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Turnip Prize Winners

BY READERS DIGEST

1st Jan 2015 Art & Theatre

Turnip Prize Winners

Past Turnip Prize winners

1999

David Stone: “Alfred the Grate”
A fire grate, containing two burnt loaves

2000

Jacqui Redman: “The Minstrel Cycle”
A small bicycle made of Minstrel sweets and tampons

2001

Chloe Wilson: “Nothing”

Which was literally nothing!

2002

Jenny Vining: "Pissed and Broke (Piston Broke)"
A piston broken into several parts

2003

James Timms: “Take leaf from my chuck”
A raw chicken stuffed full of leaves

2004

Pearl E Queen: “Jellied Deal”
A wobbly jelly with submerged playing cards

2005

Ian Osenthroat: “Birds Flew”

An empty bird nest containing a flu remedy

2006

Ian Lewis: “Torn Beef”

An empty corn beef can

2007

Bracey Vermin: “Tea P”

Used teabags in the shape of a P

2008

Ivor Prance: “Fleeced”

A piece of sheep’s wool depicting John Sergeant

2009

Frank Van Bough: “Manhole Cover”

A pair of large white Y fronts

2010

Doug Pitt: “Chilli n’Minors”

One large chilli and three smaller chillis

2011

Jim Drew: “Jamming with Muddy Waters”

A large jar containing muddy water and jam

2012

Miss Quick: “The Three Tenas”

A pack of lady tenas with three sticking out of the top

2013

Percy Long-Prong: “Play on Words”

A Shakespeare play on top of a dictionary

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