What-A-Melon Festival Seed Spitting, Speed Eating Results (Photos Added)

July 13, 2019 - (Album1, Album2) - Competition was tough at the 2019 East Texas What-A-Melon Festival Seed Spitting and Speed Eating events held under the big tent during Saturday's festival activities. Rotarians had to line the paper lane for the seed spitting with chairs to hold down the paper as winds gusted periodically during the contest.

Special guests at the event were 2019 Texas Watermelon Queen Paige Huntington and 2018 Texas Watermelon Queen Hannah Crisp who help hand out prize money to the winners listed below:

Seed Spitting Contest

Kids ages 7 and under
1st place - Santiego Diaz
2nd place - Mora Diaz

Youth ages 8-15
1st place - Zac Payne
2nd place - John Ford
3rd place - Neena Smith

Women
1st place - Isabel Santana
2nd place - Paige Huntington (2019 Texas Watermelon Queen)
3rd place - Erica Santana

Men
1st place - Rudy Soto
2nd place - Will Parrish
3rd place - Nehemias Santana

Speed Eating Contest

Kids ages 7 and under
1st place - Santiego Diaz
2nd place - Mora Diaz

Youth ages 8-15
1st place - Baylee Askey
2nd place - Hannah Cooler
3rd place - Neena Smith

Women
1st place - Chasity Simpson
2nd place - Ruby Bhanji
3rd place - Erica Santana

Men
1st place - William Jacobs
2nd place - Robert Diaz