Year	Top Three Winners
2003
2002	Men's Division    1st place:  Derek Deutscher (41 feet, 0 inches)     2nd place:  Eric Dvorak (32 feet, 4 inches)     3rd place:   Shannon Hanson (31 feet, 10 inches)  Women's Division    1st place:   Harlene Hatterman-Valenti (28 feet, 1 inches)    2nd place:  Rachel Larson (24 feet, 11 inches)    3rd place:   Lisa Dahl (24 feet, 10 inches)
2001	Men's Division    1st place:  Rich Zollinger (37 feet, 4 inches)     2nd place:  Todd Wehking (35 feet, 0 inches)     3rd place:   Curtis Lautt (34 feet, 7 inches)  Women's Division    1st place:   Jeanne Brandvold (31 feet, 6 inches)    2nd place:  Harlene Hatterman-Valenti (26 feet, 8 inches)    3rd place:   Amanda Houkom (26 feet, 1 inch)
2000	1st place:  Rich Zollinger (32 feet, 0 inches)     2nd place:  Abe Ulmer (31 feet, 0 inches)     3rd place:  Jason Carrington (29 feet, 11 inches)

Watermelon seed-spitting in action:  Rich Zollinger (left), Harlene Hatterman-Valenti (middle),  and Alison Hagemeister (right) during the 2000 contest.