2021 National Gingerbread House Competition Winners

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2021 marks the 29th Annual National Gingerbread House Competition at the historic Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, with over $25,000 awarded in cash and prizes this year.
There are four categories: Child, Youth, Teen and Adult. This video will focus on the Top 10 Adult entries.
Competition rules state that the entry must be created from 100% edible materials and made of at least 75% gingerbread.
Top 10 finalist this year are, in no particular order:
Mary Hulsman of Concord, N.C.
Gail Oliver of Johnson City, TN
Barbara Wilson of Tega City, S.C.
Cathy Christiansen of Nebo, N.C.
Susan Rogers of O'Fallon, IL
Jennifer Wilson of Burlington, N.C.
Jessica Frost of Knoxville, TN
and...
3rd Place to Cheryl Filion of Medina, OH
2nd Place to Grier Rubeling of Cary, N.C.
1st Place to The Merry Mischief Bakers:
Ted Scutti, Adam Starkey, Sachiko Windbiel, Evonne Darby & Tim Stewart
Congratulations to the nearly 100 participants this year and all place winners!
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Thank you!

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@jaehaspels9607 Жыл бұрын

All of them were amazing but my favorite was Hagrid's Hut (Gamekeeper's Cottage). It even had Fang in it.

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thank you for watching! Happy holidays to you!

@KimberlyChapman 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for capturing all the top pieces so well and so clearly so we could all see from afar. Much appreciated!

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure...and thank you for watching!

@martiolsen4717 2 жыл бұрын

Those entries were ALL amazing!

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@dragonsanddaffodils 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful video. So privileged to be able to see all the entries and the venue in such a beautiful video. Many congratulations to all the participants and winners, absolutely incredible work

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Rosie-ij3on Жыл бұрын

Amazing! I couldn't pick just one single winner, would be too difficult 😅 fantastic stuff!

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

Yes...it takes the judges over 8 hours to make the decisions on the top winners. Thank for watching!

@theonlypinky 2 жыл бұрын

The Food Network or some channel used to do an annual show on this competition! I miss it!

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, many media outlets including The Food Network have covered this event over the years. Next year in 2022 will be the 30th anniversary of the event and we expect there will be television media coverage once again. Thanks for watching!

@got2bjosh Жыл бұрын

Nice to see Carla Hall. She was fun to watch on The Chew (ABC). The top three were polished, intricate, interactive, and of impressive scale.

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. Happy New Year to you...

@kcwatkins4377 5 ай бұрын

This brought me joy. Thank you and peace.

@NicholasLodgeschool 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and thank you for watching...

@kcwatkins4377 5 ай бұрын

@@NicholasLodgeschool My pleasure. Take care.

@nancyworthington4815 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful creations! A goal is to enter this wonderful competition. As a creator of gingerbread houses for the Festival of Trees in Davenport, Iowa for many years I understand the intense labor of love and the magical realm one enters when creating. All masterpieces. On to 2022!

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Nancy...you have a wonderful, positive outlook on a competition of this magnitude! Hope you have the opportunity to fulfill your dream one year soon! Congratulations and Happy Holidays!

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

Best wishes for your gingerbread goals! Thanks for watching!

@solochristo65 Жыл бұрын

I find it interesting that most all the baking shows, the judges chastise contestants when they do not follow what the competition actually states....... Here they let it go. The title says Gingerbread HOUSE Competition. I wish they showed all the works that were there.

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

If you were to read the competition rules you will learn that both the contestants and judges are following the rules. The competition "title" is not part of the rules. The rules allow the contestants to use their imaginations and the judging process takes over 8 hours by 9 qualified judges to select the winners each year. All entries must be 100% edible from the top of the base up and be made of at least 75% pure gingerbread. Each year judges will drill into some entries and taste to ensure it is indeed gingerbread.

@solochristo65 Жыл бұрын

@@NicholasLodgeschool You are correct. I went to a competition of another year, and they happen to mention it. Thanks. These displays are ARTWORKS!!!! I would love to visit Ashville but After I get to visit New Bern because that is where my mom grew up. We are on Long Island, NY. If it wasn't hot in the summers in NC I would live there.................Maybe, now that I think of the poisonous snakes and bears

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

@@solochristo65 Thanks for watching. Happy Holidays to you!

@tmcl1837 4 ай бұрын

I'm with you. Nice project, but you didn't follow directions.

@NicholasLodgeschool 4 ай бұрын

The rules do not state that the entry has to be a "house" which leaves a lot of room for creativity.@@tmcl1837

@toniblackmore3016 5 ай бұрын

Struggling to breathe every time an exhibit is carried or moved!😂

@theonlypinky 2 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh....6 minutes didn't seem long enough! The 1st place carousel was stunningly full of wonderful details!!! Beautiful. Did anyone notice the rotation was backwards? Beautiful nonetheless!

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

About the rotation. Most "real" carousels do rotate counter-clockwise. However, the turntable that the photography team was using at the event only rotated clockwise, making it look like it was going backwards. The electric turntable was not part of the entry. Only part of the photography and video teams. So this would not have been a part of the judging. But still...even moving backwards it was a stunning entry and 100% edible from the top of the base and up.

@huyenfilindeu1001 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!❣🌹❣

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@mrsuzzy2 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to all!

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you fo watching!

@Marie_Adams 5 ай бұрын

Those nutcrackers are cool, but what part of them is actually gingerbread? Also they're not a house, but neither is the Carousel & that one is my favorite.

@NicholasLodgeschool 5 ай бұрын

All entries must be made with at least 75% gingerbread, with process/construction photographs to show the gingerbread and all items must be 100% edible. If the judges think an entry may have some type of interior support that is not gingerbread, they will drill into the entry to be certain it is, gingerbread. Some creators use what is called "ginger clay" which is a modeling clay made from baked, ground up gingerbread. The rules do not state that the entry must be a gingerbread house, so that leaves a lot of room for creativity...Thank you for watching and happy you enjoyed the video!

@h7opolo 5 ай бұрын

2:40 "guarding" is misspelled.

@rosangelacorporan1066 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifullll!!!! 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩 Amazing Waoooo..👏👏👏👏 Outstanding!!! First price Waooooo...Waoooo what a talent 👏 👌 🎊 🎊 🎊 🎊 Congratulation. All beautiful...🤩🤩

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@maximuszevon-powell719 Жыл бұрын

yum!

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

We agree....All so very original and well done! Thanks for watching!

@boojay111 2 жыл бұрын

shouldn't the carousel be going anti-clockwise?

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

@floatingkid 5 ай бұрын

Very nice but... how did MOST of these even get into a "gingerbread HOUSE" contest?

@NicholasLodgeschool 5 ай бұрын

The contest rules are that the entry has to be constructed of at least 75% gingerbread but the rules do not state that the entry has to be a "house." The Grove Park Inn has even sometimes stated, "The National Gingerbread House Competition...Where a house is not necessarily a house." This opens up more creativity for all the creators and certainly makes room for some very interesting entries! Thank you for watching!

@lizsteilkie 2 жыл бұрын

Is it open this year???

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Please visdit the Omni Grove Park Inn webiste for available viewing times at www.omnihitels.com and select The Omni Grove park Inn...Thanks for watching.

@odorupompokorin22 5 ай бұрын

Where is the gingerbread house on these?

@NicholasLodgeschool 5 ай бұрын

The rules do not state that the entry has to be a "house" and that leaves a lot of room for creativity. All entries must be created with at least 75% gingerbread and all materials from the top of the board up must be 100% edible...Thank you for watching!

@anamariagarciarodriguez5521 Жыл бұрын

😍🥰

@kasimfazan1813 Жыл бұрын

Very nice your jenjar brand hows

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching...Happy Holidays!

@BP-yd9vn Жыл бұрын

But are some of these really houses?

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

"The National Gingerbread House Competition: Where a House is not necessarily a House" is how the official rules read from the Omni Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in Asheville, North Carolina.

@kasimfazan1813 Жыл бұрын

So like me

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. Happy Holidays to you!

@tmcl1837 4 ай бұрын

How can something win if it's not even a house?

@NicholasLodgeschool 4 ай бұрын

The rules do not state that an entry has to be a "house" which leaves lots of room for creativity...Thanks for watching!

@suredaneshmand8757 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@NicholasLodgeschool 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Learaaa 4 ай бұрын

don't call it a gingerbread house competition if its not gingerbread HOUSES, should be renamed to "creations made with gingerbread"

@IVant2BAlone 4 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking.

@angellicagearcrooner7121 Жыл бұрын

I have to admit, I'm rather disappointed in the showing. These are not gingerbread houses. They are, at best, sculptures that happen to have some gingerbread inside them. I bet you most of these are, by weight, more colored fondant than gingerbread. While these I'm sure follow the technical rules of the contest, they do not follow the spirit of what a gingerbread house is. No decorations made of pieces of candy. No twirls of white icing on brown walls. If you can remove all the gingerbread from a piece and not see any real change, then should it really still qualify? I'm not arguing that these didn't take immense talent or technical skill, but if someone entered a sandcastle competition with a structure made of painted concrete blocks ("It's got sand in it, ain't it?") they'd probably catch a lot of flack for that.

@NicholasLodgeschool Жыл бұрын

Please remember, this is the "National Gingerbread House Competition: Where a House is not Always a House." The strict rules state that the entries must be at least 75% real gingerbread and 100% edible from the base up. The judges spend many, many hours ensuring each entry meets the rules and guidelines. The other three categories, Child, Youth & Teen have the gingerbread features you are seeking and looking for. The Adult category has always, for the past 29 years leaned towards a more unique entry. Hopefully the "spirit" of the entries and competition will yield happiness to all...We thank you for watching...Happy Holidays!

@pinchevulpes Жыл бұрын

What a baby