ZACHARY RANSOME of Montrose Government Primary School did the beaver-trick to fend off 12 rivals to retain his crown in the Eastern Credit Union's 33rd annual primary schools calypso competition at the Eric Williams Auditorium, La Joya, St Joseph. He won the crown in 2022 and retained it in 2023, 2024 and now in 2025.

Cael Pyke of the Athenians Presecondary School placed second and Daniah Mohammed of Signal Hill Primary in Tobago came in third.

Ransome wowed the judges with his offering Twelve Months. Last year he also came second in the TUCO junior calypso monarch competition.