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There were so many people who wanted to compete that names were drawn to determine contestants. Contestants competed in three heats, each with five people. The winners from each three rounds competed to determine an overall winner.
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Contestants held their hands above their heads before starting the stemming contest.
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Robert Barnstein participated in the second heat.
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Ana Limbaco participated in the second heat.
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Graham Donaldson came in first in his heat, and second overall.
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Contestants had to stem 20 strawberries and be the first one finished to move on to the final round.
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Sandra Capazzi held her hands up when she was finished stemming berries.
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Sharon Detweiler and Graham Donaldson competed in a tiebreaker.
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Sharon Detweiler won the contest. She received chocolate-covered strawberries and a trophy.
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Sharon Detweiler was the overall winner of the contest.
On your mark, get set, stem those berries! Fifteen contestants competed in the Adult Strawberry Stemming Contest at the Florida Strawberry Festival on Tuesday, March 8. Three heats were done with five contestants each. The winners of each round went on to compete in a final round.
The final round led to a tiebreaker round, which Sharon Detweiler won. Detweiler was given a trophy and chocolate-covered strawberries as a prize.
Contact Emily Topper at etopper@plantcityobserver.com.
