Hermiston Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest
2009 Oregon's Best Winners
sponsored by Hermiston Watermelon Growers

At county fairs and the Oregon State Fair, Oregonians spit their way to fame during the Hermiston Watermelon Growers' 15th annual watermelon seed spitting contests.

Hermiston, Oregon watermelons are the quintessential summertime treat. More than 600 acres of watermelons are harvested every summer from the fertile high desert of Eastern Oregon. The climate of warm days and cool nights combine to produce the highest sugar content and best tasting watermelons available anywhere.

The Hermiston Watermelon Association of Growers has more than 200 years of combined experience in growing watermelons. Hermiston Watermelons are harvested the first part of July and shipped to your hometown the same day to insure you always have the freshest watermelon. So look for the Hermiston Watermelon sticker and ask for them by name at your local grocer.

Congratulations to All 2009 Oregon's Best Winners!

State Fair Winners:

Children (ages 7 and under)

• 1st Place: 
  Benjamin Jacob, age 6, New York, New York, 10 ft 7 in
• 2nd Place: 
  Hannah Johner, age 7, 8 ft 9 in
• 3rd Place: 
  Trevor Thibert, age 7, 8 ft 2 1/2 in

Youth

• 1st place:
  Brett Wright, age 15, Salem, Oregon, 33 ft 10 in

• 2nd Place:
  Russell Epperson, age 12, McMinnville, Oregon, 29 ft 4 ½ in

• 3rd Place:
  Austin Butts, age 15, Salem, Oregon, 24 ft 2 in

Women

• 1st Place: 
  Bonnie Andrews, Dallas, Oregon, 33 ft 10 in

• 2nd Place: 
  Marianne Manning, Salem, Oregon, 28 ft 8 in

• 3rd Place: 
  Amy Davison, Saint Helens, Oregon, 24 ft

Men

• 1st Place:
  Stacy Anderson—NEW MEN'S RECORD!
  Eugene, Oregon, 36 ft 9 in

• 2nd Place:
  Dale Williams, Gresham, Oregon, 36 ft 3 in

• 3rd Place:
  John Moreno, Salem, Oregon, 32 ft 6 in