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Here are a few of the participants of this year's event.

	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/
	David Bristol  -  Helen, Georgia  2002 co-winner
	Susan Stukas - Central SC
	Jim Hendershot - Greenville, SC  2002 Hospitality award  2003 Hospitality award
	Jonathan Wright - Albuquerque, NM / Las Vegas, NV 2017 & 2021 - Winner
	Tom Steinbock - Louisville, KY
	Don Edwards -  Valdez, AK
	Steve Stokoe - Tampa, FL winner 2003, 2008, 2011 & 2014
	Jamye Hendershot - Clemson, SC
	Tarp Head  -  Helen, Georgia  1979 - Winner
	Jim Lynch - Ocala, FL
	Ruth Swan & Dan Fitzgerrald - Huntsville, AL
	Thom Wright - Albuquerque, NM
	Bud Person - Gainesville, FL
	Sean Carroll - Atlanta, GA
	Mark Meyer 2022 Winner
	D.J. Stukas - Central, SC
	Dan Stukas, - Anderson, SC winner 2002 & 2004
	Steve Wilkinson - Palm Springs, CA
	Daryl Tatum winner 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2018
	Ron Martin - Tampa, FL
	Thomee Wright - Albuquerque, NM
	Drew Egerton - Statesville, NC -winner 2019
	Bill Thomas - Sautee, GA
	Craig McDonald - Cleveland, GA
	James Loiselle
	Mitch Loiselle - Tampa FL

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