of us are competitive beasts.
40:17This is not where we see ourselves.
40:20I've never been on the bottom.
40:23It's soul-crushing.
40:25Team Mid-Century, the bill did not feel like Christmas.
40:29We didn't get the holiday spirit.
40:31Finding out that our team is in the bottom two, oh, it kind of took the wind out of my sails.
40:37But I understood it, because that Christmas element was missing.
40:42This is a Christmas challenge.
40:45Now it's time for the final result.
40:48The team going home is...
40:55No one!
40:57This is a Christmas miracle.
40:59You are all safe.
41:02High five.
41:04High five.
41:05But there's $100,000 on the line here.
41:09And you can't always count on a Christmas miracle.
41:12Going into the next round, we have to saturate our theme with Christmas.
41:18We need to impress those judges.
41:20We need to let them know we're here to deliver.
41:23Get ready.
41:25This adventure in gingerbread land is just beginning.
41:28Oh, my gosh.
41:30That's magic.
41:31Unbelievable.
41:32With $100,000 on the line, the pressure is about to snowball.
41:36Oh, no.
41:37I think my heart just dropped.
41:39Your attitude didn't help me at all.
41:41Do not crumble.
41:43Too late.
41:45I'm blown away.
41:46I can't believe that it's made out of food.
41:48Your gingerbread village, it's a place that I wanted to be.
41:51You put everything into this.
41:52You put everything into this.
41:53You put everything into this.
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