A Watermelon Eating Contest at Hanna Freson Bros. on Sat. July 22 saw Zach Oliver accepting the first place prize from National Watermelon Queen, Olivia Johnson with Landon Stoppler, adult watermelon eating contestant champion; Freson Bros. staff member, Gordon Thuroo, Watermelon Seed Spitting winner and Guess the Weight winner Casey James, and others looking on. Johnson was crowned the National Watermelon Queen at the 108th Annual National Watermelon Convention in her very own county, Shelby County in Asheville, North Carolina on Feb. 25, 2023. ECA Review/V.Miller
Dylan Stoppler (4) doubling down on a huge mouthful of watermelon at the competition.
