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Rain moves Ducks from river, but winners still awarded

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EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) -

The 2012 Ducks on the Ohio still awards its winner even though the weather cancelled the event on the river.

Ducks may like to swim in the rain, but the weather on Saturday afternoon forced the 18th Annual Ducks on the Ohio race from Dress Plaza to the corporate headquarters of Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc. 

Ducks on the Ohio officials say winners of the event were selected with a random numbers section program at 2:02 p.m. Saturday afternoon. 

They say a total of 17,641 ducks were adopted this year. 

The results were as follows: 

First Place- $10,000 cash

  • Merl & Judi McCutchan of Evansville, IN

Second Place- Goalrilla CV54 Basketball System from Escalade Sports
  • M. Eileen Moore of Evansville, IN

Third Place- Echo Pro Equipment Package from local ECHO equipment dealers
  • Christie Edwards of Bethalto, IL

Fourth Place- Security System with monitoring for one year from Vanguard Sales of Evansville.
  • Wayne Kinney of Evansville, IN

Fifth Place-One Week Stay at a Perennial Vacation Club Resort
  • Beth Lovell of Evansville, IN

Last Place- $50 Gift Certificate from Jimmy Jeng's Szechwan Chinese Restaurant
  • Compass Financial Group of Evansville, IN

All proceeds from this event will support the Goodwill Family Center which provides transitional housing and supportive services to homeless families.

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