Mother/daughter look-alike
First: Martha Nothdurft and Salli Jo Bollinger, Jackson; second: Angel Gibson and Lakoda Gibson, Scott City; third: Alison Barnhill and Phoebe Barnhill, Cape Girardeau.
Father/son look-alike
First: Cory and Camdyn Nenninger, Oran, Mo.; second: Travis and Trevor McLean, Jackson; third: Stephen and Wyatt Baker, Marble Hill, Mo.
Trivia winners
Team: Kimbeland Eagles, Cape Girardeau, Team members: Walt (Bud) Marshall, Kay Marshall, Dan Braswell, Jill Braswell, Randy Bohn, Shelley Bohn, Delbert Walter, Joan Walter.
4-H winners
Rabbits
Doe
Champion: Shelbie Scheffer, Arnsberg 4-H; reserve champion: Maggie Scheffer, Arnsberg 4-H.
Buck
Champion: Shelbie Scheffer, Arnsberg 4-H; reserve champion: Meredith Scheffer, Arnsberg 4-H.
Meat pens
Champion: Natalie James, Tilsit 4-H; reserve champion: Natalie James, Tilsit 4-H.
Overall grand champion rabbit: Shelbie Scheffer, Arnsberg 4-H.
Overall reserve champion rabbit: Shelbie Scheffer, Arnsberg 4-H.
Poultry
Old cock
Champion: Robbie Lindsey, Patriot's 4-H; reserve champion: Jesse Yount, Progressive 4-H.
Hen
Champion: Josh Walter, Fruitland 4-H; reserve champion: Ethan Smalled, Triple C 4-H.
Cockerel
Champion: Timothy Shaffer, Wayne County 4-H; reserve champion: Audrey Bennett, Wayne County 4-H.
Pullet
Champion: Audrey Bennett, Wayne County 4-H; reserve champion: Audrey Bennett, Wayne County 4-H.
Pen
Champion: Jesse Yount, Progressive 4-H; reserve champion: Grace Seabaugh, Leopold 4-H.
Ducks
Champion: Macie Werner, Tilsit 4-H; reserve champion: Macie Werner, Tilsit 4-H.
Geese
Champion: Macie Werner, Tilsit 4-H.
Guineas
Champion: Joe Ferguson, Cheerful Workers 4-H.
Pigeon
Champion: Isaac Scheper, Progressive 4-H; reserve champion: Isaac Scheper, Progressive 4-H.
Overall grand champion poultry exhibit: Audrey Bennett, Wayne County 4-H.
Overall reserve champion poultry exhibit: Macie Werner, Tilsit 4-H.
Best of show awards
Arts & crafts: Macey Stueve, Farrar Hawthorne 4-H.
Arts & crafts: Ethan Seyer, Arnsberg 4-H.
Breads, food nutrition, food preservation: Kaitlyn Keller, Progressive 4-H.
Cake decorating: Olivia Brown, Progressive 4-H.
Clothing & textiles: Hannah Aufdenberg, Tilsit 4-H.
Computers: Macey Stueve, Farrar Hawthorne 4-H.
Crops: Tyler Kirchdoerfer, Young Americans 4-H.
Electricity, small engines, welding: Spencer Lorenz, Fruitland 4-H.
Entomology: Steven Peters, Tilsit 4-H.
Horticulture: Anthony Strack, Young Americans 4-H.
Knitting & creative crochet: Makayla Lowes, Friendly Valley 4-H.
Miscellaneous project: Chance Edwards, Farrar Hawthorne 4-H.
Photography photo 1: Leah Puchbauer, Pocahontas 4-H.
Photograph photo 2 or 3: Brooke Horrell, Leopold 4-H.
Quilting: Dustin Oehl, Arnsberg 4-H.
Woodwork large project: Morgan Bangert, Tilsit 4-H.
Woodwork small project: Elijah Fleming, Jewett 4-H.
Other 4-H project: Hannah Aufdenberg, Tilsit 4-H.
Other 4-H project: Anthony Kobak, Science and Technology 4-H.
Veterinary science: Belinda Strack, Young Americans 4-H.
4-H/FFA Combined
beef show
Supreme female champion: Kali Myers, New Horizons 4-H, (breeds not listed); reserve supreme female champion: Bridget Welker, New Horizons 4-H (Simmental).
Supreme steer champion: Clayton Hendricks, Young Achievers 4-H; reserve supreme steer champion: Adam Pleimann, Arnsberg 4-H.
Angus
Grand champion heifer: Chelsea Kirn, Daisy 4-H; reserve champion heifer: Chelsea Kirn, Daisy 4-H.
Grand champion bull: Clay Birk, Jackson FFA; reserved grand champion bull: Teagan Schnurbusch, Progressive 4-H.
Hereford
Grand champion heifer: Whitney Welker, New Horizons 4-H; reserve grand champion heifer: Ashley Stahlman, Progressive 4-H.
Grand champion bull: Layton Hahn, Tilsit 4-H; reserve grand champion bull: Whitney Welker, New Horizons 4-H.
Charolais
Grand champion heifer: Michaela Haley, Meadow Heights FFA; reserve grand champion heifer: Michaela Haley, Meadow Heights FFA.
Simmental
Grand champion heifer: Bridget Welker, New Horizons 4-H; reserve grand champion heifer: Bridget Welker, New Horizons 4-H.
Other
Grand champion heifer: Kali Myers, New Horizons 4-H; reserve grand champion heifer: Kali Myers, New Horizons 4-H.
Grand champion bull: Samantha Welker, Meadow Heights FFA; reserve grand champion bull: Kali Myers, New Horizons 4-H.
Commercial
Grand champion heifer: Ethan Puchbauer, Pocahontas 4-H; reserve grand champion heifer: Logan Wesell, Jackson FFA.
FFA steers
Grand champion: Tanner Schabbing, Delta FFA; reserve grand champion: Kody Moore, Oran FFA.
FFA beef showmanship: Michaela Haley, Meadow Heights FFA.
FFA sheep
Grand champion market lamb: Angel Castro, Senath-Hornersville FFA; reserve grand champion market lamb: Katie Jones, Senath-Hornersville FFA.
FFA sheep showmanship: Joe Ferguson, Meadow Heights FFA.
FFA market goats
Grand champion: Aaron Smith, Southland FFA; reserve grand champion: Greg Copeland, Southland FFA.
FFA goat showmanship: Aaron Smith, Southland FFA.
FFA swine
Grand champion barrow: Chase McClelland, Southland FFA; reserve grand champion: Matt Brucker, Delta FFA.
FFA swine showmanship: Kelly Jahn, Jackson FFA.
Ag mechanics
Grand champion: Zach Kinneman, Fredericktown FFA; reserve grand champion: Tyler Stover, Fredericktown FFA.
4-H/FFA tractor rodeo
First: Collin Schabbing, Delta FFA; second: Austin Arnold, Ste. Genevieve FFA; third: Marcus Bachman, Perryville FFA; fourth: Nathan Harms, Richland FFA.
4-H/FFA public
speaking contest
First: Kelsey Patterson, Advance FFA; Second: Josh Walther, Jackson FFA; Third: Bridget Schumer, Perryville FFA.
Dress-up contest
Chickens
First: Aaron Brown, Jackson; second: Steven Peters, Cape Girardeau; third: Brandi Anderson, Elsinore, Mo.
Rabbits
First: Jaylie Walther, Jackson; second: Luke Brady, Jackson; third: Madelyn Bartels, Jackson.
Children's rooster crowing contest: Sarah Jackson, Tamms, Ill.
Children's hen clucking contest: Steven Peters, Cape Girardeau.
Live rooster
crowing contest
First: Kassidy Hawkins, Cape Girardeau; second: Leroy Kuehn, Jackson; third: Justin Sinn, Cape Girardeau.
Open class winners
Beef cattle
Angus
Grand champion heifer: Birk Beef Cattle, Gordonville; reserve grand champion heifer: Kara Versemann, Perryville, Mo.
Grand champion bull: Eggers Stock Farm, Jackson; reserve grand champion bull: Triple V Farms, Perryville, Mo.
Charolais
Grand champion heifer: Snowy River Charolais, Sedgewickville, Mo.: reserve grand champion heifer: Tim Mueller Charolais, Altenburg, Mo.
Grand champion bull: Tim Mueller Charolais, Altenburg; reserve grand champion bull: Tim Mueller Charolais, Altenburg.
Hereford
Grand champion heifer: Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.; reserve grand champion heifer: Aufdenberg Polled Hereford, Perryville, Mo.
Grand champion bull: Triple V Farms, Perryville, Mo.; reserve grand champion bull: Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.
Simmental
Grand champion heifer: Bridget Welker, Patton, Mo.; reserve grand champion heifer: Merry Meadows Simmental, St. Joseph, Mo.
Grand champion bull: Eakins Simmental, Jackson; reserve grand champion bull: Merry Meadows Simmental, St. Joseph.
Other breeds
Grand champion heifer: Kali Myers, Oak Ridge; reserve grand champion: Kali Myers, Oak Ridge.
Grand champion bull: Kali Myers, Oak Ridge; reserve grand champion bull: Samantha Welker, Sedgewickville.
Commercial heifers
Grand champion heifer: Ethan Puchbauer, Jackson; reserve grand champion heifer: Logan Wessell, Cape Girardeau.
Dairy cattle
Holstein
Grand champion female: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill.; reserve grand champion female: Josh Huelsmann, Trenton, Ill.
Jersey
Grand champion female: Kirchdoerfer Dairy Farm, Cape Girardeau; reserve grand champion: Kirchdoerfer Dairy Farm, Cape Girardeau.
Brown Swiss
Grand champion female: C.L. Carlile, Thompsonville, Ill.; reserve grand champion female: Muffets Twin Acre, Edgewood, Ill.
Guernsey
Grand champion female: Muffets Twin Acre, Edgewood, Ill.; reserve grand champion female: Muffets Twin Acre, Edgewood.
Ayrshire
Grand champion female: Ehlers Ayrshire, Campbell Hill, Ill.; reserve grand champion female: Ehlers Ayrshires, Campbell Hill.
Milking shorthorn
Grand champion female: Josh Huelsmann, Trenton, Ill.; reserve grand champion female: Josh Huelsmann, Trenton.
Sheep
Southdown premier exhibitor: Joe Ferguson, Marquand, Mo.
Suffolk premier exhibitor: Clayton Kranawetter, Jackson.
Dorset premier exhibitor: Elizabeth Ferguson, Marquand, Mo.
Corriedale premier exhibitor: Jera Kranawetter, Jackson.
Other meat breeds premier exhibitor: Joe Ferguson, Marquand.
Market lab first place: Jera Kranawetter, Jackson.
Swine
Grand champion gilt: Abby Strickland, Jackson.
Commercial gilts
Grand champion: Hunter Wessell, Jackson; reserve grand champion: Hannah Shinn, Jackson.
Breed/crossbreed barrow show
Champion barrow: Mark James, Jackson; reserve champion barrow: Lydia Shinn, Jackson.
Barrow carcass show
Champion real time barrow: Morgan Crutsinger, Dutchtown; reserve champion real time barrow: Matt Brucker, Chaffee, Mo.
Champion on foot barrow: Chase McClelland, Cardwell, Mo.; reserve champion on foot barrow: Matt Brucker, Chaffee.
Draft horses
and mules
Miniature mules
Champion miniature mule: Chris McGrath, Butler, Mo.; reserve champion miniature mule: Carter Pugh, Irwin, Mo.
Draft mules
Champion horse mule: Dale Moreland, Dexter, Mo.; reserve champion horse mule: Jarrett Stroder, Patton, Mo.
Champion mare mule: Jerry Brown, Dexter, Mo.; reserve champion mare mule: Jarrett Stroder, Patton.
Champion pair of mules: Jerry Brown, Dexter.
Draft horses
Champion stallion: Brian Heuring, Chaffee, Mo.; reserve champion stallion, Weston Mangels, Jackson.
Champion mare: Weston Mangels, Jackson; reserve champion mare: Weston Mangels, Jackson.
Champion gelding: Steve Meier, Jackson; reserve champion gelding: Charlie Meier, Jackson.
Draft ponies
Champion stallion: Carter Pugh, Irwin, Mo.
Champion mare: Steve Mangels, Oak Ridge; reserve champion, Steve Mangels, Oak Ridge.
Champion gelding: Harold Duenke, Laddonia, Mo.; reserve champion gelding: Steve Mangels, Oak Ridge.
Jacks and jennets
Champion Jack: Scott Ury, Anna, Ill.; reserve champion Jack: Scott Ury, Anna.
Champion Jennet: Scott Ury, Anna, Ill.; reserve champion Jennet: Scott Ury, Anna.
Poultry
Grand champion poultry exhibit: Jonathan Sinn, Cape Girardeau.
Champion clean leg, large fowl: Mike Tolka, Odin, Ill.
Champion feather leg large fowl: Jonathan Sinn, Cape Girardeau.
Champion single comb leg bantam: Mike Tolka, Odin, Ill.
Champion rosecomb clean leg bantam: Mike Tolka, Odin, Ill.
Champion feather leg single comb bantam: Audrey Bennett, Lowndes, Mo.
Champion feather leg other comb bantam: Paige Kain, Cape Girardeau.
Champion large duck: Makayla McGruder, Patton, Mo.
Champion bantam duck: Gloria Waechter, Scott City.
Champion goose: Brittany McArthur, Jackson.
Champion turkey: Zackery Kuehn, Jackson.
Champion guinea: Leroy Kuehn, Jackson.
Pigeons
Grand champion pigeon: Justin Sinn, Cape Girardeau.
Large class champion: Justin Sinn, Cape Girardeau.
Small class champion: Bill Holley, Pocahontas.
Champion dove: Jera Kranawetter, Jackson.
Guinea pigs
Grand champion: Nathan Massey, Marquand, Mo.
Rabbits
Grand champion rabbit: Clayton Kranawetter, Jackson.
Champion large rabbit: Colton White, Advance, Mo.
Champion small rabbit: Clayton Kranawetter, Jackson.
Field crops
Grand champion 70 ears of corn: J.C. Brucker, Chaffee, Mo.
Grand champion 10 ears of corn: Matthew Brucker, Chaffee, Mo.
Grand champion one ear of corn: Sharon Brucker, Chaffee, Mo.
Grand champion three stalks of soybeans, oil: Katie Brucker, Chaffee, Mo.
Grand champion hay bale: Tyler Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau.
Horticulture
Best of show fruit: Bonnie Strack, Cape Girardeau.
Best of show miscellaneous: Randy Peek, Cape Girardeau.
Best of show vegetables: Kay Underwood, McGee, Mo.
Best of show garden display: Amanda Krewson, Altenburg, Mo.
Floriculture
Best of show potted plant: Ann Bodenstein, Gordonville.
Best of show cut flower: Linda Illers, Cape Girardeau.
Best of show arrangements: Ann Bodenstein, Gordonville.
Family & consumer science
Best of show canning: Terri Peters, Burfordville.
Best of show baking; Ann Bodenstein, Gordonville.
Best of show sewing: Georgia Wessell, Jackson.
Best of show quilts: Georgia Helderman, Whitewater.
Red Star Yeast awards
Red Star pizza wheel: Dortha Strack, Cape Girardeau.
Red Star over mitts: Opal Klaproth, Jackson.
Red Star spatula: Dortha Strack, Cape Girardeau.
Golden Needle certificate for quilting: Georgia Helderman, Whitewater.
Photography best of show: Rhonda Payton, Piedmont, Mo.
Fine arts best of show: Susan Estes, Marble Hill, Mo.
Crafts & hobbies best of show: Brandon Bradshaw, Gordonville.
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