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Final day of Punkin Chunkin 2016

Sawyer Grunewald takes cover in the wheel well of a truck as he holds the trigger for the firing horn before Team Gaul Buster's final shot of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Sawyer Grunewald takes cover in the wheel well of a truck as he holds the trigger for the firing horn before Team Gaul Buster's final shot of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Team Gaul Buster takes their final shot of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Team Gaul Buster takes their final shot of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Competitors watch as a pumpkin is hurled through the air during the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Competitors watch as a pumpkin is hurled through the air during the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Arlo Dixon makes final adjustments to the Chunk Norris before their team's final shot of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Arlo Dixon makes final adjustments to the Chunk Norris before their team's final shot of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Chunk Norris team members watch as teammates ready for their team's final shot of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Chunk Norris team members watch as teammates ready for their team's final shot of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Launch distances line a support arm of the Chunk Norris at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Launch distances line a support arm of the Chunk Norris at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Air cannons line the firing line at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Air cannons line the firing line at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Jerry Connelly takes cover behind an American flag themed folding chair while holding the firing horn for team Skypult before their final shot at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Jerry Connelly takes cover behind an American flag themed folding chair while holding the firing horn for team Skypult before their final shot at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Steve Thompson cranks up the launcher on Bust-o-Matic, a team local team, at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Steve Thompson cranks up the launcher on Bust-o-Matic, a team local team, at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Steve Thompson cranks up the launcher on Bust-o-Matic, a team local team, at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Steve Thompson cranks up the launcher on Bust-o-Matic, a team local team, at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Spectators gather to watch catapults make their final launches at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Spectators gather to watch catapults make their final launches at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Tommy Abbott tosses a pumpkin after his machine, The General, collapsed at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Tommy Abbott tosses a pumpkin after his machine, The General, collapsed at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Members of Colossal Thunder celebrate after hearing the distance on their final launch of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville. Colossal Thunder won the trebuchet division, unseating defending champion Yankee Siege.
Members of Colossal Thunder celebrate after hearing the distance on their final launch of the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville. Colossal Thunder won the trebuchet division, unseating defending champion Yankee Siege.
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Competitors watch as a trebuchet launches a pumpkin at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Competitors watch as a trebuchet launches a pumpkin at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Air cannons line the firing line at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Air cannons line the firing line at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Members of team Colossal Thunder break down the trebuchet at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Members of team Colossal Thunder break down the trebuchet at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Second Amendment Too team members watch as the air cannon fires a pumpkin at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Second Amendment Too team members watch as the air cannon fires a pumpkin at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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The World Championship Punkin Chunkin trophy sits near the air cannons at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
The World Championship Punkin Chunkin trophy sits near the air cannons at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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The Great Emancipator air cannon sits on the firing line at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
The Great Emancipator air cannon sits on the firing line at the 2016 World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition at Wheatley Farms in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Paramedics tend to an injured person after a piece of metal flew off of an air cannon, striking them in the head, at the World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Paramedics tend to an injured person after a piece of metal flew off of an air cannon, striking them in the head, at the World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Paramedics tend to an injured person after a piece of metal flew off of an air cannon, striking them in the head, at the World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Paramedics tend to an injured person after a piece of metal flew off of an air cannon, striking them in the head, at the World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Paramedics take an injured person to an ambulance after a piece of metal flew off of an air cannon, striking them in the head, at the World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Paramedics take an injured person to an ambulance after a piece of metal flew off of an air cannon, striking them in the head, at the World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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Paramedics take an injured person to an ambulance after a piece of metal flew off of an air cannon, striking them in the head, at the World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
Paramedics take an injured person to an ambulance after a piece of metal flew off of an air cannon, striking them in the head, at the World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Bridgeville on Sunday afternoon.
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