Contest Winners!

Contest Queens Cami and Kim have your winners. Hope you were one of them.

Thank you to the 143 entries from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Iowa. Congratulations to the 24 of whom won prizes!

Baking:
We had 16 baking entries for Saturday and 16 again on Sunday. The baking judges forms still smell like Bailey's and are sticky with chocolate. All the judges want to come back to judge next year's contest. Wonder why. Thanks to esteemed judges: Nick Shepherd from Raglan Road; TJ Stack from The Savoy Grill; Bobby Bowman, Stephanie Dumler, and Darcy Rasmussen from Webster House; Mark Juhnke from The Blue Pot; James O'Brien from The Gaf; Chef Michael Scanlon; and the expert palates of Patty Regan, Lois Ernst, Anne Embry, and Pat O'Neill.

Grand Prize and Saturday First Place Winner:
Candace Dietrich of Overland Park, KS (her entry was a coffee cheesecake with Bailey's and a chocolate almond crust...and it was beautiful!)
She won a $100 gift certificate to Raglan Road Restaurant and Pub, and four tickets to next year’s Irish Fest.

First Place:
Sunday: Lori Brown of St. Joseph, MO (also a Bailey's Cheesecake, also beautiful!)
She won a $50 gift certificate to Pryde's Old Westport.

Second Place:
Saturday: Betsy Kearney of Leawood, KS
Sunday: Tamara Clardy of Steedman, MO (Irish Bread Pudding & Caramel Sauce)
They each won a $35 gift certificate to Pryde's Old Westport.

Third Place:
Saturday: Andrea Harts of Gladstone, MO (Bailey's Irish Cream Cupcakes)
Sunday: Betsy Kearney of Leawood, KS (Bailey's Irish Cream Bread Pudding w/Bailey's Creme Anglaise)
They each won a $20 gift certificate to Pryde's Old Westport.

Honorable Mention:
Katarina Fitzpatrick of KC, MO

Knitting:
We had 16 entries Saturday, and four on Sunday. One judge recognized the work of someone she knew, and immediately bowed out of judging for the day. Talk about honest! These ladies are awesome! Thank you judges: Sub-committee Chair Debra Lea, Ruth Jenkins, Mary Sayers Doedan, Christie Brown, Teri Steinhaeufel, and Terri Phillips.

Grand Prize and Sunday First Place Winner:
(The judges gave this a perfect score; there were NO mistakes in the 80,000 stitches!)
Clare Wilson of KC, MO "The pattern is called 'Lotus Flower' and was written by Herbert Niebling - I just thought it looked more thistle-y (hence the lilac thread)"
She won a $100 gift certificate to Yarn Shop and More, and four tickets to next year’s Irish Fest.

First Place:
Saturday: Ann Smith of Overland Park, KS
Ann won a $50 gift certificate to Yarn Shop and More and a yarn gift bag.

Second Place:
Saturday: Ann Smith of Overland Park, KS
Sunday: Ann Smith of Overland Park, KS
Ann also won a $35 gift certificate to Yarn Shop and More and a yarn gift bag.

Third Place:
Saturday: Clare Wilson of KC, MO
Sunday: Stepheny Beine of Topeka, KS
They each won a $20 gift certificate to Yarn Shop and More and a yarn gift bag.

Photography:
There were 57 entries on Saturday and 34 on Sunday. Thank you to the fantastic judges, included Barry FitzGerald, Fionán O'Connell, Sarah Tobaben, and Barry Hendrickson.

Grand Prize and Sunday First Place Winner:
Martin R. Ufford of Wichita, KS
He won a framed print from Barry Hendrickson's "Ireland in Black and White" series, $100 cash, and four tickets to next year’s Irish Fest.

First Place:
Saturday: Jim Fisk of KC, MO
He won $50 cash and a small, unframed print from Barry Hendrickson.

Second Place:
Saturday: Pamela Goodmon of Burlington, KS
Sunday: Susan May of Florissant, MO
They each won $35 cash and a small, unframed print from Barry Hendrickson.

Third Place:
Saturday: Katrina Brungardt of Omaha, NE
Sunday: Dana Goodmon of KC, MO
They each won $20 cash and a small, unframed print from Barry Hendrickson.

Honorable Mention:
Scotty Burford of Mission, KS

Brewing:
Thank you to all the certified judges: Alberta Rager, Jackie Rager, Steven Pauwels, Jennifer Helber, Mike Davis, Krzysztof Zaryczny, Tim Leber, Chris Stenger, and Bill Birmingham. It was a grueling four hours of judging, and yet they all said thank you on their way out.

1st place: Andy Gredell of Kansas City, MO
"Whacked Out Stout" (13.E American Stout)
He won four one-day Snug membership passes ($400 value), and a $50 gift certificate to Bacchus & Barleycorn.

2nd place: Geoff Sonntag of Tonganoxie, KS
"Emerald Isle Export" (13.D Foreign Extra Stout)
He won two one-day Snug membership passes ($200 value), and a $35 gift certificate to Bacchus & Barleycorn.

3rd place: David Stevens of Overland Park, KS
"Irish Stout" (13.A Dry Stout)
He won four tickets to this year’s Irish Fest ($40 value), a $20 Irish Fest merchandise coupon, and a $20 gift certificate to Bacchus & Barleycorn.

Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to all entrants!