"<p>There's no set time for how long the judges take to deliberate. ""In the past we have sometimes known who's leaving the moment we've finished judging–or it will take half an hour,"" judge Mary Berry told <a href=""https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/backstage-bake-0"" rel=""nofollow noopener"" target=""_blank"" data-ylk=""slk:BBC Good Food"" class=""link rapid-noclick-resp"">BBC Good Food</a>. ""Do you remember when it took five hours to make a decision in series one? Interminable. It was like waiting for a new Pope—extraordinary!"" former judge Mel Giedroyc told <a href=""https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/backstage-bake-0"" rel=""nofollow noopener"" target=""_blank"" data-ylk=""slk:BBC Good Food"" class=""link rapid-noclick-resp"">BBC Good Food</a>.</p>"
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