2023 Championship Results

Below are the official results of the 55th annual Pardeeville Watermelon Festival championship events held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, 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

CATEGORYNAMETIME
WomenShanda Briant. . . . .07.80 sec
MenTim Robinson. . . . . 06.50 sec
Youth 12 – 16Karlee Kratz. . . . . 18.64 sec
Youth 6-11Mason McChesney. . . . . 16.00 sec
Youth 0-5Avery Raymond. . . . . 33.40 sec
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Seed Spitting

CATEGORYNAMEFTIN
Senior (55+)Melanie Tradewell378
WomenElaine Hepler252
MenJosh Swartz345
Youth 12-16Donna Hollenbeck245
Youth 6-11Chris Kratz212
Youth 0-5Salah Gripentrog97
Adult & Child 12-16Mary & Donna Hollenbeck442
Adult & Child 6-11Chad & Chris Kratz420
Adult & Child 0-5Josh & Finn Swartz404
Mixed DoublesSkye & Winston Swartz6910
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Carving

CATEGORYNAME. . . . . PLACE
ChildWilliam Cadwallader1
Elli Snow2
Jubliee Muscanero3
YouthNorah Harvey1
Nadia Overland2
Mya Zggarto3
AdultVal Kucrna1
Lo & Ry2
Grant Miller3
ProEder Valle1
Ali Kilian2
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