2026 JIM BLAIR PUMPKIN TRAIL CONTEST WINNERS

1ST PLACE - MAYOR PAM HOOTS

Congratulations to Columbia Mayor Pam Hoots for her beautiful, hand-painted floral pumpkin!

$150 CASH PRIZE

A HUGE thank-you to Gaddie Shamrock for generously sponsoring our first-place prize of $150! We appreciate your support of our community!

2ND PLACE - KRISTYNE GILBERT

Congratulations to Kristyne Gilbert for her fantastic Frankenstein pumpkin! What a fun and spooky creation!

$75 CASH PRIZE

A special thank-you to Dog Gone Classy for donating the $75 second-place prize! We are grateful for your generosity!

3RD PLACE - DE'ASIA FISHERS

Congratulations to De'Asia Fishers for her creative Cheshire Cat pumpkin! That mischievous grin certainly caught everyone's attention!

$25 CASH PRIZE

Thank you to our anonymous donor for generously providing the $25 third-place prize! Your kindness is greatly appreciated!

SPECIAL HONORARY MENTION - CASH THRASHER & MAKAYLA JANES

We have a little Pumpkin Trail mystery with a very happy ending!

Cash Thrasher and his mother, Makayla Janes, created an awesome IT the Clown pumpkin to enter our contest. However, through an innocent mix-up, a family member accidentally dropped off their pumpkin with the entries for Bruss North America's pumpkin decorating contest!

As luck would have it, Bruss was setting up for its company picnic on the very same day we were accepting pumpkins for the Jim Blair Pumpkin Trail. After a little investigating, we figured out what happened, and everyone had a good laugh!

But here's the BEST PART…

CASH'S PUMPKIN WON 1ST PLACE IN BRUSS NORTH AMERICA'S CONTEST

So even though Cash's IT the Clown pumpkin never officially made it into our Pumpkin Trail contest, it still came out a WINNER! 

We want to extend our heartfelt appreciation to Gaddie Shamrock, Dog Gone Classy, our anonymous donor, all of our pumpkin artists, Adair County Recycling Center, Adair County Class D, Adair County Tourism, and everyone who helped make this year's Jim Blair Pumpkin Trail possible.