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    Quote Originally Posted by canebreaker View Post
    The tournament use to be who could grow the biggest watermelon. Talked to a few farmers the last few years to hear the same story. To wet in spring to plant. After planting to late in the year to get a good size melon for the carnival.
    Ole Bob Barker used to host the event down in Hope, AR. It was a big to do back then. 100+ lb Watermelons, and the Queen was blessed sorta similar to that. Water melon Festival / Water ValleyWater melon Festival / Water ValleyWater melon Festival / Water Valley


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    I wonder why my uncles were always growing the largest melons for festival then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rees Guide View Post
    The tournament was never about big watermelons, there were 2, one crappie fishing and the other golf, think they still do the golf tourney. They do have a contest for biggest watermelon.
    First I ever heard that...thought it was all about big watermelons ......talked to a guy this morning going down there for the watermelon weigh in....he says he goes to it every year.
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    But that's not a tourney, it's a watermelon growing contest!!

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    All I can find out about it's history is this is the 47th year. I was 19 47 years ago. I know there was some type of festival going on long before that. Melons would be stacked like cannon balls at the depot. IC would bring a passenger train and park at the depot for tours. IC stopped passenger service before I was 19.

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    They stopped have g it for like 15 or 20 years at some point, only counting the years it was held.

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    Bet I could place in the top 3 of a watermelon eatin' tournament Water melon Festival / Water Valley Water melon Festival / Water Valley

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    After the largest contest..They used to auction off the melons...I bid up to $165 on first place one time...Didn't get it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rees Guide View Post
    But that's not a tourney, it's a watermelon growing contest!!

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    con·test
    noun
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    ˈkänˌtest/

    • 1.
      an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport, activity, or particular quality.
      [COLOR=#878787 !important]"a gigantic air rifle shooting contest"[/COLOR]
      synonyms: competition, match, tournament, game, meet, event, trial, bout, heat, race; deathmatch
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