Yesterday was the annual O. Henry Pun-Off. My favorite part of the competition is Punniest of Show, where prepared skits are performed and judged.
There were six judges, and the highest and lowest scores were tossed out.
| # | Contestant | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Judge 4 | Judge 5 | Judge 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Pendal | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Kelly Dupen | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Jacob Dodson | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Alex Petri | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Jason Epstein | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | James Hershberger | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Skittles | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 8 | Karin Maxey | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 9 | Diana Gruber | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 35 |
| 10 | Tracy Swartz | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 11 | William Powell | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 12 | Scratch | |||||||
| 13 | Bertrand Piboin | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 14 | Jerzy Gwaizdowski | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 40 |
| 15 | Darby Venza and Cody Powell | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 |
| 16 | Scratch | |||||||
| 17 | James Youts | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 18 | Benjamin Ziek | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 |
| 19 | Mary Wiley | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 20 | Scratch | |||||||
| 21 | Rhonda Shield | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 22 | Gracie Deegan | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| 23 | Mason Weems | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 24 | Francis McGrath | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 25 | Laura Powell | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 26 | Scratch | |||||||
| 27 | Bill Crider | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| 28 | Scratch | |||||||
| 29 | Scott Seay | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 30 | Andy Balinsky | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 31 | Judy Dean and June Morris | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 32 | Scratch | |||||||
First Place: Jerzy Gwaizdowski
Second Place: Gracie Deegan
Third Place: Benjamin Ziek
For your enjoyment, here’s the awards ceremony.
I’ll post video of the top three skits tomorrow.