MEDIA             Quick Links: Championship Winners | Festival Pictures | Tee Shirt Design Contest | Advertising Welcome to our media section. Listed here are photographs of past winners, links to our online shop, contests, posters, and much more. If you want anything printed larger or in quantities, please feel free to contact our webmaster: Web / Hostmaster:     MARKDTAYLOR.COM Mark D Taylor webmaster@markdtaylor.com (608) 697-6744 cell   CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER LISTING       Back to the top Winners of the 2009 Championships Robert Schaman – 8’ 3” Youth 0-5 spitting Joseph Hodgson – 23’ 7” Youth 6-11 spitting Josh Swartz – 32’ 5” Youth 12-16 spitting Jessica Laufenberg – 39’ 2” Women’s Open spitting Aaron Staveness – 34’ 3” Men’s Open spitting Dennis Koch – 29’ 9” Senior’s 55+ James Walton & Sara Nicosin – 70’ 5” Mixed Doubles Clark & Joseph Hodgson – 51’ 1” Parent/Child Ryan Bubolz, Devon Bubolz, Amy Sobeck, .and Ben Bender – 115’ 3” Four Person Team Alexis Agnew – 63:77 Youth 0-5 speed eating Riley Balzer – 36:87 Youth 6-11 speed eating Joseph Wedig – 11:80 Youth 12-16 speed eating Pam Kratz – 4:45 Women’s Open speed eating Aaron Kratz – 5:58 Men’s Open speed eating Katie Kazanecki – Adult carving Taylor Hawley & Alexis Agnew – Youth carving Phil Hodgson – 56 1/2lb largest watermelon Winners of the 2008 Championships Owen McCann – Youth 0-5 seed-spitting Aaron & Aiden Staveness – Parent/Child seed-spitting Amie Sobeck – Women’s seed-spitting Tim & Rebecca Swartz-Taylor – Mixed doubles seed-spitting Tim Swartz-Taylor – Men’s open seed-spitting Winston Swantz-Taylor – Youth 6-11 seed-spitting Joshua Swantz-Taylor – Youth 12-16 seed-spitting Kent Berney – Men’s senior seed-spitting Will Kazaneckil, Frank Gorham, James Walton, Jamie Dekeuster – Four man seed-spitting Ashley McLaughlin – Women’s speed-eating Gary Kratz – Men’s speed-eating Shanda Kratz – Youth 12-16 speed-eating Devan Potter – Speed-eating Courtney Kazanecki – Watermelon carving Hodgson Boys – Largest watermelon   FESTIVAL IN PICTURES       Back to the top Located here are the photos from the past few festivals. Each opens in a new window with thumbnails for you to browse through. If you would like a copy of any of these photos, please send all requests for images or if you'd like to use a picture in your publication, contact our webmaster. Each album will launch in it's own window. Past festival albums will be posted shortly. 2009 ALBUM 2008 ALBUM       TEE SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST       Back to the top The Annual Watermelon Festival Tee Shirt Design Contest is back by popular demand. It's easy to enter: download the layout, create your design within the guidelines, fill out the entry form, and mail it to the address on the entry form. Please fill out the entry form completely. We will be accepting entries from July 4, 2010, until August 9, 2010. Deadline for entries is August 9, 2010. The winning design will be picked on or before August 30, 2010. Winner will be notified by email or phone. All entries will be scanned in, cleaned up if needed, and posted online for public viewing and voting. Winner of the tee shirt design contest will receive a free tee shirt and deals for local businesses. 2010 Tee Shirt Design Form 101Kb Adobe Acrobat file This file is an Adobe Acrobat file and needs the Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to open. You can find the Reader at Adobe.com. It is a free and safe download. 2009 CONTEST WINNER You can buy this design at our online store. Launch Store >>> 2009 CONTEST ENTRIES Leah Johnson Age: 12, Pardeeville, WI Debby Smith Age: 49, Pardeeville, WI Doug Smith Age: 42, Pardeeville, WI Shelby Smith Age: 11, Pardeeville, WI Danielle Miller Age: 12, Pardeeville, WI Marc Marquez Age: 58, Pardeeville, WI Marc Marquez Age: 58, Pardeeville, WI JT Fitigibbon Age: 7, Pardeeville, WI Gina Fitigibbon Age: 31, Pardeeville, WI Gina Fitigibbon Age: 31, Pardeeville, WI Rick Ableman Age: 41, Portage, WI Rick Ableman Age: 41, Portage, WI   ADVERTISING       Back to the top Here is a listing of advertising materials for the Pardeeville Watermelon Festival including posters, brochures, logos, and more. Watch the Pardeeville Shopper for our ads! POSTERS Coming soon. BROCHURE If you'd like to display our brochure at your business, please email our webmaster and include quantity, address, and contact information and we will send them to you as quickly as possible. Be sure to note if you require a brochure holder. Thank you. LOGOS & ALL OTHERS If you want to put the Pardeeville Watermelon Festival logo on your site or promotional materials, please contact our webmaster and we'll get you the artwork you need. Web / Hostmaster:     MARKDTAYLOR.COM Mark D Taylor webmaster@markdtaylor.com (608) 697-6744 cell Check back for updates and future news from the U.S. Watermelon Speed-Eating and Seed-Spitting Championships, Inc. The Pardeeville Watermelon Festival is an annual fall festival held the first Saturday in September, hosted in beautiful Chandler Park. It is held in Pardeeville, WI, home of the U.S. Watermelon Speed-Eating and Seed-Spitting Championships, Inc. This year's event will mark the 43rd anniversary. For more information, please use the links above. 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.