2024 Contest Results

Note: All contests awarded a blue ribbon 1st place winner, while select contests awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

>View photos of winners from contests judged before fair day<

Agricultural Contests

Best Compost

  • 1st - Joe Garman

  • 2nd - Elaine Zhang

  • 3rd - Brett Schneider

Best Egg (Chicken)

  • 1st - Payne Elementary’s Principal Bird (submitted by Tony Lombardo)

  • 2nd - Kristofor Erickson

  • 3rd - Kristofor Erickson

Best Garden Haul

  • 1st - White Oak Youth Garden (submitted by Danielle Brabazon)

Best Honey

  • 1st - Robert Yochem

  • 2nd - Friends Meeting of Washington (submitted by Margaret Greene)

  • 3rd - Trevor Tullius

Best Flower Arranging

  • 1st - Shelby Eckhardt

  • 2nd - Nicole McEntee

  • 3rd - Kayla Domres

Artistic Contests 

Best Ceramic

  • 1st - Kristine Erickson

  • 2nd - Beth Koh

  • 3rd - Beth Koh

Best District Drawing

  • 1st - Branko Stojilkovic

Best District Painting

  • 1st - Mya Cottrell

Best District Poem

  • 1st - Aryssa Damron

  • 2nd - Vina Hutchinson Roberts

  • 3rd - Nicole Geldart

Best Crochet

  • 1st - Jacqueline Heard

Best Embroidery

  • 1st - Elizabeth Mattson

Best Knitting

  • 1st - Erin Soule

Best Quilt

  • 1st - Camilla Younger

Best Needlepoint

  • 1st (tie!) - Emma Kelley and Suzanne Publicover

Best Kids’ Drawing

  • 1st - Sheridan Osborn

  • 2nd - Kristine Erickson

  • 3rd - Juliet Tran

Best Kids’ Painting

  • 1st - Aria Allen

  • 2nd - Armen Allen

Best Kids’ Slime

  • 1st - Vivienne Claterbos

  • 2nd - Avangeline Tran

  • 3rd - Cameron Hudson

Best Black and White Photo

  • 1st - Todd Bosch

Best DC-Themed Photo

  • 1st - Tinatin Kalandadze

Best Photo of People/Portraits

  • 1st - Kaitlyn Hay

Best Photo of a Pet/Animal

  • 1st - Isaac Rosenberg

Culinary Contests

Best Biscuit

  • 1st - Charles Greene

  • 2nd - Katie Black

  • 3rd - Lauren Showalter

Best Cornbread

  • 1st - Jovan Nash

Best Focaccia

  • 1st - Jacqueline Heard

Best Sourdough

  • 1st - Alison Waldman

Best Chocolate Cake

  • 1st - Lilith Tromblay

  • 2nd - Celeste Wasielewski Serber

  • 3rd - Jen Rasay

Best Non-Chocolate Cake

  • 1st - Eric Press

  • 2nd - Lilith Tromblay

  • 3rd - Michele Lempa

Best Gluten Free Cake

  • 1st - Eric Press

Best Meat Chili

  • 1st - Elaine Zhang

  • 2nd - Jason Sanders

  • 3rd - Jean Holman

Best Vegetarian or Vegan Chili

  • 1st - Jovan Nash

  • 2nd - Sarah Stella

  • 3rd - Austen Hufford

Best Dry Cider

  • 1st - Hugh Blodget Jr

  • 2nd - Hugh Blodget Jr

  • 3rd - Andrew Oetman

Best Sweet Cider

  • 1st - Jovan Nash

Best Cookie

  • 1st - Elaine Zhang

  • 2nd - Alison Waldman

  • 3rd - Allen Easterling

Best Vegan Cookie

  • 1st - Nikolas Mercado

Best Gluten Free Cookie

  • 1st - Elaine Zhang

Best Hoppy Beer

  • 1st - Stephen Fischer

  • 2nd - Andrew Oetman

  • 3rd - Mike Caiola

Best Malty Beer

  • 1st - Ryan Tokujo

  • 2nd (tie!) - Nathan James and Nathan James (two separate entries)

  • 3rd - Timothy Kurtin

Best Roasty Beer

  • 1st - Cole Christian

  • 2nd - Andrew Oetman

Best Fruity Beer

  • 1st - Nathan James

  • 2nd - Jason Rancatore

  • 3rd - Jovan Nash

Best Jam/Jelly/Chutney

  • 1st - Dancer Sze

  • 2nd - Anne Anderson

  • 3rd - Anne Anderson

Best Dairy Mac and Cheese

  • 1st - Desiree Allen

Best Cucumber Pickle

  • 1st - Michelle Navarro

Best Non-Cucumber Pickle

  • 1st (tie!) - JJ Norman and Paul Fajman

Best Pie in Show (triple tie!!)

  • Julia Ruane, Sarah Cornett, and Sarah Cornett (two separate entries)

Best Apple Pie

  • 1st - Ann DeWig

  • 2nd - Cathy Grossman

  • 3rd - Breauna Branch

Best Fruit Non-Apple Pie

  • 1st - Shary Nguyen

  • 2nd - Ann Dewig

  • 3rd - Sarah Cornett

Best Sweet Non-Fruit

  • 1st - Matthew Herdman

  • 2nd - Steven Ramiro

  • 3rd - Tiera Fletcher

Best BBQ Sauce

  • 1st - Bob Payne

Best Hot Sauce

  • 1st - Marianne Michalakis

Best Mumbo Sauce

  • 1st - Bob Payne

Best Salsa

  • 1st - Eric Atilano