Luling Watermelon Thump, 06.25.11

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 (updated on 7/05/2011 at 1:37 p.m.)

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Melodie Acosta, 7, of Luling chews a big bite of watermelon during the 7-year-old and under watermelon eating contest on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump

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Melodie Acosta, 7, of Luling chews a big bite of watermelon during the 7-year-old and under watermelon eating contest on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump

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Sarah Evans, 5, (right) of Brooklyn, NY tries to take a slice of watermelon from her brother, A-Joe, 7, after they participated in the watermelon eating contest at the Luling Watermelon Thump on Saturday in Luling, TX.

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Melodie Acosta, 7, of Luling takes a big bite of watermelon during the 7-year-old and under watermelon eating contest on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump.

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Laddie Janik (center) of Shiner, TX plays the broom and washboard with other members of the Shiner Hobo Band on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Slices of watermelon sit on a table ready to be eaten during the watermelon eating contest at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Julia Montgomery, 11, of Edinburg, TX competes in the watermelon eating contest at the Luling Watermelon Thump on Saturday. Montgomery took third place in the 8-14-year-old age group.

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June Harborth (right) of Belmont, TX and Rosemary Locksetd of Luling, TX dance to the music of the Shiner Hobo Band on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling.

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Melodie Acosta, 7, (left) of Luling winces as her mother, Kristina, helps her with a watermelon hat on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump. Shauna Acosta, 6, (right) also sports a watermelon hat for the watermelon eating contest.

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Rocksey, 11, (left) Odie (center) and Rocky Alba (right) of Universal City take big bites out of slices of watermelon on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Daniel Rodriguez (left), Calvin Davis (center) and Elijah Rodriguez (right), all of Houston, listen to instructions before participating in the adult watermelon eating contest at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Melba and Lester Brashears of Luling dance to the music of the Shiner Hobo Band on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling.

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Watermelon Thump Queen 2011 Yadira Ochoa, 17, of Luling, holds a slice of watermelon on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump.

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Competitors prepare themselves before the adult watermelon eating contest on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Lee Harmeyer of Houston directs the Shiner Hobo Band with a plunger after being pulled from the audience to do so on Saturday during the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Ted Landry of Plano, TX signs up his daughters, Brielle, 6, and Addison, 3, for the watermelon eating contest on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Addison Landry, 3, of Plano, TX checks out the competition just before starting the 7-year-old and under watermelon eating contest on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Competitors take turns signing up for the watermelon eating contest on Saturday during the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Lee Harmeyer (center) of Houston poses with his daughters, Sarah (left) of Dallas and Jill (right) of Denton, outside the Spitway on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Calvin Davis of Houston takes a big bite during the adult watermelon eating contest on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump in Luling, TX.

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Left to right - Bernadette Arredondo of Albuquerque, NM, Sam Arredondo of El Paso, Laura Jones of Rio Rancho, NM and Louie Montoya of Albuquerque, NM pose for a photo outside the Spitway on Saturday at the Luling Watermelon Thump.

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