Clinton International Fly-In • 2004 Contest Results
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2004 Egg Drop Contest
12 Teams picked from 20 categories of packing items via 6 draft picks

The goal was to package an egg inside of a 6"x6"x6" box
and have it survive a drop from a flying airplane.

The 11 survivors were put to a secret ballot. 3 teams tied with 9 votes each.

The 3 winners were then subjected to an audience "Sudden Death" applause test.
Team Number 1
Team Name Over Easy
Team Motto Gimme A Break
Team Leader Jeff Davis
Members Joel Kiester
Wayne Westerman
Ed Figuli
Bryan Oetting
Kevin Oetting
Leah Oetting
Fury
Result: Survived and voted "Most Elegant" by the masses
 
Team Number 2
Team Name Acme Egg Company
Team Motto We Try Harder
Team Leader Jessica Braddock
Members Charles Hanna
Royson Parsons
James Bond
Sue Bond
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 3
Team Name Crash
Team Motto None
Team Leader Jim Predith
Members Mike Bratton
Joel Strait
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 4
Team Name Eggs And Sausage
Team Motto Breakfast Anytime
Team Leader Martha Ortmann
Members Dave Rezin
Nick Wener
Kenn Ortmann
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 5
Team Name Pollard's Pilots
Team Motto Over Easy Does It!
Team Leader Chuck Pollard
Members Jesse Millwood
John Berker
Sue Berker
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 6
Team Name Chicken Pluckers
Team Motto Good Eggs Never Crack Under Pressure
Team Leader Dick Little
Members Bruce Lessig
Bobbi Lessig
Chuck Pollard
Bruce Voigts
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 7
Team Name Badgers
Team Motto Never Say "Never"
Team Leader Matt Cummings
Members Will Venske
Bruce Hoven
Result: Survived; moved on to the sudden death round.
 
Team Number 8
Team Name The Unbreakables
Team Motto We Don't Crack Under Pressure
Team Leader Phyllis Raddant
Members Hung Pham
Roger Thomas
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 9
Team Name Humpty Dumptys
Team Motto We don't need all the King's horses and all the King's men!
Team Leader Kirk Wennerstrom
Members Dennis Raddant
Bill Windes
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 10
Team Name The Luckys
Team Motto None
Team Leader Lucky McLuckie
Members Michael Moore
Dave Stiff
Tonya Ford
Result: Survived; moved on to the sudden death round.
 
Team Number 11
Team Name Old Softy
Team Motto More With Less
Team Leader Joe Freeman
Members Ken Yates
Charlie Moore
Result: Cracked, but resealed before the viewing. Eliminated from the final round.
 
Team Number 12
Team Name Fed-Up
Team Motto Terminal Velocity Works
Team Leader Alan Core
Members Larry Killian
Jim Threlkeld
John Grinder
Harry Wiebi
Rex Krauklis
Result: Survived