Below are the official results of the 49th annual Pardeeville Watermelon Festival championship events held on Saturday, September 10, 2016, hosted by the U.S. Watermelon Speed-Eating & Seed-Spitting Championships, Inc. (USWSESSC).
-|– WORLD RECORD(S) BROKEN THIS YEAR –|-
NONE BROKEN THIS YEAR
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Speed Eating
| CATEGORY | NAME | . . . . . | TIME |
| Women | Shanda Briant | 04.34 | |
| Men | Chad Kratz | 04.26 | |
| Youth 12-16 | Brontay Brazzle | 10.85 | |
| Youth 6-11 | Aydewn Banthe-felt | 29.60 | |
| Youth 0-5 | Gordon Kratz | 40.00 | |
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Seed Spitting
| CATEGORY | NAME | FT | IN |
| Senior (55+) | Not held this year on account of rain | ||
| Women | Jessica Kratz | 45′ | 10″ |
| Men | Josh Swartz | 45′ | 11″ |
| Youth 12-16 | Ashley O’Connell | 32′ | 01″ |
| Youth 6-11 | Elaine Hepler | 23′ | 5.5″ |
| Youth 0-5 | Ethan Pieper | 10′ | 03″ |
| Adult & Child 12-16 | |||
| Adult & Child 6-11 | Todd & Elaine Hepler | 55′ | 06″ |
| Adult & Child 0-5 | Jessica & Gordon Kratz | 52′ | 04″ |
| Mixed Doubles | Not held this year on account of rain | ||
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Carving
| CATEGORY | NAME | . . . . . | PLACE |
| Youth | Jillian Nelson | 1 | |
| Adult | Ali Ingersoll | 2 | |
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Largest Watermelon
| WEIGHT | NAME | . . . . . | PLACE |
| Phil Hodgson | 1 | ||
| Richard & Carlyn Fischer | 2 | ||
| Chris & Sarah Schildgen | 3 | ||
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The Pardeeville Watermelon Festival is an annual fall festival held the first Saturday after Labor Day in September, hosted in beautiful Chandler Park. It is held in Pardeeville, WI, USA, home of the U.S. Watermelon Speed-Eating and Seed-Spitting Championships, Inc. This website will be changing more and more as we get closer to our event, so check back soon. For more immediate information, please email info@pardeevillewatermelonfestival.com.