Winners of the 71st Lead Creek Derby
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The Wallace Gyro Club sells chances on
the time it takes for the ball to make it's seven mile
journey to the Sixth Street bridge in Wallace.
The money raised through ticket sales and bike ride
registration goes to the Gyro Scholarship Fund which awards
scholarships to local high school students for college or vocational school.
First Prize of One Hundred .999 Fine Silver Rounds was won
by Jae Jean Achord of
Silverton, whose ticket came the closest to the actual
and very fast time of 2:56:48.10.
This year the silver was the old silver dollar coins, mostly Peace Dollars,
that were made out of an ounce of .995 pure silver.
(They were not ".999 fine silver rounds" as awarded in previous Derbies.)
The Gyros would like to thank all of their numerous sponsors, especially
the biggest donors for 2012: Hecla Charitable Foundation, Mammoet,
and NW Mine Supply / True Value.
The organization is now out of silver, so if you have silver rounds or bars to sell or donate,
please contact Dean Cooper at the
1313 Club, (208) 752-9391.
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Thirteen other prizes for varying amounts of cash were also awarded.
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2nd - 6th won $100
- Gordon Radford from Hayden, ID
- Kris (Lilienkamp) Bischoff from San Diego, CA
- Trish Nickelby of Wallace
- Jeremy Nordquist of Wallace
- Roann Humphrey from Pinehurst, ID
- 7th - 11th won $50
- Linda St. Peter from Osburn, ID
- John Baker of Wallace
- Scarlet Boca from Osburn, ID
- Dan Hussey of Wallace
- Shauna Hillman of Wallace
- 12th - 14th won $25
- Mike Haskins from Burke
- Courtney Lavigne from Missoula, MT
- Paul Strobel of Wallace
Tickets were $1 each. A computer program randomly matches each ticket number with
a unique and precise finishing time.
If you compare this year's fast time of 2:56:48.10 to previous Derby
times, a rough estimate of the race time might correlate to
the maximum snow depth
at the summit of Lookout Pass Ski Area during the previous ski season.
However, the random amount of time spent rescuing the ball from obstacles
always makes it a horse race.
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Derby 71
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June 2012
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2:56:48
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2011/12 season
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176"
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Derby 70
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June 2011
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3:03:00
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2010/11 season
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192"
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Derby 69
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June 2010
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4:54:13
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2009/10 season
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90"
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Derby 68
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June 2009
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4:27:18
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2008/09 season
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144"
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Derby 67
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June 2008
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3:09:24
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2007/08 season
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197"
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Derby 66
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June 2007
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4:52:08
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2006/07 season
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163"
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Derby 65
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June 2006
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3:44:44
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2005/06 season
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168"
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Derby 64
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June 2005
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4:44:03
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2004/05 season
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85"
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Derby 63
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June 2004
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3:49:54
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2003/04 season
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119"
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Derby 62
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June 2003
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3:46:29
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2002/03 season
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130"
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Derby 61
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June 2002
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1:59:44
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2001/02 season
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225"
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