A record number of rubber ducks competed in the 22nd Annual Duck Race to benefit The Center for Prevention of Abuse presented by Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino.
With 20,000 ducks competing — nearly 3,000 more than participated last year — the first ducks to cross the finish line won prizes for the local residents who adopted them.
Winners are as follows:
$5,000 cash from South Side Bank
Jeanne Buysee of Germantown Hills
LG 55” LCD HDTV, valued at $1,500 from Sherman’s
Shannon Shaver of Peoria
$1,000 gift card from Macy’s
Jamesetta Porter of Peoria
$700 gift card from Kroger
Joseph Glad of Peoria
$500 gift card from Shoppes at Grand Prairie
Daetta Jones of Washington
$250 gift card from Kull Scape Landscaping
Morris Bittner of Peoria
$100 gift card from MacDonald Shell
Nancy Egger of East Peoria
$100 gift card from Metro Centre
Times Newspapers of Peoria
$100 gift card from Little Caesars Pizza
Joan Clancy of Peoria
$100 gift card from Avanti’s Italian Restaurant
Dorothy Ritschel of Peoria
$100 gift card from Alexander’s Steakhouse
Lisa Gillespie of Tremont
$100 gift card from Ruby Tuesday
Robert Runkle of Peoria
