See the wildest faces from the World Gurning Championships — a look inside the wacky competition

Rubber-faced Tommy Mattinson won the World Gurning Championships for a record 19th time — and vowed: “I want to win 30.”

Tommy, 52, beat off stiff competition to take home the crown in the men’s category, while Claire Lister, 37, won the woman’s category for an eighth consecutive time.

Claire’s daughter Kendal was named champion in the junior category of the wacky competition, held annually in Egremont, Cumbria.

Judges crown the winning contestant based on whoever displays the starkest transformation between their normal face and their gurning face.

Tommy Mattinson on stage with his trophy (R) with womens winner Claire Lister (L). Competitors compete in the World Gurning Championships 2024, in Cumbria.Lee McLean/SWNS

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