The absolutely wonderful and totally bonkers Paddy Steer judged the 2017 competition in his own utterly marvelous and unique style.
You can find more about Paddy here.
We were absolutely thrilled to secure Napoleon's famous warhorse , Marengo as our judge in 2019. Contacted by a local psychic, Marengo communicated through her to reveal our winner.
You can read more about Marengo here.
2020's judges were a bit of a coup; we managed to bag not one but four celebrities: Craig Revels Horwood, Shirley Curly Wurly Ballas, Bruno Tolberoni and Darcy F**** Bussell.
You're in for a treat - from a killer swan to the adventures in the crystal dimension. as well as the final dramatic reveal of our winner, this year had it all!
In 2022 a massive choose-your-own-adventure event led players to reveal a very prestigious judge indeed - the actual (100% real and definitely not fake) Mayor of Sheffield!
Joining our prestigious hall of judges in 2023 were James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King from the Loremen podcast, a rollicking funny show about local legends and forgotten folklore. Sufficed to say they were blown away by our own little tradition of pancake masks...
Check out the Loremen podcast here, it's well worth it!
In 2024 we celebrated the twinquinquennial of the International Pancake Mask Competition with a très posh gala event!
After the goddess Venus was unable to attend, Judge Gill stepped up to fill that enormous shell bra...
Our judge in 2025 was none other than Aphrodite - the goddess of beauty, creativity, and all things delightfully extra. With an eye for flair, elegance, and dramatic presentation, there was no one better suited to decide which pancake mask truly deserved divine approval!
Things took an interstellar turn in 2026 when we landed (if you’ll forgive the pun) a real-life, honest-to-goodness alien judge. Yes. From space.
In a move that shocked traditionalists and baffled absolutely everyone else, our extraterrestrial adjudicator made the contentious decision to disqualify any entries where the “mask” was not, in fact, worn on the face. A bold interpretation. Particularly in a competition famously governed by the guiding principle: there are no rules...
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