UVM’s Noah Kahan lookalike challenge drew in over a dozen competitors. But there was one clear winner.

From left: Winner Sam Spanierman and student organizer Casey O’Toole at UVM's Noah Kahan lookalike contest on Thursday.Joshua Brown/University of Vermont/Joshua Brown

There’s a Noah Kahan doppelgänger working at the University of Vermont.

The lookalike contest craze took over UVM’s Davis Center Green on Thursday afternoon, where more than 300 people gathered for a face off between folks who resemble (or just felt like cosplaying as) the “Stick Season” singer. The event, organized by the UVM Program Board, drew more than a dozen contestants sporting beards, beanies, and their best flannel attire.

In the end, UVM staff member and alum Sam Spanierman took the crown as the Kahan lookalike contest winner for his uncanny resemblance to the Vermont crooner. For his efforts, Spanierman won a vinyl copy of Kahan’s hit album “Stick Season.”

Contestants competed in a Noah Kahan lookalike contest at the University of Vermont on Thursday.Joshua Brown/University of Vermont/Joshua Brown

Kahan offered his thoughts on the competition in a story post shared on his Instagram page Thursday where he congratulated the contestants, with the caveat, “you all win but nobody quite captured the tormenting loneliness behind my eyes.”

Thursday’s Kahan-themed throwdown is just the latest installment in the lookalike contest trend that has taken the world by storm in recent months. The celebrity doppelgänger craze kicked off in October when a Timothée Chalamet competition in New York City drew hundreds of spectators — and even the “Wonka” actor himself — before police shut things down because of the crowds. One person was also arrested at the event, while organizers received a $500 fine for hosting the “unpermitted costume contest.”

Similar events have popped up around the world since, including a contest last month in Dublin where fans who resembled Irish actor and “Gladiator II” star Paul Mescal competed.

Boston has played host to several lookalike competitions in recent weeks as well, with a Tom Holland contest drawing more than 200 people to Boston Common on Nov. 24. Unlike Chalamet, the “Spiderman” star didn’t show up for the festivities, despite reportedly being in town alongside his girlfriend Zendaya, who is shooting the film “The Drama” opposite Robert Pattinson in Boston. A lookalike contest centered around Sudbury native and “Captain America” star Chris Evans was also held at Boston Common on Nov. 30.