2012 -- NEW RECORD set!! Herb Rowe hit the dainty 149 ft 7 in. to set a new record. Beating the old record set by Gene Klein in 1981 of 145ft 6 in. Congratulations to Herb!!
Repeat winners and the years they won:
C. L. Cundiff - 1976 & 1980
Paul Craig - 1993 & 1994
Bill Becht - 1982, 1987 & 1998
Bert Robben - 1989, 2002 & 2003
In the past few years, local celebraties and government officials have won, including:
2005 John Belski, WAVE 3 weatherman
2006 U.S Senator John Yarmuth
2008 Tony Lindauer, Louisville Property Valuation Administrator
1971 Pete Goeing
1972 Al Wilding
1973 Jack McGrath
1974 Alton Beckman
1975 Dick Strauss
1976 C. L. Cundiff
1977 Norton Reibert
1978 Russ Horlander
1979 Pete Goeing
1980 C. L. Cundiff
1981 Gene Klein
1982 Bill Becht
1983 Leon Welch
1984 Coy Thomas
1985 Jerry Tucker
1986 Herman Kipp
1987 Bill Becht
1988 Charlie Vettiner
1989 Bert Robbens
1990 Cy Just
1991 Ed Hollkamp
1992 John Hoeck
1993 Paul Craig
1994 Paul Craig
1995 Tom Huelsman
1996 Stewart Peters
1997 Jim Turner
1998 Bill Becht
1999 Bill Ridge
2000 Stewart Morrisey
2001 Norbert Riegling
2002 Bert Robben
2003 Bert Robben
2004 David Woods
2005 John Belski
2006 John Yarmuth
2007 Kevin Triplett
2008 Tony Lindauer
2009 Mark Misback
2010 Barry Bernson
2011 Jerry Clark
2012 Herb Rowe (new record of 149ft 7 inches)