The Sonny Day Trophy is for the best close-up magic performance and is competed for each February.
| Date | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Dusty Miller |
| 1991 | Richard Wiseman |
| 1992 | Nick Somia |
| 1993 | Peter Lamont |
| 1994 | Paul Brignall |
| 1995 | Peter Lamont |
| 1996 | Paul Wilson |
| 1997 | Paul Wilson |
| 1998 | Peter Lamont |
| 1999 | Lewis Barlow |
| 2000 | Richard McLeod |
| 2001 | Ron Reay |
| 2002 | Trevor McCombie |
| 2003 | Tony McMullen |
| 2004 | Tim Edie |
| 2005 | David Benedict |
| 2006 | David Benedict |
| 2007 |