Past Contest Winners

2024 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
(Apologies for any misspelt or missing names! Let us know if you are missing or misspelt and we will fix it)

Zucchini Boat Races
First - Teddy Duncan
Second - Warren O’Sullivan
Third - Warren Symington

Inaugural Adult Boat Races
Winner - Simone

Zucchini Carving Contests
Best Wizuke entry - Max Jalsevak
Best Junior - Nash
Best Junior Runner-up - Penny 
Best Senior - Courtney
Best Senior Runner-up - Thea (We still have your trophy, Thea!)
Best Family/Adult - Mira
Best Family/Adult Runner-up - Trent Market

Biggest Zucchini Contest (a whopping 9.2 lbs!) - Sloan and Cohen Anderson

Zucchini Poet Laureates
Senior - Joanne Rowland
Junior - Emil D’Agostino

Zucchini Cooking Contest
Best Adult - Kelly Family (for an amazing cake!)
Best Junior - Greta Rousell (for some beautifully decorated cupcakes!)

Wizuke of Oz Scavenger Hunt Winner - Everett Nester  (We still have your trophy, Nester!)
Flying Monkey Giant Slingshot Contest
Junior - Ben Wallace
Senior - Branwyn Lyttle

2023 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
We lost our list! But we hope to find it someday...

2022 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
(Apologies for any misspelt or missing names! Let us know if you are missing or misspelt and we will fix it)

Zucchini Cooking Contest
Best Adult recipe – Chocolate zucchini banana cake with vanilla coffee buttercream - Tammy Finger & Charlotte Lapine
Best Junior recipe– Zucchini hummus - Joseph Keast


Best Decorated Zucchini Contest
Junior Winner – Henrik
Junior Runner Up – Greta S.
Senior Winner – Ruby W-F
Senior Runner Up – Ava Cummings
Family/Adult Winner – Katie O'Rourke

Best decorated Zuperhero! 
Joseph 

Zucchini Boat Races
First Place – Lily
Second Place – Vivienne
Third Place – Colton


Biggest Zucchini
Trent University Farm


2019 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
(Apologies for any misspelt or missing names! Let us know if you are missing or misspelt and we will fix it)

Zucchini Cooking Contest
Best Sweet – Zucchini Peach and Pecan Loaf with Cream Cheese Icing – Lyell Shields
Best Savoury – Cheesy Zucchini Cornbread – Elizabeth Slavin
Best Junior – Vegan Zucchini Crumble – Walker Family
Best Decorated Zucchini Contest
Junior Winner – Alex Hodson
Junior Runner Up – Reid Brown
Senior Winner – Lucas Parrish
Junior Runner Up – Ben Morse
Family/Adult Winner – Angelo de Petta
Family/Adult Winner – Myra Effer
Best decorated Zucchinis in Space! 
Joseph (Sorry, no last name!)
Zucchini Boat Races
First Place – Brooklyn Scriver
Second Place – Colten Younger
Third Place – Lucas Parrish
Biggest Zucchini
No entries!!
Zucchini Slingshot Contest
Junior Winner – Ronan Rutland
Senior – Clint DeKlerck
Zucchini Rocks! Scavenger Hunt
Winner – Stella Waterman-Fingrut





2017 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
(Apologies for any misspelt or missing names! Let us know if you are missing or misspelt and we will fix it)

Zucchini Cooking Contest
Best Sweet – Chocolate Zucchini Cake – Sarah Higginson
Best Savoury – Vegan Zuke Pesto - Mandy Rice
Best Junior – Chocolate Zucchini Cake - Joseph Keast

Best Decorated Zucchini Contest
Junior Winner – Bella De Maria
Junior Runner Up – Garrett McCul

Senior Winner – Jack De Maria
Senior Runner Up – Violet McLean

Family/Adult Winner – Megan Barclay and Family
Family/Adult Winner – Ben and Lucia Wallace

Poetry Pepo Laureate
Zoe Hodson

Zucchini Boat Races
First Place – Joseph Keast
Second Place – Caleb Ray
Third Place – Bria Payne

Biggest Zucchini
Winner – Anca Pascau (12.5 lbs.)
Runner Up – Linda Brock (10 lbs.)

Zucchini Slingshot Contest
Junior Winner – Alexandra Hudson
Senior – John De Maria

Canada 150 Wild Goose Chase Scavenger Hunt
Joseph Keast


2016 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
(Apologies for any misspelt or missing names! Let us know if you are missing or misspelt and we will fix it)

Zucchini Cooking Contest
Best Sweet – Spiced Zucchini Cupcakes - Joanna Lewis
Best Sweet Runner Up – Zucchini Chocolate Muffins - Pat Carrol
Best Junior – Chocolate Zucchini Cake - Ella Bockhop

Best Decorated Zucchini Contest
Junior Winner – Bella De Maria
Junior Runner Up – Jack De Maria

Senior Winner – Jaclyn (Sorry, no last name!)
Junior Runner Up – Ava (Sorry, no last name!)

Family/Adult Winner – Elizabeth Slavin
Family/Adult Runner Up – Megan Barclay and Family

Zucchini Boat Races
First Place – Aaron Parish
Second Place – Amelia Farnell
Third Place – Ben Wilson

Biggest Zucchini
Winner – Caitlin Starowicz (10 lbs.)
Runner Up – Hadley J. (8.4 lbs.) (Sorry, no last name!)

Zucchini Slingshot Contest
Junior Winner – Izabelle DeMaria
Senior – Bob Packman

Zukémon Hunting Contest
Zukémon Master – Macayla Vaughan



2015 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
GREAT ZUCHINNI WEIGH-IN:

First: Guiseppe and Luca Carraro (20 lbs.)

Second: Anca Pascalau (10.7 lbs.)



DEAD POET LAUREATE CONTEST:
First: Elizabeth Slavin
Second: Marion Little

BEST DECORATED ZUCHINNI:
Junior: Belle Demaria
Junior Runner up: William McCormack

Senior: Alissa Buttivant 
Senior Runner-up: Mitchell Foster

Family/Adult: Mathias (Sorry, no last name!) 
Family/Adult: Megan and Family  (Sorry, no last name!) 

TO DIE FOR COOKING CONTEST:
Savoury, Junior: William McCormack (Zuc boat appetizers)
Sweet, Junior: Ethan and Clark (Zuchinni raisin cake)
Sweet, Adult: Marion Little (yellow zuchinni citrus cake)
Beverage: Shelley Lambe  
(Zuchinni-tini)

THE FLOATING DEAD ZUCHINNI BOAT RACES:
First: Everett Webster
Second: Cody Armstrong
Third: Simone Watson

ADULT: (demonstration event category)
Disgraced former winner: Lyell Sheilds (Lyell was stripped of his win for failing to follow Rule #1, hollow out you zucchini!)
First: Esperança Melo

BETTER THAN AN AXE GIANT SLINGSHOT
Junior Slingshot Winner: Gailey Monner
Senior Slingshot Winner: Taylor Luecke



2014 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
(Apologies for any misspelt or missing names! Let us know if you are missing or misspelt and we will fix it)


Zucchini Boat Races
1st Place: Olivia Morra
2nd Place: Maddie Carr
3rd Place: Rue Huntley

Zucchini Carving Contest
Junior (up to 9)
Winner: Aiden Fenton
Runner up: Pamela Grey
Senior (up to 9)
Winner: Mia Melo
Runner up: Everett Webster
Family/Adult
Winner: Garrett McCutcheon
Runner up: Megan Barcley

The Out of this World Zucchini Cooking Contest
Junior (A tie! Fortunately they were siblings so they could share)
Winter Haggerty Goede – Flying Objects
Roan Haggerty Goede – Zucchini Rockets with Spicy Mayo
Savoury
Anne Haggerty – Zucchini Parmesan Loaf with Zucchini Feta Spread
Sweet
Liz Avery – Zucchini Cranberry Orange Loaf

The Inter-Stellar Zucchini Poet Laureate Contest
2014 Poet Laureate: Mark Hamel
2014 Junior Poet Laureate: Rowan Haggerty

Biggest Zuke in the Galaxy Weigh-In
Winner: Mark Starowicz – 10.6 lbs.
Runner up: Celia Hunter

Zucchini Moon Launch Giant Slingshot Finale
Junior
Archer Stalteri
Senior
Caroline Taylor


2013 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
(Apologies for any misspelt or missing names! Let us know if you are missing or misspelt and we will fix it)

Biggest Bambini Zucchini Contest
Winner – Joseph Longo (again!) with a 18.6 lb. zucchini
Runner up – Anca Pascalau and Rob Ruggerio with a 10.6 lb. zucchini

Zucchini Boat Races
First – Basil Stalteri
Second – Erin Morrison
Third – Brandon McGirl

"Hail to the Prince" Zucchini Poet Laureate 
Junior Poet Laureate – Tara Luecke (who was really a senior, but there were no junior entries)
Senior Poet Laureate – Jackie Brown

Zucchini Cooking Contest
Best Savoury Recipe – Anne and Michael Haggerty-Goede (Zucchini Corn Fritters w/ peach salsa)
Best Sweet Recipe - Sarah Higginson (This is Not the Legion's Zucchini Cake)
Best Junior Recipe – Anna Gutoskie (White Zucchini Cake)

Best Decorated Zucchini Contest
Junior Winner – Todd and Charlotte
Junior Runner-up - Eloise
Senior Winner – Mia Melo-Geldart and Sophia Radjevik
Senior Runner-up – Madeline Smith

Guess the Weight and Birth Time of the Princess Georghini Zukovbrook Contest

Weight - Emma Tamblyn 3.04 lbs. (Actual weight 3.25 lbs.)
Time - Margaret Slavin 1:50 p.m. (Actual time Sept. 4, 2:28 p.m.)

Bambini Jolly Jumper Giant Zucchini Slingshot Contest
Junior Winner – Riley Smith
Senior – Sebastian Hamel
Honourable Mention – Tessa Gray (who accidently shot twice, once in the senior category, and, although only 6, out shot all of the seniors!)

2012 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
(Apologies for any misspelt or missing names! Let us know if you are missing or misspelt and we will fix it)


Most Olympian-sized Zucchini
Gold: Joseph Longo 20 lbs. 2 oz.
Silver: Linda Brock 8 lbs.

Adam Van Koeverden Zucchini Boat Races
Bronze: Ruby Traynor
Silver: Lea Goldstein
Gold: Mia Melo Geldart

Zucchini Cooking Contest
Savoury Category
Bronze: Jo Hayward-Haines – Zucchini Frittata
Silver: Judy Churcher – Zucchini Lasagna
Gold: Esperança Melo – Ratatouille

Sweet Category
Bronze: Sarah Higginson – Chocolate Zucchini Brownies
Silver: Linda Slavin – Gateau Chocolat Aux Corgettes
Gold: Lyell Shields – Zucchini Pineapple Pecan Cake

Junior Category
Bronze: Maeve Nocera – Chocolate-dipped Zucchini
Silver: Emily Buchanan – Zucchini Bikini Martini Cake
Gold: Leah Buchanan – Chocolate Zucchini Cake with a Kick!

Own the Podium” Best Decotated Zucchini Contest
Junior Category
Bronze: Evie Jackson
Silver: Dylan Robb
Gold: Lily Pallet

Senior Category
Bronze: Jacob Pamel
Silver: Jess (Sorry! Our judges didn't get a last name.)
Gold: Cole (Sorry! Our judges didn't get a last name.)

Zucchini Poet Laureate
Junior Category
Bronze: Joshua Morrison
Silver: Grace Hatherly
Gold and 2012 Junior Poet Laureate: Robert Wortis-Beda

Senior Category
Gold and 2012 Poet Laureate: Jim Slavin

Giant Zucchini Slingshot Contest
Junior Category
Bronze: (Sorry! Our judges didn't get a name.)
Silver: Lily Pallet
Gold: (Sorry! Our judges didn't get a name.)

Senior Category
Bronze: Tom Regehr
Silver: Renate Spasovr
Gold: Anne Haggerty

2011 Millbrook Zucchini Festival 
Contest Winners 
(Apologies for any misspelt or missing names! Let us know if you are missing or misspelt and we will fix it)


Biggest Zucchini Contest
Winner - Guiseppe Carraro with a 31 lb. 4 oz. zucchini
Runner up - Baxter Morris with a 10 3/4 lb. zucchini

Zucchini Boat Races
First - Cole Nester
Second - Callie Mosey
Third - Alissa Buttivant

Zucchini Poet Laureate Contest 
Junior Poet Laureate - Grace Hatherly
Senior Poet Laureate (who was really a junior, but her poem was so good she took the senior prize!) - Avery Morris

Best Recipe Contest
Best Savoury Recipe - Judy Churcher (Zucchini Quiche)
Best Sweet Recipe - Sarah Higginson (Chocolate Zucchini Cake)
Best Junior Recipe - Jacob Parnell (Zucchini Fries with Ranch Dressing)

Best Decorated Zucchini
Junior Winner - Ava Sale
Junior Runner-up - Sophie Millotte
Senior Winner - Grace Reagan
Senior Runner-up - Michael Fallis

Kate and Will Zucchini Look-a-like Contest
Junior Winner - William McCormack
Senior Winner - Avery Morris

Zucchini Fascinator Contest
Junior - Ava Cummings
Senior - Agda Davies
Honourable Mentions - Gillian Webster and Jill Williams

Giant Zucchini Slingshot Contest 
Junior Winner - Jack -? (Sorry, Jack, didn't get your last name!)
Senior - Michael Goede

Most Graceful Floating Boat Contest
(We had several terrific entries, but we're afraid we misplaced the winner's name!)

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