North Carolina Watermelon Festival
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The North Carolina Watermelon Festival is an annual celebration of the watermelon started in 1957 in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] In 1985 it was relocated to Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The festival features a seed-spitting contest, the crowning of a "Miss Watermelon" and an award for the best/biggest melons.
Watermelon grower
Miss Watermelon / Watermelon Queen
- 1966 Eleanor Brantley[3]
- 1986 Whitney Cuthbertson[4]
- 2003 Tracy Lynn Register[5]
- 2009 Kensley Leonard[6]
- 2014 Breanna Williams[7]
- 2025 Elle Steinlage[8]
Seed spitting
- 1963 - Wally Ausley - 35 ft 06 in (10.82 m)*[9]
- 1970 - John "Speedy" Adams - 29 ft (8.84 m)[1]
- 2004 - Kristin Cucci[2]
* World Record