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Each year, members of the National Watermelon Association<\/a> (NWA) convene for the NWA\u2019s annual convention. It\u2019s a pretty big deal, and anyone who\u2019s anyone in the watermelon industry is in attendance.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s convention, held in Savannah, Georgia, was especially significant because it marked the 100th anniversary of the NWA. In addition to lots of meetings and seminars about watermelon, the convention also features a watermelon seed-spitting contest, a watermelon eating contest, and the crowning of the new National Watermelon Queen (stay tuned for a blog entry with an interview with the new queen).<\/p>\n

In addition to the convention being the 100th anniversary of the NWA, it\u2019s also the 25th anniversary of the National Watermelon Promotion Board and the 50th anniversary of the National Watermelon Queen program!<\/p>\n

The convention also includes an auction \u2013 with sports memorabilia and truckloads of watermelon among the items \u2013 which this year raised a record $632,260. The total will be used to fund a majority of the National Watermelon Association\u2019s annual budget.<\/p>\n

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Because the convention marked the 100th anniversary of the National Watermelon Association, they took some time to recognize some of the many NWA presidents who have served over the past century.<\/p>\n

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Like I mentioned, the various state and regional watermelon queens competed at the conference for the title of National Watermelon Queen, and the winner was Florida Watermelon Queen Brandi Harrison! Above is Brandi with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Ross Chastain (right), whose #92 Ford is sponsored by watermelon.<\/p>\n

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The convention hosted a friendly watermelon-eating contest. It\u2019s nice to see that they provided the competitors with raincoat-like smocks to protect them during the messy contest. Somehow, I doubt smocks will be provided for the eating contest I\u2019ll participate in later this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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