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In pictures: Bacon wins Turnip Prize with Pulled Pork

The joke art competition has run for 19 years.

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Turnip Prize winner Pulled Pork (Trevor Prideaux/PA)

A creation called Pulled Pork has been named as the winner of annual spoof art award the Turnip Prize.

Artist Chris P Bacon’s piece – of a plastic pig pulled by a toy tractor – placed first out of 100 entries.

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Turnip Prize winner ‘Pulled Pork’ (Trevor Prideaux/PA)

Ms Bacon, 12,  was presented with a turnip mounted on a nail for her efforts.

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The winning entry from Chris P Bacon (Trevor Prideaux/PA)

Here are some other finalists who didn’t make it.

Minnie Driver (Trevor Prideaux/PA)
Northern Soul (Trevor Prideaux/PA)
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