Peter Sawkins

Peter Sawkins (born 30 June 2000) is a Scottish baker and student from Edinburgh. He won the eleventh series of The Great British Bake Off in 2020.[1] At the age of 20, he was the youngest contestant in the 2020 series; he is also the youngest winner and youngest finalist in the history of the competition.[2]

Peter Sawkins
Born
Peter Sawkins

(2000-06-30) 30 June 2000
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Occupation
  • Baker
  • Student
TelevisionThe Great British Bake Off

Life and career

Sawkins first became interested in baking at the age of 12 after watching the third series of The Great British Bake Off.[3] He plays badminton, and has played in national competitions in the sport since 2012. He was a member of the 65th Edinburgh company of the Boys' Brigade.[4] He is also president of the badminton club at the University of Edinburgh, where he studies accounting and finance.[5][6]

Sawkins took part in the eleventh series of The Great British Bake Off, filmed under special circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He won the title of Star-Baker twice on the show and is known for his gluten-free and dairy-free fancies. He made it to the final and was subsequently announced as the winner, beating fellow finalists Laura Adlington and Dave Friday. At age 20, he is the youngest winner, and the first Scottish winner, of Bake Off.[5]

References
  1. "The Great British Bake Off crowns its 2020 winner". BBC. 24 November 2020.
  2. Butterworth, Benjamin (25 November 2020). "Who won Bake Off 2020? Peter Sawkins crowned youngest winner in tense final – here's what happened". iNews.
  3. Rowat, Alison (22 September 2020). "The Great British Bake Off, series 11, episode one". The Herald.
  4. "Three in a row for 65th!". The Boys Brigade. 2 May 2017.
  5. Shennan, Rhona (25 November 2020). "Who is Bake Off winner Peter Sawkins? Meet the Edinburgh University student who triumphed on GBBO 2020". Edinburgh Live.
  6. Mason, Richard (25 November 2020). "Great British Bake Off: 'Perfect' Peter Sawkins becomes first Scot to win". The National.
Awards
Preceded by
David Atherton		 The Great British Bake Off winner
Series Eleven (2020)		 Succeeded by
TBA


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