The Great British Bake Off Is Reverse Hunger Games

And I can prove it

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Last night I watched the latest episode of Great British Bake Off (Great British Baking Show for U.S. viewers who do not insist on using the original name) and it ended in a familiar scene. An amateur baker who had made it through the first three weeks of competition was eliminated and, clearly crushed by the loss, she wept at having her time on…