![]() ![]() ![]() Due to increasing space requirements (distance of shots, number of teams, and number of spectators) new locations in Sussex County had to be found. The event originated in 1986, and early in its history convened in Lewes, Delaware. The event also featured amusement rides, food vendors, fireworks, live concerts, a pumpkin cooking contest, a chili cook-off, the Miss Punkin Chunkin pageant, and other attractions. The impact point is marked with color-coded spray paint. Spotters riding on ATVs find the impact point, and then a professional surveyor calculates the distance based on GPS coordinates of the impact and the machine. Only a team's longest shot is scored for official results. The teams get three shots, one taken on each of three consecutive days. ![]() Each division competed strictly for distance except for the Theatrical division which relies on a fan vote. Teams competed in the following divisions: Air Cannon, Female Air Cannon, Centrifugal, Catapult, Torsion, Trebuchet, Human Powered, Centrifugal Human Powered, Youth Air Cannon, Youth Catapult, Youth Trebuchet, Youth Human Powered, Youth 10 & Under, and Theatrical. It is governed by the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association (WCPCA). World Championship Punkin Chunkin (WCPC) was the name of an annual contest held the first full weekend after Halloween in Delaware from 1986 through 20. "Yankee Siege" trebuchet, from New Hampshire, at 2008 Punkin' Chunkin' A "Great Pumpkin Shoot" has been held in Olean, New York most years since 2010. Ī variant of the competition, the pumpkin shoot, emphasizes accuracy over distance, as competitors aim to hit a specific target. Punkin Chunkin events, usually independently organized, are held throughout the United States, with active annual contests in Clayton, New York, Ellicottville, New York and Bald Eagle State Park in Centre County, Pennsylvania. ![]() Pumpkins that burst after leaving the barrel or sling are referred to as "pie" (short for "pumpkin pie in the sky") such launches are disqualified under WCPC rules. One of the core rules for competition is that the pumpkin must remain whole after leaving the device until hitting the ground for the chunk to count. The choice of pumpkin is another important variable Casper, Lumina, and La Estrella are the most common varieties used for competitions since they tend to have thicker rinds than other varieties and can thus withstand greater forces during launch. The range achieved by devices depends on their mass, shape, and size the yield limits, stiffness, pitch, and elevation of the hurler, and the weather. The difference in results between Delaware and Utah may be due to the higher, thinner, drier air found in Utah providing less resistance and drag, thus greater range. The WCPCA World Record, which includes only shots made at the annual World Championship event, is held by Team American Chunker, captained by Brian Labrie of New Hampshire, at 4,694.68 feet (1,430.94 m) on November 1, 2013, in Bridgeville, Delaware. Big 10 Inch has also competed many times at the WCPC event in Delaware. The shot received certification from Guinness World Records in early February 2011. The Guinness world record shot is held by a pneumatic cannon dubbed "Big 10 Inch", at 5,545.43 feet (1,690.25 m), on Septemin Moab, Utah. A European Championship has been held in Bikschote, Belgium each year since 2004. The event ran annually from 1985 to 2013 a myriad of legal and logistical problems caused multiple events to be cancelled after that, and subsequent championships have been more sporadic. World Championship Punkin Chunkin, held annually in November in Delaware by the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association (WCPCA), was the first and largest annual competition. Punkin chunkin competitions, formal and informal, exist throughout the United States in the autumn, particularly in early November as a means to dispose of surplus pumpkins from Halloween. The devices used include slingshots, catapults, centrifugals, trebuchets, and pneumatic (air) cannons. Punkin chunkin, or as it is sometimes called pumpkin chucking, is the sport of hurling a pumpkin solely by mechanical means for distance. "Big 10 Inch" takes a world record shot in Moab, Utah, September 9, 2010 ![]()
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