{"id":2125,"date":"2016-03-12T14:33:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T14:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2017-06-12T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T14:34:09","slug":"on-your-mark-get-set-carve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/on-your-mark-get-set-carve\/","title":{"rendered":"ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, CARVE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re just over a month into the 2016 Watermelon Carving Contest and the competition is already heating up. This year, we wanted to give carvers plenty of time to create their amazing masterpieces, which is why you\u2019re hearing about this now and not in June or July like years past.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6309 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/22.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"302\" height=\"582\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also made it mandatory that carvers must submit a photograph of their carving AND a photograph of them with their carving. (Hey, at least now you have a use for that Selfie Stick you got for Christmas.) You can create your watermelon masterpiece anytime between now and August 3 (when the contest entry period ends).<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s contest features a few new categories, with entries and prizes in each category divided into \u201cBeginner\u201d and \u201cExperienced\u201d groups of contestants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pop culture<\/li>\n<li>Basket<\/li>\n<li>Event\/occasion<\/li>\n<li>Elegant<\/li>\n<li>Etched carvings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Did I mention how sweet the prizes are? Category leaders have the chance to take home $100, and of course there\u2019s the $250 \u201cJudge\u2019s Choice\u201d prize and a $250 \u201cPeople\u2019s Choice\u201d prize. So, what are you waiting for? Get carving and don\u2019t forget those selfies!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>UP NEXT: GO GREEN FOR ST. PATTY\u2019S DAY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re just over a month into the 2016 Watermelon Carving Contest and the competition is already heating up. 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