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Show A4 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Miss Emery County Holly Damron and Little Miss Emery Hanna Huntington. Little Miss Emery Crowned Little Miss Emery 2008, Hanna Huntington, was crowned at the Emery County Fair on July 31. Hanna, along with Aspen Hansen, Bailey Wagner, Jazlynn Richarz and Shalai Van Wagoner competed in talent, dress-up and on-stage question at the competition that evening. As Little Miss Emery, Hanna will accompany Miss Emery, Holly Damron to the Miss Utah Pageant next year. Dice game proves unlucky for players this year Josie Luke For last year’s dice game winner, Lori Brady, the odds of winning $15,000 at the Emery County Fair were 7,776-to-1. The chances of anyone putting on a repeat performance in this year’s fair were, as organizer, Tyler Jeffs so aptly put it, “astronomical.” In order to win the game, a contestant must roll the letters m-o-n-e-y in order, on jumbo sized dice, each with the letter on only one side, by throwing each die six feet ahead out of a basket. Each of the five throws has a one in six chance of landing on the correct letter, producing the 7776-to-1 odds. The odds of this happening in the same place twice would be a 60,466,176-to-1. But for the hundreds of people who showed up July 30 to try for a chance at $20,000, even astronomical odds seemed reasonable. After all, it had been done less than 12 months before. Pete and Katherine Jones, related that the chance to win led them to “put clean shirts on and do our hair,” just in case; so if they won, they would be looking their best for pictures. Even Brady, herself, reported she “called in sick” that morning in order to get in line to register as soon as possible. Yet she was still third in line after Tina Carter and her mother, Beth Marshall. After getting in line to register, each person still had to draw a ticket to actu- ally get the chance to be one of the 100 people who would roll the jumbo set of dice. Twenty stalwart registrants even came back afterward to sign up as alternates, but despite organizers’ beliefs that many of them would get the chance to roll because some ticket-holders would not show up, only one of the 20 actually got a chance to roll So began the second annual Dice Roll Game, which produced results that again went against the odds, but with much different results. A number of participants rolled an “M,” Brady included, but anti-climatically, not one of the 100 contestants even managed to roll an “O,” which statistically should have happened at least twice. Somewhat surprisingly, Jeffs was disappointed that no one won this year. “I was really hoping that someone would,” he revealed. His disappointment can be better understood knowing that he, an insurance agent, took out a special event policy with Odds On Promotions in case someone were to win. His biggest concern was actually making sure they followed the rules precisely, so if they had another winner, the promotions company wouldn’t deny the claim. Jeffs, an insurance agent for Farm Bureau, sees the game as an avenue for giving back to the community. He began organizing such promotions four years ago, starting with hole-in-one challenges at golf tournaments and branching out to Photo by Josie Luke None of the contestants in this year’s Dice Game, sponsored by Tyler Jeffs of Farm Bureau Insurance, were able to spell out money and win the grand prize of $20,000 at the Emery County Fair. include the dice game at the fair and other events at high school athletic games. “I’m grateful to the community for supporting me and I want to find ways to give back,” he explained. “I don’t want to be in business to just make money. I want to provide for my family and give back to the community.” The size and excitement level of the crowd at the event would indicate Jeffs is achieving his goal. Video of Brady’s 2007 win can be seen at www. oddsonpromotions.com. Fair exhibits display talent of Emery County citizens Fair exhibits for this year’s Emery County Fair displayed some of the incredible talent that people of the county possess in everything from home arts, to fine arts. Winning entries were: Home Canning / Baking People’s Choice: Tristan Tuttle, Baking, Gingerbread House Best of Division: Dawnette Tuttle, Canning, Peach Jelly. Judge’s Choice, Best of Division: Dorothy Childs, Baking, Senior Citizen, Zuccini Carrot Bread. Best of Division: Brettlyn Tuttle, Junior Division, Canning, Peach Jam. Horticulture Best of Division: Pete Jones, Apricots. Best of Division, Judge’s Choice, People’s Choice: Pete Jones, Vegetables, Bermuda Onions. Photography Young Adults, Best of Division: Jake Clement, Desert Efforvescent. People’s Choice: Jacob Tuttle, Bobcat. Junior Class: Russell T. Justesen, My Buffalo. Adults: Best of Division, Animals: Mary Peacock, I Dare You to Take Another Picture. Best of Division, Landscapes: Stan Mathis, Reflection. Advanced Amatuer. Best of Division: Andy Sorensen. Judges Choice: Val Mastin, Dragonfly. Creative Arts Woodburning Best of Division, Judge’s Choice: Val Mastin Collections Best of Division, People’s Choice: George Smith, Antique and Vintage Marble Collection. Open Best of Division: Mark Williams, Polished Jasper Bolo. Youth Division Best of Division, Peo- Above, the Judge’s Choice in Photography by Val Mastin. Right, the People’s Choice winner in baking by Tristan Tuttle. ple’s Choice: Gatlan Huntington, Mountain Scene. Adults – Sculpture Best of Show, Best of Division, Judge’s Choice: Aleina Peterson, Reborn Babies. Oil Painting: Bryan Larsen, Horses. Home Arts Quilting Best of Division, Judge’s Choice: Marie Eardley People’s Choice: Dur- cilla Palmer. Hand Quilting Best in Division: Durcilla Palmer. Machine Quilting Michelle Anderson Senior Division Best of Division: Patsy Johnson Youth Division Best of Division: Kodie Marshall. |
