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Home bakers with a terrible track record take a crack at re-creating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize. It's part reality contest, part hot mess.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Nailed It! Season 2 Episode 7 - Bonus: 3, 2, 1...Ya Not Done!
    5.9/10(119 votes)

    #1 - Bonus: 3, 2, 1...Ya Not Done!

    S2:E7

    Five fabulous "Nailed It!" fans visit the test kitchen for a challenge so extra, we had to make it a bonus episode.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Nailed It! Season 4 Episode 7 - The Big Bake Theory
    6.5/10(59 votes)

    #2 - The Big Bake Theory

    S4:E7

    From self-frosting bubbling beakers to record-breaking rockets, these science-inspired sweets ask the impossible — and invite kids into the kitchen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Nailed It! Season 2 Episode 4 - Holi-daze
    6.6/10(103 votes)

    #3 - Holi-daze

    S2:E4

    'Tis the season to be scary when the bakers try their hands at holiday cookies before constructing an elaborate gingerbread house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Nailed It! Season 3 Episode 6 - Ready to Wear, Ready to Eat
    6.6/10(53 votes)

    #4 - Ready to Wear, Ready to Eat

    S3:E6

    Two high-fashion challenges put the bakers' hopeless skills to the test: fondant-covered doll cakes and an edible headdress heaped with fruit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Nailed It! Season 6 Episode 6 - Everyone Romaine Calm
    6.7/10(46 votes)

    #5 - Everyone Romaine Calm

    S6:E6

    A gardening theme gives life to doughy gnomes atop miniature pies and a healthy-ish veggie-patch cake packed with carrots and zucchini.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 1 - First Date to Life Mate
    6.8/10(198 votes)

    #6 - First Date to Life Mate

    S1:E1

    Under the watchful eyes of an iconic cake designer, contestants decorate complicated cake pops and a bespectacled, three-tiered wedding cake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Nailed It! Season 3 Episode 3 - Masterpiece or Disasterpiece?
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    #7 - Masterpiece or Disasterpiece?

    S3:E3

    The amateur bakers attempt to imitate the masters with gingerbread self-portraits and a sculpted cake replica of Michelangelo's David.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Nailed It! Season 4 Episode 8 - I Do ... Hope I Don't Fail
    6.8/10(59 votes)

    #8 - I Do ... Hope I Don't Fail

    S4:E8

    The bakers commit to re-creating wedding day desserts, including wedding band mini-cakes and a Vegas-themed masterpiece with moving parts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Nailed It! Season 6 Episode 4 - History in the Baking
    6.8/10(52 votes)

    #9 - History in the Baking

    S6:E4

    From cupcakes celebrating famous Black women to a towering Tuskegee Airmen cake, this episode honoring Black history aims high — and achieves hilarity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Nailed It! Season 6 Episode 5 - There's a Party in My Mouth!
    6.8/10(45 votes)

    #10 - There's a Party in My Mouth!

    S6:E5

    Terrible bakers take on a trio of festive holiday-hat mini cakes before tackling a pop-up Groundhog Day cake that's full of surprises.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Nailed It! Season 3 Episode 1 - The Marvel Episode!
    6.9/10(57 votes)

    #11 - The Marvel Episode!

    S3:E1

    The bakers summon their not-so-super powers to make Marvel-themed cupcakes with detailed cookie toppers and a daunting "Black Panther" cake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Nailed It! Season 3 Episode 4 - Prehistoric Bakes
    6.9/10(55 votes)

    #12 - Prehistoric Bakes

    S3:E4

    The contestants turn back time -- and mangle time management -- with inside-out Neanderthal cupcakes and a tropical-flavored T. rex cake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Nailed It! Season 3 Episode 5 - Oui Can't Bake!
    6.9/10(56 votes)

    #13 - Oui Can't Bake!

    S3:E5

    The pressure's on to make perfectly puffed éclairs and a layered bust of Napoleon Bonaparte for not one but two esteemed French chefs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Nailed It! Season 4 Episode 3 - Indiana Fails and the Temple of Slop
    6.9/10(65 votes)

    #14 - Indiana Fails and the Temple of Slop

    S4:E3

    Terror awaits the contestants as they take on two technically demanding desserts: chocolate eggs and a layered sphinx cake, both full of surprises.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Nailed It! Season 2 Episode 5 - Zoo You Bake?
    7.0/10(100 votes)

    #15 - Zoo You Bake?

    S2:E5

    The contestants face their fears (with very sharp knives) when they carve an animal out of a watermelon and bend cake into the shape of a snake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Nailed It! Season 3 Episode 2 - Cake-O-Phobia
    7.0/10(58 votes)

    #16 - Cake-O-Phobia

    S3:E2

    What's scarier than a cook who can't read a recipe? A trio of creepy-crawly bug cookies and a terrifying clown cake that tastes like cotton candy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Nailed It! Season 5 Episode 1 - An Ungodly Mess
    7.0/10(57 votes)

    #17 - An Ungodly Mess

    S5:E1

    Stacked Greek god statue cupcakes and snake-headed Medusa makeover cakes take Herculean effort and skill — and these awkward results are epic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Nailed It! Season 5 Episode 4 - Travel Dos and Donuts
    7.0/10(62 votes)

    #18 - Travel Dos and Donuts

    S5:E4

    Putting their own spin on travel, the bakers make terrible spiced-doughnut tourists and deflated hot-air balloon cakes. It's destination disaster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 4 - Weird Science
    7.1/10(146 votes)

    #19 - Weird Science

    S1:E4

    Contestants loosen up a food scientist with a cupcake-cocktail pairing before serving him questionable slices of a bubbling volcano cake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 6 - In Your Face!
    7.1/10(174 votes)

    #20 - In Your Face!

    S1:E6

    Dogged contestants are seeing double when they're asked to paint their portraits on a cookie before building an edible bust of Donald Trump.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Nailed It! Season 2 Episode 1 - High Society
    7.1/10(122 votes)

    #21 - High Society

    S2:E1

    The contestants raise the bar with two half-baked "high society" challenges: late-night munchie-inspired pancakes and a gravity-defying tea cake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Nailed It! Season 4 Episode 5 - Jungle Bungle
    7.1/10(63 votes)

    #22 - Jungle Bungle

    S4:E5

    Jam-filled animal pastries and a coffeecake shaped like a sloth push the contestants out of their comfort zones — and the results are wild.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Nailed It! Season 5 Episode 3 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Cake
    7.1/10(57 votes)

    #23 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Cake

    S5:E3

    Baking duos go off the deep end with desserts inspired by the wonders of the ocean, including marine animal mini cakes and enormous edible octopuses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 3 - Head Under Water
    7.2/10(158 votes)

    #24 - Head Under Water

    S1:E3

    Two daunting desserts -- a chocolate-filled "hot tub" and an open-mouthed shark cake -- have the hapless home cooks struggling to stay afloat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Nailed It! Season 1 Episode 5 - Big in Japan
    7.2/10(146 votes)

    #25 - Big in Japan

    S1:E5

    A YouTube star known for her fondant work watches the bakers try to copy two of her most popular Japanese-themed cakes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bonus: 3, 2, 1...Ya Not Done!" is the worst rated episode of "Nailed It!". It scored 5.9/10 based on 119 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/29/2018. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Big Bake Theory".