BC’s Gregor Burton wins 2025 pipes|drums’ Pick the Glenfiddich Five contest, sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes

Gregor Burton of Kelowna, British Columbia, has won the 2025 pipes|drums Pick the Glenfiddich Five contest, sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes!

“I’m beyond thrilled to have won the pipes|drums Glenfiddich Pick Five contest!” he said. “After many years of submitting my predictions, I’m chuffed to have finally managed to provide a close enough guess to keep me in the running and ultimately take the win. Many thanks to pipes|drums for organizing and managing the contest, and to McCallum Bagpipes for donating the prizes!”

Only two entries accrued 12 points, and Gregor’s name was blindly drawn to win. A perfect entry would have been 15 points.

With ties broken by the higher placing in the Piobaireachd event,* the final aggregate top-five Glenfiddich result was:

1st Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland*
2nd Callum Beaumont, Guardbridge, Scotland
3rd Alan Bevan, Abbotsford, British Columbia*
4th Nick Hudson, Houston
5th Finlay Johnston, Glasgow

By predicting the top five aggregate places at the Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championships, Gregor receives:

A MacRae Blackwood Pipe Chanter and a Kintyre Blackwood Practice Chanter from McCallum Bagpipes, with a combined value of £450 / $850.

Check out the images for more details of these fabulous prizes.

Congratulations to Gregor Burton, and we thank the hundreds of faithful pipes|drums readers who entered our 2025 Pick the Glenfiddich Five contest.

And of course, congratulations to all of the competitors in the Glenfiddich on their brilliant achievements.