HOW SWEET IT IS! 25 ENTRIES SUBMITTED IN UMVF PIE BAKING CONTEST
What a great way to kick off the 2023 Upper Missouri Valley Fair! 25 of the area's best bakers brought their best pies to the fair early this morning with hopes of taking home the grand prize! The pies were great, and there were some unique ones delivered for judges to taste!
Judges were on-hand to receive contestants' pies from 7:30 until 10:30 a.m. Judges will begin evaluating the pies at 11:00 a.m. with the winners announced this afternoon.
Retired engineer with Townsquare Media and longtime judge for the contest Earl Gross tells News Radio the pies were scored using a 10-point scale, ranging from "poor" to "excellent," with judges evaluating each confection's crust and filling as well as its overall appearance.
How did the 2023 competition wrap, and who earned bragging rights?
Youth Pastry
1st - Sawyer Lierz
2nd - Mason Anderson
3rd - Easton Hinrickson
Youth Cracker
1st - Kavya Demaracy
2nd - Justin Anderson
3rd - Jacob Anderson
Adult Pastry
1st - Linda Alton
2nd - Sara Berg
3rd - Darcy Anderson
Adult Cracker
1st - Linda Alton
2nd - Arnie Siverson
3rd - Angela McMillan
Cold hard cash is on the line in this annual competition with the winner for best pastry crust-type pie in the adult division taking home $500 and the winner in the youth division taking home $250. Cash awards will also be given to second and third-place finishers in both divisions.
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