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By Mandie Caroll
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Holiday-themed spin on fun competitive baking show.
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Sugar Rush Christmas
What's the Story?
SUGAR RUSH CHRISTMAS is a competition series in which teams compete in holiday-themed baking challenges for the chance to win a $10,000 prize. The show begins with four teams and two hours on the clock. When each team completes the first two challenges, they stop their clock, present their confection to the judges, and get to use whatever time is remaining on their next challenge, if they aren't eliminated. Two teams make it to the final round, and they get 3 additional hours added to their time to complete the challenge. Hunter March hosts, and judges include Candace Nelson, Adriano Zumbo, and a new guest host for each episode.
Is It Any Good?
As a holiday variant of a baking competition show that sets itself apart from a slew of similar shows with its novel timing scheme, this is a fun show for families to watch together during the holidays. Sugar Rush Christmas is likely to inspire holiday (baking) spirit. The countdown clock, the strategies the teams implement, and the regular failures and re-dos that necessitate quick problem solving bring enjoyable tension and suspense. The bakers who compete create truly remarkable confections that are often a wonder to behold. This show promotes creativity, skill, teamwork, and innovative thinking, and young bakers are likely to pick up a few tricks of the trade. Parents will appreciate that the competition is friendly and that the judges aren't mean. Don't be surprised if kids want to try their hand at a holiday cake or two after watching the series.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how the teams strategize in order to win the contest. How do teams balance the time crunch with making desserts the judges will love? Do their strategies ever fail? How would you try to recover from a plan gone wrong?
What's the appeal of reality shows like Sugar Rush Christmas? Do they inspire or teach viewers in some way? Does this one advertise anything to its audience? How confident can we be in the "reality" of reality TV?
Identify some instances of teamwork, determination, and other character strengths in the contestants' actions. How does teamwork impact their success or failure?
TV Details
- Premiere date : November 29, 2019
- Cast : Hunter March , Candace Nelson , Adriano Zumbo
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Reality TV
- Topics : Cooking , Friendship , Holidays
- Character Strengths : Teamwork
- TV rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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