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| Moonshiner, Tim Smith, with a few fans at the 2016 Punkin Chunk |
The final results for the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin were recently posted on their website. Because the accident happened during the final 3rd round of the Adult Air Cannon competition, and that chunk round was not completed, none of the chunks from that round were counted in the final results.
PunkinChunkin.com:
2016 Results -- here are some of the notable results...
Adult Air Cannons
| Machine Name | Chunk 1 | Chunk 2 | |
| 1st | American Chunker Inc | 3338.82 | 4305.82 |
| 2nd | Big 10 Inch | pie | 3866.58 |
| 3rd | Please Release Me | 3257.27 | 3864.48 |
Adult Trebuchet
| Machine Name | Chunk 1 | Chunk 2 | Chunk 3 | |
| 1st | Colossal Thunder | 2214.59 | pie | 2625.87 |
| 2nd | Yankee Seige II | 1860.15 | 2603.63 | 1643.53 |
| 3rd | Punkin Hammer | pie | 2509.44 | 1591.15 |
Youth Trebuchet
| Machine Name | Chunk 1 | Chunk 2 | Chunk 3 | |
| 1st | Stomach Virus | - | 1171.55 | - |
| 2nd | Troop Six Shooter II | 333.57 | 415.22 | - |
| 3rd | Harbuz | 133.09 | 179.75 | 205.6 |
10 and Under Trebuchet
| Machine Name | Chunk 1 | Chunk 2 | Chunk 3 | |
| 1st | Pumpkin Pirates | 434.22 | 466.64 | 550.43 |
| 2nd | Pop Pops Machine | 325.15 | 499.16 | 230.46 |
| 3rd | Super Ray Trebuchet | 97.89 | 219.53 | 227.7 |
Adult Human Power
| Machine Name | Chunk 1 | Chunk 2 | Chunk 3 | |
| 1st | Shooda Noed Beter | 2343.42 | 2287.84 | 1870.2 |
| 2nd | Chunkster | 1432.67 | 1580.85 | 1676.42 |
| 3rd | Genes Machine | backfire | 991.02 | 1434.95 |
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History lessonThe Colossal Thunder trebuchet team from Oklahoma have the current world record for a trebuchet, but with an asterisk. Their record throw of 3,288.6* feet in the Adult Trebuchet division was recorded in October, 2015 at the WCPC sanctioned punkin chunk in Aurora, Colorado, Punkin Chunkin Colorado, which is held at an elevation above 5,000 feet. Therefore two records are listed, with Yankee Siege II holding the closer to sea level record of 2835.81 feet, set in 2013, for an Adult Trebuchet.
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| Colossal Thunder trebuchet team at 2015 Colorado Punkin Chunkin |
related:
Mark Antonation / October 12, 2015 / Westword.com :
Colorado Punkin Chunkin Squashes Hopes in Delaware Raises Readers Ire
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| Looking down the barrel of an air cannon at Punkin Chunkin |
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| Aerial view of 2016 Punkin Chunk |
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