The first Duck Races were held Saturday Nov. 12 at the Effingham YMCA pool.
The winning duck belonged to Rita Bowen-Lloyd, with the top prize of a stay at the King and Prince Resort on St. Simons Island.
There were 225 ducks entered in the small duck category and other finishers in second through 10th place were David Skadeland, Phil and Tori Dennis, Carleen Fillingim, Meg Sears, Tracy Yardley, Tony Allen, Phil Maloney, Arthur Rud and Teddy Whitaker.The three finalist big ducks belonged to winner Brenda Lovett, Eva Bauman and Deann Komanecky.
“Next year, we want to fill the pool with ducks,” said Effingham Chamber President Brooke Graham, who also offered her gratitude to the YMCA for its cooperation.