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  • Punkin Chunkin draws between 55,000 and 70,000 people to the annual world championship held the first week of November each year.

  • In 2007, the event raised approximately $80,000 for charity and for the Punkin Chunkin Association's scholarship program.

  • Dozens of chunks have been started not only throughout the United States, but also in some foreign countries, including the Netherlands, Switzerland and Great Britain.

  • The world record for Adult Air Cannons is Young Glory III at 4,483 feet.

  • The world record for Adult Torsion is Chucky II at 3,091 feet.

  • The world record for Adult Catapult is Fibonacci at 2,862 feet.

  • The world record for Adult Trebuchet is Yankee Siege at 1,894 feet.

  • The world record for Adult Centrifugal is 2,770 feet.

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