Organizers for the Brownwood Reunion Hands on a House competition selected contestants for the weekend-long contest Wednesday evening.
Twenty-five contestants and 3 alternates were chosen out of more than 50 applications received to participate in the event.
The 2012 Hands on a House winner will take home the custom hunting cabin built by Johnny Cantwell. For the first time in the competition’s history, there will be a sizable 2nd prize for the runner up, a hunting blind.
There will also be several side competitions during the event including a costume contest, food drive, waiter contest and more (see full schedule below).
The competition kickoff will begin at 5pm Friday and run until a winner is named on Sunday.
2012 contestants include:
Karen Karnes – Brownwood
Beverly Weedon – Brownwood
Beulah Johnson – Brownwood
Christopher Cantu – Brownwood
Shawn Merkle – Brownwood
Chance Hill – Blanket
Bobby Fields – Brownwood
Todd Lewis – Brownwood
Mike Thompson – Brownwood
Bryan Burt – Brownwood
Cody Crouch – Brownwood
Ricky Dixon – May
Christina Hodge – Blanket
Mark Johnson – Brownwood
Lee Ischy – Brownwood
Ashley Roberts – Brownwood
Chuck Gebhardt – Brownwood
Tracy Ebarb – Early
David Heath – Brownwood
Maricela Cantu – Brownwood
Nathan Way – Brownwood
Karl Blackwell – Brownwood
Olga Castillo – Brownwood
Freddie Aguirre – Brownwood
Levi Karnes – Brownwood
Rhonda Trobaugh – Bangs
Jeina Hooker – Brownwood
Karen Owen – Bangs
Event sponsors include – COLDWELL BANKER, Mark Campbell & Associates, TEXAS BANK – Mortgage, LANDMARK LIFE Insurance Company, INGRAM CONCRETE LLC, and JOHNNY CANTWELL – Contractor.
Hands on a House Schedule of Events
5:00 pm Friday Contestant Check In – Actual “Sign-in” upon Arrival.
5:15 pm Friday Explanation of Rules to Contestants and Judges
5:30 pm Friday Introduction of Contestants – with Ben Cox as MC
5:35 pm Friday Recognition of Classes that won the Food Drive Competitions from each school.
5:40 pm Friday Introduction of new “Food Booth” – sponsored by Gary Twiford, Realtor, Don Holland, Realtor, and the Early High School Key Club
5:45 pm Friday Group Picture – All Judges, Helpers & Contestants
5:53 pm Friday National Anthem, sponsored by LandMark Life
5:55 pm Friday Invocation, By Royce Blackburn, Realtor
6:00 pm Friday Contest Begins
8:00 pm Friday First 5 minute break
8:15 pm Friday Underwood’s Cafeteria to provide dinner to contestants
10:00 pm Friday First 15 minute break
10:30 pm Friday First Physical Challenge
11:59 pm Friday “Dr. Pepper Float Party”, sponsored by Nesa Morelock with Coldwell Banker
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7:00 am Saturday “Pancake Breakfast”, provided by Daniel Hutson with Council Finance, Inc. and Clint Broughton with Mark Campbell Appraisal
9:45 am Saturday “Parade” – All Contestants & Judges will participate and walk through the parade area downtown, led and sponsored by Gary Twiford, Realtor & Johnny & Olivia Cantwell, Builders
1:00 pm Saturday “Shooting Contest”, sponsored by Brad Wells with Texas Bank Mortgage and Sheri Wells, Realtor.
3:00 pm Saturday Food Drive Competition Ends – Contestant with most food earns a 1 hour break.
4:00 pm Saturday “Waiter Competition” sponsored by Jennifer Newton. Someone will be eliminated.
6:00 pm Saturday “Ring Toss” – Sponsored by Kimon Faubion, Realtor and Stephen Young, Realtor. Winners earn breaks, losers do not.
8:00 pm Saturday “Costume Contest” – Sponsored by Ray Tipton with the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce, and Terry Blagg & Stephen Young, Realtors – Winner earns an extra 30-minute break.
10:00 pm Saturday Physical Challenge- Someone will be eliminated
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1:00 am Sunday Game On – No Rules, very few breaks
5:00 pm Sunday (or Sooner!) – 1st Place wins the Hunters Cabin, and 2nd Place wins the Deer Blind *
All food will be donated to the Good Samaritan Ministries and the Food Pantry at St. John’s Episcopal Church.
** This schedule is not all-inclusive and is subject to changes.
