2018 Taste of Hamburg-er contest winners
Burgers
Best Burger: Restaurant: Grand Prize Winner: Spuds restaurant, Kutztown.
Appearance: Spuds
Taste: Spuds
Originality: Spuds
Best Burger: Organization: Grand Prize Winner: Salem Church
Appearance: Boy Scout Troop 184
Taste: Leesport Lodge 141 I.O.O.F.
Originality: Salem Evangelical Christian Church, Lenhartsville
Best Burger-Mobile Unit: Grand Prize Winner: Blazing Swine BBQ, Hummelstown.
Appearance: Blazing Swine BBQ
Taste: Blazing Swine BBQ
Originality: Wow Foods LLC, Gilbertsville
Best “Newbie” Burger: The Smith Homestead’s Kitchen, Bernville
People’s Choice Award:
1st Place: Deitsch Eck Restaurant, Lenhartsville
2nd Place: Dawn’s Deli, Lenhartsville.
3rd Place: Christ Evangelical Free Church, Bethel
4th Place: Salem Evangelical Christian Church, Lenhartsville
Cows
Cow-decorating contest:
Ages 2-4: 1st Place, Natalie Eshbach; 2nd Place Caleb Schegan; 3rd Place Carter Hitz
Ages 5-7: 1st Place, Kallie Strunk; 2nd Place, Genaro Garipoli; 3rd Place, Sophia Bachman;
Ages 8-10: 1st Place, Kennly Chwatek; 2nd Place, Kamryn Vogel; 3rd Place, Logan Kershner
Ages 11-plus: 1st Place, Gracie Long; 2nd Place, Nick Engle; 3rd Place, Elizabeth Homeier;
Family: 1st Place, Joscelyn Arena; 2nd Place, Dante LaVentura; 3rd Place, Leonardo LaVentura
“Udderly” Amazing Cow-decorating Contest:
1st Place, St. John’s Thrivent; 2nd Place, Salem-Berne United Methodist Church; 3rd Place, Hamburg Public Library
Mooing Contest:
1st place: “Andrew, ”2nd place, “Doc l” 3rd place, Samantha Haag, Dairy Princess
Races
Dine and Dash Race:
Fastest male overall: Dale Schneck
Fastest female overall: Melissa Langston
Junior 15 and under: Fastest male: Cameron Smiley
Fastest female: Lizzie “Batman” Schwinger
General ages 16-39: Fastest male, John Greely; Fastest female, Erika Wood
Master ages 40-plus: Fastest male, Troy Seitzinger; Fastest female: no entrant
Best Costume: Jon Kline “The Dude”
Best Dog: Phin with Ryan Witman
Judge’s Choice: Akira with Tania Wargo, best dog costume; Andy Wood, farthest traveled - from Michigan
Hamburger Eating
Amateur
1st place team: Chimera - Andrew Maoury, Brett A. Cooper, Troye Cooper; 2nd place team: Burgers, Hell Yeah! - Eric Wurst, William Rensch, George Lengle; 3rd place team: Just Made It - Caitlyn Delaney, Lewis Wagner, Doug Pidaiminy
Professional
1st place (24 burgers): Bob “Notorious B.O.B.” Shoudt; 2nd place (22 burgers): Dan “Killer” Kennedy; 3rd place (20 burgers): David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli
Art Contest
“Relish the Hamburger”: 1st place, Petra Martin; 2nd place, Marta Tomosy-Herman; 3rd place, Gracie Long
Victory Closets Raffle: Lisa Ecker
Prize Wheel
Yuengling corn hole game: Mario Sosa
Yuengling cooler: Lisa Ecker, Vicki Knepper
Yuengling chair: Vicki Knepper
Bud Light cooler: Heather Warden, Bonnie Loeb
McDonald’s $50 gift card: Carol Stoudt, Kelly Roberts
Patio umbrella: Sofia Palmieri, James Weaver