Gingerbread House Contest Results By: Joe Falin, Program and Facilities Supervisor, Parks and Recreation
In December, Orange County Parks and Recreation held its annual Gingerbread House Contest in partnership with The Arts Center in Orange, and it was sponsored by Krecek Kakes. There were thirteen (13) entries on display at The Arts Center for two (2) weeks, where people could go and vote on their favorite entry. After all the votes were counted, each entry received a point total between one (1) and thirteen (13) based on how many votes they received. The entry with the most votes received thirteen (13) points, and the entry with the fewest votes received one (1) point. The entry with the most votes was also declared our “ People ’ s Choice ” winner. The overall winners of the competition were also determined by three (3) independent judges that ranked the entries on creativity, appearance, and construction, to help them determine each entry ’ s overall ranking. Once each judge had their overall ranking, points were allocated to each entry the same way as before, with the highest ranked entry receiving thirteen (13) points and the lowest ranked entry receiving one (1) point. Judges also determined which entries would receive superlatives for Funniest, Cutest, and Most Original. All the judges scores were then added together with the scores from the “ People ’ s Choice ” vote to determine the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. In 1st Place with 50 points out of a possible 52 points was Douglas Pitera with "OBC - Singing Christmas Tree." In second place with 45 points was the Jacobs Household with "The Three Little Pigs in a Winter Wonderful." And in 3rd place with 44 points was Orange County High School Library with "Dreaming of the Beach." Douglas Pitera was also awarded the “ People ’ s Choice ” award, and the Orange County High School Library was also awarded the Cutest Superlative. Other superlative winners included H. B. Thornton ’ s "A Modern Day Castle" winning the Funniest Superlative, and Alex Thompson ’ s “ Coach Chuck's Orange County Towing" winning Most Original Superlative. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners received a commemorative spatula, a “ bag of swag ” from Orange County Tourism, and a gift card to Krecek Kakes. The superlative winners also received a framed certificate for their accomplishment. Thank you to all our participants, judges, voters, and to Krecek Kakes and The Arts Center in Orange for helping make this event a success. Please be on the lookout for future holiday themed events from Orange County Parks and Recreation.
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