2017 PKC Senior Dog Showdown - This Week!
Evansville, IN –
Monday January 30, 2017
The sixty-four (64) member field for the 2016 PKC Senior Showdown has been confirmed. The event is scheduled for February 3 & 4, 2017 at the Isle of Capri Casino in Lula, Mississippi. Co-sponsored by PKC, Purina, SportDOG, and the Isle of Capri Casino, the winner drives home in a brand new pickup truck from Cullman Auto Mall of Cullman, Alabama! The event is a single elimination event, conducted under Pro Rules with non-hunting judges. Friday's early round cast winners will advance to the late round on Friday night. The four late round cast winners compete on Saturday night for the keys to the brand spanking new pickup truck! In addition to the pickup truck that will be awarded on Saturday night, those members of the final cast not winning the truck will receive $2,000 to the runner-up, $1,000 to third place, and $500 to fourth place.
Shown above is the 2016 PKC Senior Showdown Winner, “PCH Parsleys Wipeout Jake" with handler Jon Parsley. Jake is co-owned by Randy Morgan and Jon Parsley of Sturgis, Kentucky.
Our field this year consists of forty-one (41) males and twenty-three (23) females. Those sixty-four (64) dogs represent four (4) Black & Tan males; one (1) Cross Breed female; five (5) English males; one (1) Redbone male; thirty-two (32) Walker males and twenty-one (21) females.
Tennessee leads the field with twelve (12) qualifiers, followed by Ohio with seven (7) qualifiers, Alabama with six (6) qualifiers, and Indiana & South Carolina with five (5) qualifiers each. Iowa has four (4) qualifiers each; followed by Georgia, Missouri, and North Carolina with three (3) qualifiers each. Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, and Virginia each had two (2) qualifiers. Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia complete the field with one (1) qualifier each.
Wipeout Maggie, a Walker Female with a birth date of 11/07/2007, owned by Mark Hall of Cullman, Alabama is the oldest of the qualifiers at the tender age of nine years and 3 months old, followed six days later by Flatrock Clackston, owned by Rick Marshall of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with a birth date of 11/13/2007. Our youngest qualifiers are Halftime Ruby, owned by Wes Hamilton or Brett Meyers of Postville, Iowa, with a birth date of 09/30/2012, and Hardwood Jukebox, owned by Jerry Vaughn of Henryetta, Oklahoma with a birth date of 09/16/2012; fourteen (24) days older than Halftime Ruby. Completing out the field are an additional sixteen (16) 2012 models; eighteen (18) 2011 & thirteen (13) 2010 models; seven (7) 2009 models; and six (6) 2008 models.
Visit the Isle of Capri website: http://lula.isleofcapricasinos.com/
Visit the Purina website: http://www.purina.com/
Visit the SportDOG website: http://www.sportdog.com/
ALL COMPETITORS, JUDGES, GUIDES, GUESTS, SUPPORT PERSONNEL, AND PKC STAFF MEMBERS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE ANY VEHICLES TO BE PARKED AT THE MAIN ENTRANE TO THE CASINO FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME; NO EXCEPTIONS! THE ISLE OF CAPRI CASINO STAFF HAS MADE THIS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT, AND WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY THEIR POLICY!
All qualifiers will receive a cap and jacket commemorating their qualification for the event, compliments of Purina, SportDOG, and PKC, and are asked to please wear the jacket for picture taking! Drawing for first round casts, and pictures of all qualifiers will be taken between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM Central Time at a site designated by the casino, and all participants are being asked to please be early or on time. Any qualifier not on site between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM Central Time on Friday, February 3rd will be omitted from the 2017 Senior Showdown coverage in PROHOUND.
Beginning at 4:00 PM, all participants and their guests will be treated to a brunch consisting of various finger foods, compliments of the Isle of Capri Casino. Calling of casts will follow the brunch, and we hope to bring you the complete matchups soon after draw-out is completed!
Cast winners from the early round on Friday night will recast late to determine the Final Four spots for Saturday night and a one in four chance at a new pickup truck and the other cash awards!!!!!
Each member of the final cast will be interviewed on Saturday afternoon by Amy Thomas for articles to be published in PROHOUND. Each late round cast winner on Friday night will be assigned an interview time for Saturday afternoon after returning to the casino from late round casts.
We look forward to bringing you detailed information pertaining to the event as things unfold! Please keep up-to-date on the happenings on the PKC website at the following address: http://prohound.com/
Our judges for the event are in alphabetical order, as follows:
Tracy Bailey; Decaturville, TN
Doug Compton; Greenbrier, AR
David Dial; Centralia, IL
Mark Hall; Cullman, AL
Eric Henry; Clubb, MO
Mike Hensley; Hartville, MO
Clarence Hood; Shelburn, IN
Dylan Hovey; Meridianville, AL
Hunter Jones; Killen, AL
Layne Leverette; Petersburg, TN
James Love; Belfast, TN
Charlie McMeans; Athens, AL
Steven Miller; Ackerman, MS
Jeff Nelson; Chadwick, IL
Shane Patton; Shawneetown, IL
Danny Raper; Benton, AR
Jamie Swan; Fairchild, WI
Benny Taylor; Booneville, MS
Clay Young; Adamsville, TN
Below is a complete list of this year's qualifiers:
Whitewater Magic...TW-M...05/07/10...Nick Seabaugh...Patton, MO
Stylish Chrome...TW-M...02/02/11...Drew/Stallard/Shabel...Greenville, OH
Tree City Dixie...TW-F...07/03/11...Shafer/Cline...Greensburg, IN
5 W's She's A Golddigger...TW-F...02/27/12...Tristen Bailey...Decaturville, TN
T Bone Willy...TW-M...04/27/12...Nick Otterbacher...New London, OH
Where's Wally...BT-M...07/26/08...Chris Chapman...Ethridge, TN
Clean Tequila Sippin Sadi...TW-F...06/23/11...Earl Hochstetler...Lagrange, IN
Last Hope's Rush...TW-M...11/29/10...Mark Maginn...Fayette, OH
Flatrock Clackston...TW-M...11/13/07...Rick Marshall...Murfreesboro, TN
Fatal Attraction...TW-F...05/27/11...Brandon Smith...Winfield, TN
Dirty South Side...TW-F...05/09/10...Carson Brewer...Summertown, TN
Big Nose Kate...TW-F...05/02/11...Brian Gaston...Union, SC
Dirty Whiteboy...TW-M...03/25/09...Hopkins/Hopkins/Weaver...Lascassas, TN
Johnson Creek Dolly...TW-F...07/30/08...Faulkner/Johnson...La Follette, TN
All Jacked Up...TW-M...12/01/11...Mayne/Mayne...Williamsburg, KY
Tree Smokin Festus...TW-M...06/23/11...Rupert Smith III...Mullins, SC
Bryan Farms Thunder River...EN-M...05/14/09...Andrew Bryan...Chula, GA
Hissy Phit...TW-F...07/02/09...Jeff Barnes...Lyerly, GA
Halls Mr Clean It Up Bud...TW-M...09/03/11...James Hall...Castlewood, VA
Abbeys Last Trip...TW-M...03/31/10...Eric Henry...Clubb, MO
Full Throttle (Jiggers)...TW-M...05/06/11...Landreth/Landreth...Vardaman, MS
Weeds Mr Doc...TW-M...06/20/09...Dustin Weed...Prairie, MS
Wipeout Zoom...TW-M...04/08/11...Jordan Westrick...Defiance, OH
Timber Rocking Penny...TW-F...02/11/11...Jerry Crawford Jr...Jonesville, SC
Rough Mtn Hank...TW-M...03/12/12...Kevin Poss...Seymour, TN
Pea Ridge Bigtime Sampson...EN-M...05/15/09...Lamar Turner...Elmore, AL
Flat Run Pete's Image...TW-M...03/27/11...Stallard/Shabel...Tiffin, OH
Wood Whiddlin Wipeout Cloey...TW-F...12/16/10...D/M/M...Madison, AL
Out Of Bounds...TW-M...05/06/11...Faulk/Christie...York, SC
Rockey Vally Hanna...TW-F...01/16/10...Mike McClane...New Market, TN
Parsleys Wipeout Jake...TW-M...06/02/08...Parsley/Morgan...Sturgis, KY
Johnson Creek All Bizz Iz...TW-F...12/16/11...Nicholas Imel...Bluffton, IN
Kimbo Fights For Cash...TW-M..10/01/08..Hutch/Ridgeway..Coldwater, MI
Rough Mtn Owl Hollow Bell..TW-F..05/04/10..Brandon Matney..Abingdon, VA
Long Shot Bigfoot...BT-M...04/22/09...Mary Elizabeth Sigmon...Hickory, NC
Lone Pine Hyde Collector..TW-M..05/13/11..Hilliker/Rebmann..Springville, NY
So-You Got Trixs...TW-F...05/04/12...Robert Miller...Somerdale, OH
Imel's Johnson Creek Abby...TW-F...06/26/10...Nicholas Imel...Bluffton, IN
Kays Blue John Bathis...EN-M...04/11/11...Eddie Lemon...Nitro, WV
Thompsons Insane Jezebelle..TW-F..03/28/11..Thompson/Maginn..Morenci, MI
Ky River Hobie...BT-M...12/22/10...Trevor Jones...Jefferson, GA
Red Rock Banjo...TW-M...03/07/12...Campbell/Pearson/Collins...Vendor, AR
Lone Pine Legend...TW-M...07/12/12...Medlock/Brundege...Licking, MO
Get Back Jack...TW-M...04/28/12...Gregory/Shabel...Randleman, NC
Wipeout Anna Belle...TW-F...04/28/12...Derrick Roberts...Ten Mile, TN
Heads Creek Moonshine...RD-M...08/23/12...J/B/H...Montour, IA
Posted Land Bone...TW-M...05/01/11...Drew/Stallard/Shabel...Greenville, OH
Full Throttle Melt Down...TW-M...05/31/12...Landreth/Landreth...Vardaman, MS
Elk O Zars Speedy...TW-F...02/18/12...Obrien/Obrien/Mccallum...Westphalia, IN
Bust Tha Bark Skinny...TW-F...05/05/12...Jimmy Lambert...Bessemer, AL
Halftime Ruby...CR-F...09/30/12...Hamilton/Meyers...Postville, IA
Hardtime Batman...EN-M...05/15/12...Doug Petersen...Spragueville, IA
Timber Rattlin Swag...EN-M...10/08/11...Bartlett Kimbrough...Mount Hope, AL
Wipeout Tebow...TW-M...06/04/11...Keith Robinson...Canton, NC
Umpher's Ragin Cruse...BT-M...09/02/12...Perrin/Perrin...Birmingham, AL
Coon Collector Slim...TW-M...06/18/12...Sean Bacha...Crosby, PA
M&A Hector Side...TW-M...05/31/08...Morrell/Auxier...Edmeston, NY
Slick Hill Slice...TW-M...05/23/10...Hembree/Tomlinson...Antlers, OK
Wipeout Maggie...TW-F...11/07/07...Mark Hall...Cullman, AL
K&B's Moe Money...TW-M...06/21/12...Brad Pinkerton...Centerville, TN
Wipeout Reno...TW-M...05/05/08...Michael L Bramlett...Cleveland, TN
Ohio River Storm...TW-M...06/07/11...Irvin Sutton...Campbellsburg, IN
Stylish Molly...TW-F...05/29/10...Stylish Kennel...Gradyville, KY
Hardwood Jukebox...TW-M...09/16/12...Jerry Vaughn...Henryetta, OK
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