2026 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 - Erika Swant

Best Flower Arranging

• 1st - “Team Flowerpatch” Lucy Gima, Violet Fox, and Eva Forquer

• 2nd - Elvis Navarro Azofeifa

• 3rd - Bernisha Moore

Best Garden Haul

• 1st - Caroline Angelo

Best Honey (Light)

• 1st - Robert Yochem

• 2nd - Emily Locke

• 3rd - Kris Erickson

Best Honey (Amber)

• 1st - Emily Locke

• 2nd - Robert Yochem

• 3rd - John Boyle Ruiz

Best Honey (Dark)

• 1st - Rachel Deussom

• 2nd - Manish Agrawal

• 3rd - Antoinette Burnham

Best Honey (First Time Entry)

• 1st - John Boyle Ruiz

Black Jar Honey Contest

• 1st - Katie Murphy

• 2nd - Antoinette Burnham

• 3rd - Del Voss

Best Houseplant

• 1st - Claudia Calicho-Mamani

• 2nd - (triple tie!) Caroline Angelo, Kaitlyn Hay, Carolyn Hughes

• 3rd - Lorna Notsch

Best Pollinator/Native Garden

• 1st - Riley Whitlock

Tomato Contests

• Best Red Tomato

  • 1st - Samantha Lott

• Best Non-Red Tomato

  • 1st - Samantha Lott

• Best Heirloom Tomato

  • 1st - Samantha Lott

Vegetable/Fruit Contests

• Best Cucumber

  • 1st - Samantha Lott

• Best Hot Pepper

  • 1st - Andrew Epstein

Artistic Contests

Best Ceramic

• 1st - Kristine Erickson

• 2nd - Reece Erickson

• 3rd - Kaitlyn Hay

Best District Artwork

• 1st - Meg Kalbaugh

• 2nd - Felix Rice

• 3rd - Dania Johnson

Best District Poem

• 1st - Anthony Inhorn

• 2nd - Gavri-El Rom

• 3rd - Ronit Schwartz

Best Crochet

• 1st - Rowel Leung

• 2nd - Simbiat Odeshina

• 3rd - Abbi Adams

Best Embroidery

• 1st - Cheyenne Millard

• 2nd - Camarie Zubizarreta

• 3rd - Jayne Avendano

Best Knitting

• 1st - Ria Utz

• 2nd - Corrie Clark

• 3rd - Stacy Meteer

Best Quilt

• 1st - Stacy Foster-Kindle

• 2nd - (tie!) Morgan Barker, Rachel Hicks

• 3rd - Ezra Deutsch-Feldman

Best Needlepoint

• 1st - Emily Prust

Best Kids’ Artwork - Youth Voices for Statehood

• 1st - Divna Stojilkovic

Best Kids’ Creation Using Interlocking Blocks

• 1st - Ander Ganguli

Best Kids’ Drawing

• 1st - Stella Westlund

• 2nd - Ander Ganguli

• 3rd - Armen Allen

Best Kids’ Painting

• 1st - Ander Ganguli

• 2nd - Emma Baugh

• 3rd - Evan Baugh

Best Kids’ Slime

• 1st - (tie!) Landen Wallace, Gunnar Ganguli

• 2nd - Kaia Ganguli

• 3rd - Evan Baugh

Best Black and White Photo

• 1st - Zachariah Chou

• 2nd - Megan Renee Grimaldi

• 3rd - Eric Essagof

Best DC-Themed Photo

• 1st - Eric Essagof

• 2nd - Justin Sybrandt

• 3rd - Jeremy Castle

Best Photo of People/Portraits

• 1st - Jeremy Castle

• 2nd - Zachariah Chou

• 3rd - Mila Baler

Best Photo of a Pet/Animal

• 1st - Isaac Rosenberg

• 2nd - Megan McGuire

• 3rd - Jeremy Castle

Culinary Contests

Best Biscuit

• 1st - Jen Rasay

• 2nd - Cassady Bailey

• 3rd - James Stroud

Best Cornbread

• 1st - Erin Palmer

Best Focaccia

• 1st - McKenzie Hood

• 2nd - Maher Farrukh

• 3rd - Abigail Schanfield

Best Sourdough

• 1st - Benjamin Delille

Best Chocolate Cake

• 1st - Simone Oberschmied

• 2nd - Celeste Wasielewski Serber

• 3rd - Genevieve Maignan

Best Non-Chocolate Cake

• 1st - Connor Henderson

• 2nd - Joanne Le

• 3rd - Megan Renee Grimaldi

Best Gluten Free Cake

• 1st - Zoe Gross

Best Vegan Cake

• 1st - Connor Henderson

Best Meat Chili

• 1st - Chip Weiskotten

• 2nd - Fallon Keplinger

• 3rd - Theodore Worms

Best Vegetarian or Vegan Chili

• 1st - Paul Hostetler

• 2nd - Genevieve Maigan

• 3rd - Maria Castro

Best Dry Cider

• 1st - Bill Stevens

Best Sweet Cider

• 1st - Bill Stevens

Best Cookie

• 1st - (tie!) Samantha Lott, Taylor Wallace

• 2nd - Alison Waldman

• 3rd - Leslie Gigliotti

Best Gluten Free Cookie

• 1st - Jen Rasay

Best Vegan Cookie

• 1st - Leslie Gigliotti

Best Hoppy Beer

• 1st - Jake Grover

• 2nd - Charlie Harr

• 3rd - Joseph Klem

Best Malty Beer

• 1st - Jake Grover

• 2nd - Sarah Kerman

Best Roasty Beer

• 1st - Michael Caiola

• 2nd - Will Shanklin

• 3rd - (tie!) Jake Grover, Michael Caiola

Best Fruity Beer

• 1st - Jake Grover

• 2nd - Sarah Kerman

Best Jam/Jelly/Chutney

• 1st - Aimee Breaux

• 2nd - Annette Thomson

• 3rd - Elizabeth Donovan

Best Dairy Mac and Cheese

• 1st - Zacharia Chou

• 2nd - Eboni Rose-Thompson

• 3rd - Samantha Lott

Best Vegan Mac and Cheese

• 1st - Zacharia Chou

• 2nd - Jazzy Davis

• 3rd - Gloria Aldana

Best Cucumber Pickle

• 1st - Nicole Geldart

Best Non-Cucumber Pickle

• 1st - Matt Renaud

Best Pie in Show

• Alina Lewandowski

Best Apple Pie

• 1st - Andrea Heithoff

• 2nd - Taylor Wallace

• 3rd - Jacqueline Heard

Best Fruit Non-Apple Pie

• 1st - Andrea Heithoff

• 2nd - Steven Ramiro

• 3rd - Danielle Gerger

Best Savory Pie/Galette

• 1st - Celeste Wasielewski Serber

• 2nd - Alina Lewandowski

Best Sweet Non-Fruit

• 1st - Alina Lewandowski

• 2nd - Steven Ramiro

• 3rd - Rhea Debussy

Pie Eating

• Adult - Steve

• Kid - [Forthcoming]

Best Hot Sauce

• 1st - Rahul Bhavsar

• 2nd - Jessica Walters

• 3rd - Andrew Epstein

Best Mumbo Sauce

• 1st - Derrick Smith

Best Salsa

• 1st - Gautam Ganguli