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Here are a few of the participants of this year's event.
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J.T. Head III - Helen, GA World's Youngest Solo Hot Air Balloon Pilot https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-boy-soars-into-the-record-books-becomes-youngest-person-to-pilot-hot-air-balloon-solo https://nypost.com/2020/08/22/8-year-old-boy-becomes-youngest-person-to-solo-pilot-hot-air-balloon/ |
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David Bristol - Helen, Georgia
2002 co-winner |
Susan Stukas - Central SC |
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Jim Hendershot - Greenville, SC 2002 Hospitality award 2003 Hospitality award |
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Jonathan Wright - Albuquerque, NM / Las Vegas, NV 2017 & 2021 - Winner |
Tom Steinbock - Louisville, KY |
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Don Edwards - Valdez, AK |
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Steve Stokoe - Tampa, FL winner 2003, 2008, 2011 & 2014 |
Jamye Hendershot - Clemson, SC | |
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Tarp Head - Helen, Georgia
1979 - Winner |
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Jim Lynch - Ocala, FL |
Ruth Swan & Dan Fitzgerrald - Huntsville, AL | |
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Thom Wright - Albuquerque, NM |
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Bud Person - Gainesville, FL |
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Sean Carroll - Atlanta, GA |
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Mark Meyer 2022 Winner |
D.J. Stukas - Central, SC |
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Dan Stukas, - Anderson, SC winner 2002 & 2004 |
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Steve Wilkinson - Palm Springs, CA |
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Daryl Tatum winner 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2018 |
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Ron Martin - Tampa, FL |
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Thomee Wright - Albuquerque, NM |
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Drew Egerton - Statesville, NC -winner 2019 |
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Bill Thomas - Sautee, GA |
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Craig McDonald - Cleveland, GA |
James Loiselle |
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Mitch Loiselle - Tampa FL |
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