The big day has arrived—we finally get to find out who the winners of the 2019/2020 Hair Freezing Contest are! The annual contest, which has been going on since 2011 at the Takhini Hot Pools in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, drew in 288 contenders this year, but only 5 came out on top with the most creative frozen hairstyles.
There were 5 categories, including Best Male, Best Female, Best Group, Tim Hortons’ Most Creative, and Nongshim Noodles People’s Choice Award. Each winner got 2,000 Canadian dollars (that’s 1,411 US dollars), free soaks in the hot springs, as well as a 12 punch pass to the new facility to be opened in Fall 2020.
Bored Panda spoke with Andrew Umbrich, the owner of the Takhini Hot Pools, to learn more about the history of the funny hair contest from its humble beginnings. “The contest started in 2011. It was a very small contest with maybe 10 submissions a year, until 2015 when the contest went viral. Since then, we have gotten more participants and the prize money has grown every year.” Scroll down for the rest of our interview with Andrew, and remember to upvote these funny photos, dear Pandas.
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“Best Female”
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