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Written by BRIANNE EICHMAN - pr@timespubs.com
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Friday, 23 July 2010 03:21 |
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FORT WAYNE — It was the battle of the last cookie stack standing Thursday at the Allen County Fairgrounds.
Several participants in different age categories crowded around two long white tables for the annual cookie stacking contest at the Allen County Fair.
Each contestant was given about 12 cookies, provided by WalMart, to make the biggest stacks they could in one minute.
"At the end of the time the pile standing that is the highest, that person wins and gets a little prize," said Allen County Fairgrounds board member Rick Slayback.
A judge comes around the table and begins to count.
The elimination process began, but each contestant was able to keep the cookies they touched while stacking. They were given a plastic bag to put them in to take them home and enjoy.
As the age division rose, the cookies had to be stacked with one hand instead of two.
This was 10-year-old Andrew Mishler's first time coming out to the event.
He was ready and waiting for his turn to come, "I was kind of excited about it because it's cookies," Mishler said.
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