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Fenton, MI

Here is a list of the top 20 traditional and top 5 grafted melons for 2013. This list ( may ) change some as we have two weight off yet.
If you see your name on here you will need to send 60 of your seeds 2 seeds per pack, to:
Bill Edwards
14401 Verona Road
Marshall, Mi 49068

Top 20 Traditional Melons

1 - 316 Bill Edwards Marshall, Michigan
2 - 297.10 Chris Kent Sevierville, Tennessee
3 - 290 Frank Mudd Vine Grove, Kentucky
4 - 241.30 Todd Dawson Garner, North Carolina
5 - 239 Tim Brussel St. Johns, Michigan
6 - 232.50 Susan Barber Mt Orab, Ohio
7 - 230.50 John Brammer New Hope, Kentucky
8 - 210 HC Williams Bailey, North Carolina
9 -196.30 Barbara Bright Jones Bossier city, Louisiana
10 - 196 Lloyd Bright Hope, Arkansas
11 - 195 Bryan Mailey Udora, Ontario Canada
12 - 188 David Cantrell Corryton, Tennessee
13 - 184 Glen & Margaret Martin Combined Locks, Wisconsin
14 - 180 Bill Foss Buffalo, Minnesota
15 - 178 Clifton Knight Decatur, Alabama
16 - 159 Ann Knight Decatur, Alabama
17 - 153.50 Josh Scherer Piqua, Ohio
18 - 152.50 Tony Vanderpool Frankfort, Ohio
19 - 145 Jake Holloway Bowdon, Georgia
20 - 144 Stevann Fraley Williamsburg, Kentucky

Top 5 Grafted Melons

1 - 350.50 Chris Kent Sevierville, Tennessee
2 - 306.40 Gabriele Bartoli Reggio Emilia, Italy
3 - 229 H C Willims Bailey, North Carolina
4 - 200 Frank Mudd Flaherty, Kentucky
5 - 189.50 Jake Holloway Bowdon, Georgia

10/19/2013 8:33:30 AM

Alaska

Very good Marvin. Call it like it is.

10/19/2013 3:33:17 PM

Fenton, MI

I have number 9 and 10 turned around. Number 9 would be Lloyd Bright with his 202 pound melon and number 10 would be Barbara Bright Jones.

10/19/2013 3:53:06 PM

Sevierville TN

Wanted to tell all over the growers congrats on you hard work!!!! 350.5 lb Watermelon was mind blowing!!!! Also Bill Edwards your 316 melon was so cool to see in the pictures wish I was there when u weighed it. It was so nice meeting a lot of you cant wait to see yall next year!!!!

10/19/2013 10:53:14 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

IMHO, Susie Barber will be a force to be reckoned with in the future. She takes this s&%t seriously.

10/19/2013 11:07:37 PM

Muddy Waters

Nice Job to Awl! It was a cold year,Crazy top weights were up.mid to bottom weights were down.Crazy!!

10/20/2013 7:49:39 AM

sevierville, Tn

amazing difference from last year when # 20 was 198 lbs !

10/20/2013 8:28:17 AM

Fenton, MI

There has been a change in the top 20. Bill Brinkley is in 8th place with his 223.50 pound melon. All the rest move down one place. Yes i missed Bill. Sorry Stevann!!!
She is such a nice lady.

There was 5 new melons in the GPC list but no changs in the GWG top 20. One more week to go.

10/20/2013 9:09:49 AM

sevierville, Tn

there were alot of growers that could have won if they would have joined ! ;)

10/20/2013 5:21:27 PM