CHAMPAIGN, III (WAND) - The title of Holiday Baking Champion goes to Champaign's very own Juliana Jung!
Jung was a contestant on The Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship, winning $25,000 and the title of Holiday Baking Champion.Â
Twelve contestants competed for the title. Jung was the only home-baker in the competition and the first home-baker to make it to the finale.Â
Jung said the competition has been a roller coaster of experiences.Â
âIt was also the time of my life because I got to do what I love on live TV. Tt's been crazy like my phone, never worked this hard in my life," Jung said. "I knew that there was gonna be some attention, but not at this level, so I'm very very thankful that I'm getting all this love and support from every single one of them."