A Golden Toilet Seat is the Prize Possession for the Outhouse Races at the Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/15/2017) (readMedia)-- Rasmussen Group won the 14th annual Outhouse Races Tuesday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Team members Karl Rasmussen, Sam Rasmussen, Olivia Rasmussen and Steve Snell were awarded $300 in cash and a golden toilet seat for besting their competition in speed.

The Real Deal Outhouse Family team members Abbi Outhouse, Jenna Muhlbauer, Tyler Lohrmann and Korey Vogel took second place with a $200 cash prize and a silver plunger.

Third place, $100 in cash and a bronze plunger went to Odland Outhouse Racing team, members included: Brent Odland, Kyle Wenck, Paige Myer and Alex Myer. The Odland Outhouse Racing of Webster City also took home the Best Costume award.

The Best House award went to the Iowa Digestive Disease Center's Unicorn Poop Brigade of Clive, Iowa, members included: Nagi Myneni, Derek Myers, Meredith Westbrook and Ashley Lussman.

Teams, composed of three pushers and one driver, construct their own outhouses. During the race, teams push the outhouses to a toilet where the drivers must clean off the toilet seat without using their hands. Then the drivers search for a corn cob buried in a cattle trough, change a roll of toilet paper and return to the outhouses where the teams push them back to the starting point.

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Riley Competition Soars to New Levels at the Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/15/2017) (readMedia)-- Five talented Senior division acts (ages 13-21) have advanced to the semi-final round in Bill Riley's 58th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Thursday, August 17, Friday, August 18 or Saturday, August 19.

The names, ages, hometowns and routines are:

Trey Smith, 15, Altoona, IA, Dance: Lyrical

Emma Davidson, 10, Carlisle, IA, Baily Johnson, 17, Norwalk, IA, Jaden Miller, 14, Des Moines, IA, Dance: Trio

Kyler Brinker, 20, Carroll, IA, Miles Millard, 17, Carroll, IA, Teddy Ramaekers, 17, Carroll, IA, Vocal/Guitar Trio

Emmy Cuvelier, 21, Collins, IA, Vocal

Alexandria Rademacher, 13, Polk City, IA, Dance: Lyrical

The Bill Riley Talent Search has put Iowa's young talent on stages across the state each summer since 1960. Nearly 100 local qualifying competitions are held across the state and winners advance to the State Fair competition, where there are seven days of preliminary competition for Sprouts (ages 2-12) and Seniors (ages 13-21), followed by the semi-finals and, ultimately, the selection of one Senior Champion set for Sunday, August 20 at 1:30 p.m. on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by Pepsi and media sponsor CW Iowa 23. Bill Riley, Jr. is once again hosting the show.

The first place winner will receive a prize of $8,000. The second and third place winners will be awarded $4,000 and $2,000, respectively. More than $17,000 will be awarded to the Senior and Sprout divisions combined. This year's contest is sponsored by Hy-Vee.

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Stars Emerge at the Iowa State Fair Riley Competition

DES MOINES, IA (08/15/2017) (readMedia)-- Five talented Sprout division acts (ages 2-12) have advanced to the semi-final round in Bill Riley's 58th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Thursday, August 17, Friday, August 18 or Saturday, August 19.

The names, ages, hometowns and routines of the acts are:

Marley Beenken, 8, Mount Pleasant, IA, Dance: Character/Acro

Gwen Jacobson, 12, Battle Creek, IA, Dance: Lyrical

Henry Mauser, 10, Osage, IA, Piano

Lindsey Sonderman, 10, Earling, Brylee Schechinger, 10, Westphalia, IA, Ellerie Nelson, 9, Harlan, IA, Dance: Tap Trio

Jersey Foote, 10, Creston, IA, Ada Lund, 9, Corning, IA, Dance: Broadway Acro Duet

The Bill Riley Talent Search has put Iowa's young talent on stages across the state each summer since 1960. Nearly 100 local qualifying competitions are held across the state and winners advance to the State Fair competition, where there are seven days of preliminary competition for Sprouts (ages 2-12) and Seniors (ages 13-21), followed by the semi-finals and, ultimately, the selection of one Senior Champion. The Sprouts do not compete beyond the semi-finals, but perform in the Championship Show as Sprout Champions set for Sunday, August 20 at 1:30 p.m. on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by Pepsi and media sponsor CW Iowa 23.

Each of the six Sprout Champions will receive a prize of $250 after the Championship Show. More than $17,000 will be awarded to the Senior and Sprout divisions combined. This year's contest is sponsored by Hy-Vee.

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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to State Fair Thrills, August 10-20, 2017. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.

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