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GPC AWARDS SHOW WILKES BARRE, PA 3/21/2015 Slide 2 WATERMELON WINNER 297.6 GABRIELE BARTOLI (272.4) - $300 2) 296.5 - SUE BARBER - $200 3) 272.5 X2 - BILL NEPTUNE - $100 4) 265 - H.C. WILLIAMS 5) 258.5 - CHRIS KENT 185 ENTRIES Slide 3 LONG GOURD WINNER 138.5 MARK CLEMENTZ - $1,000 FEATURE VEGGIE 2) 136.75 TODD KLINE - $200 3) 132 JOHN HARNICA - $100 4) 130.38 MARGARET & GLEN MARTIN 5) 129 MARK McWILLIAMS & FRED ANSEMS (WR HOLDER 139.75) 271 ENTRIES Slide 4 SQUASH WINNER 1,578 SCOTT HOLUB - $1,000 WORLD RECORD 2) 1,421.5 JOE JUTRAS $300 3) 1,362.5 RUSS PUGH - $100 4) 1,279.2 TODD KLINE 5) 1,218.5 LEWIS MORRIS 189 ENTRIES Slide 5 TOMATO WINNER 8.41 DAN MAcCOY WORLD RECORD - $1,000 8# BONUS 2) 7.45 MARGARET & GLEN MARTIN - $200 3) 7.10 BILL FOSS - $100 4) 6.89 BRANT & BRANDON TIMM 5) 6.31 TUIJA OSMALA 291 ENTRIES Slide 6 FIELD PUMPKINS WINNER 211 JOHN MACKINNON WORLD RECORD - $500 (197 & 184) 2) 197.5 SCOTT STEIL - $200 (189.5) 3) 175 JANE & PHIL HUNT $100 4) 173.7 MARTIN RUDORFER 5) 168 JERRY ROSE & JR III 326 ENTRIES Slide 7 MASTER GARDENER WINNER MARGARET & GLEN MARTIN 190 POINTS 2) SCOTT STEIL 186 3) MEHDI DAHO 169 4) BRANT & BRANDON TIMM 166 4) MARK CLEMENTZ 166 TIE 46 QUALIFIED Slide 8 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WINNER JACKSON GEHWEILER 1,692 9 YEARS OLD 2) ANITA THEOBALD 1,451 3) DANNY VESTER 1,404 4) DERICK SIPPEL 1,225 5) TODD COTTERMAN 1,196 Slide 9 MOST IMPROVED SITE WINNER RIDGEFIELD CT +52.8% 2) ELKIN NC +50.9% 3) DURHAM FAIR CT +46% 4) CANYONVILLE OR +45.6% 5) WARREN RI & PISA ITALY +42.4% Slide 10 BEST TOP TEN AVERAGE WINNER CANFIELD OH 1,730.8 7 TIME 2) STILLWATER MN 1,663.45 3) MORGAN HILL CA 1,646.6 4) TOPSFIELD FAIR MA 1,604.95 5) STURGEON BAY WI 1,575.6 ALL 5 BEAT PREVIOUS RECORD Slide 11 EUROPEAN CHAMPION 2) IAN & STUART PATON UK 1,884 $200 3) JOS GAHYE 1,840.9 BELGIUM $100 4) JANKO LOVSE 1,751.6 SLOVENIA 5) STEFANO CUTRUPI 1,726.2 ITALY Slide 12 4,000 POUND CLUB JACK LARUE 4,019.5 C TODD KLINE 4,095 C GARY MILLER 4,095 P REUBEN FRIAS 4,153 C RICK JOLIVETTE 4,156 TONI HOWELL 4,156 C JOE PLATTE 4,1958.5 P RYAN HELSEL 4,224 C CINDI TOBECK 4,337 C EDDY GIARUSSO 4,370 C PAUL & CHERYL FULK 4,456 P RUSS PUGH 4,465.5 P JOHN KAMINSKI 4,476 C SCOTT HOLUB 4,491 C Slide 13 1,900 POUND CLUB HIRAM WATSON 1,900 C DON BARRON 1,916 C MARK CLEMENTZ 1,947.5 C MATT BRUNGARD 1,951 C KARL HAIST 1,969 P ROB GLOBUS 1,970 P Slide 14 4,500 POUND CLUB JIM SHERWOOD 4,510 P JOHN HARNICA 4,558 C TRAVIS HALVERSON 4,608 C PETE MIDTHUN 4,674 C LORELEE ZYWIEC 4,680 C GARY ADAMS 4,692.5 P JOEL HOLLAND 4,727 P MARK BREZNICK 4,776 P Slide 15 4,800 POUND CLUB GARY VINCENT 4,808 C MARGARET & GLEN MARTIN 4,855 P P DON BARRON 4,941 C STEVE SPERRY 4,981 P STEVE DALETAS 5,039 P CHAD GEHWEILER 5,087 C Slide 16 5,100 POUND CLUB KARL HAIST 5,184 P SCOTT STEIL 5,201 P JOHN HAWKLEY 5,306 P MARK CLEMENTZ 5,357 C Slide 17 5,400 POUND CLUB JERRY ROSE 5,400 P ROB GLOBUS 5,638 P Slide 18 2,000 POUND CLUB BILL NEPTUNE 2,008 P PETE & CINDI GLASIER 2,036 P & C JOHN HAWKLEY 2,058 & 2,002 P Slide 19 GROWER OF THE YEAR 2) ROB GLOBUS $750 3) JERRY ROSE $500 4) MARK CLEMENTZ $300 5) JOHN HAWKLEY $200 6) SCOTT STEIL $100 7) KARL HAIST $100 8) CHAD GEHWEILER $100 9) STEVE DALETAS $100 10) STEVE SPERRY $100 84 QUALIFING GROWERS Slide 20 BIGGEST OVERALL 11) IAN & STUART PATON 1,884 12) CHAD GEHWEILER 1,882 13) SCOTT STEIL 1,873 14) CHARLES LEIBER 1,870 15) JOHN HARNICA 1,865 16) JERRY ROSE 1,844 17) JOS GAHYE 1,840.9 18) PETE MIDTHUN 1,832.5 19) LARRY & GERRY CHECKON 1,821.5 20) MATT McCONKIE 1,817 2,034 ENTRIES 1,800# + TOP 20 - $50 each Slide 21 BIGGEST OVERALL 2) JOHN HAWKLEY 2,058 $750 3) PETE & CINDI GLASIER 2,056 $500 4) BILL NEPTUNE 2,008 $300 5) ROB GLOBUS 1,970 $200 6) KARL HAIST 1,969 $100 7) MATT BRUNGARD 1,951 $100 8) MARK CLEMENTZ 1,947.5 $100 9) DON BARRON 1,916 $100 10) HIRAM WATSON 1,900 TO MAKE TOP 10 $100 TOP TEN AVERAGE 2,010 Slide 22 GPC CHAMPIONS OVERALL 2013 TIM MATHISON 2,032 WR 2012 RON WALLACE 2,009 WR 2011 JIM & KELSEY BRYSON 1,818.5 WR 2010 CHRIS STEVENS 1,810.5 WR 2009 CHRISTY & NICK HARP 1,725 WR 2008 JAKE VANKOOTEN 1,536 2007 JOE JUTRAS 1,689 WR 2006 RON WALLACE 1,502 WR 2005 LARRY CHECKON 1,469 WR 2004 AL EATON 1,446 WR 2003 BRYAN DUECK & DREW PAPEZ 1,373 2002 CHARLEY HOUGHTON 1,337 WR 2001 GENEVA EMMONS 1,262 WR 2000 DAVE STELTS 1,140 WR 1999 GERRY CHECKON 1,131 WR 1998 RON LEGRAS 972 1999 CHRIS ANDERSON 977 1996 BILL GREER 1,006 1995 PAULA ZEHR 963 1994 HERMAN BAX 990 WR 1993 DON BLACK 884 WR GROWER OF THE YEAR 2013 TIM MATHISON 5,800.5 WR 2012 RON WALLACE 5,494.5 WR 2011 LEONARDO URENA 4,948 WR 2010 KEN SWEET 4,866 WR 2009 DON YOUNG 4,613 WR 2008 QUINN WERNER 4,477.5 WR 2007 DAN & JASON McKIE 4,447.5 WR 2006 RON WALLACE 3,989.5 WR Slide 23 BENI MEIR THE HAT TRICK 2,323 2,102 2,096 BIGGEST OVERALL GROWER OF THE YEAR EUROPEAN CHAMPION 2,000 POUND CLUB 2,100 POUND CLUB 2,300 POUND CLUB 6,500 POUND CLUB 4 WORLD RECORDS BIGGEST MARGIN OF V