Apple Pie & Apple Butter Contest

Drop-Off: 7:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Judging: 11:00 AM
Pie & Butter Sale: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Champions Auction: 5:30 PM

WHERE: Murphysboro Event Center, top floor - 1329 Walnut Street
Auction of Champion Pies & Butter TBA

EVENT CHAIR: Tara O'Leary

Contest Categories

Apple Pie - Junior Division (Ages 7-13)

• Open Category
  Best Apple Pie - $50 prize
  2nd Place - $35 prize
  Captain's Choice - $25 prize

Apple Pie - Adult/Senior Division (Ages 14 & Up)

• Traditional: two crust pie with apple filling only
  1st Place - $100
  2nd Place - $50
  3rd Place - $35
• Non-traditional: mostly apples but other ingredients such as nuts, caramel, other fruits, and crumb topping may be used
  1st Place - $50
  2nd Place - $35
  3rd Place - $25

Apple Butter - Open Division

• Open Category
  1st Place - $50
  2nd Place - $35
  3rd Place - $25

Non-winning apple pies and apple butter entries will be available for purchase at the Murphysboro Event Center between 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m the day of the contest.
Apple Pies will be $10.00
Apple Butter will be $5.00

Winning Apple Pies and Apple Butter entries will be auctioned off at a time and place TBA

Special thanks to Canning Auction Services, David Canning, Blake Canning, and Mark Kennedy for all their help with this event.

2019 Results

Apple Pie - Junior Division

• 1st: Luka Congiardo
• 2nd: Hank Ebersohl
• Captain's Choice: Lily Tejada

Apple Pie - Traditional

• 1st: Jeanne Holt
• 2nd: Keylin Wece
• 3rd: Stephanie Lamport

Apple Pie - Non-Traditional

• 1st: Karen Hale
• 2nd: Elisabeth Withrow
• 3rd: Jeanne Holt

Event Partner's Choice - Traditional

• Doris Jines

Event Partner's Choice - Non-Traditional

• Kim Bakin

Apple Butter

• 1st: Donna Graff
• 2nd: Josh Tripp
• 3rd: Jackson, Gibson & Violet