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Home of the Legends - National Thumbpickers Contest Winners

2003 Winners - Aug, 23, 2003

Thumb Picking - 1st - Shane Adkins (Hazel Green, AL), 2nd - Wesley Crider (Dalton, GA) 3rd - Richard Hudson (Ardmore, OK), 4th - Steve McCoy (Columbia, SC)
Open
Class - Kyle Reeder (Mayfield, KY)

2005 Winners - Aug, 27, 2005

Traditional Category - Ben Hall (Okolona, Mississippi)
Modern Category -
Kyle Reader (Mayfield, Kentucky)
Open Category -
Scott Taylor (Lexington, Kentucky)
Grand Champion - Ben Hall

2006 Winners - Aug 26, 2006

Traditional Category - Dave Duncan (Kentucky)
Modern Category -
Matt Thomas (Virginia)
Open Category -
Matt Thomas (Virginia)
Grand Champion - Matt Thomas

2009 Winners - Sept 26, 2009

Traditional Category - Roger Hardin (1st), Scott Taylor (2nd), Craig Pratt (3rd), Billy Denham (4th), Shannon Stine (5th
Modern Category -
Roger Hardin (1st), Craig Pratt (2nd), Cameron Castle (3rd),  Joe Carpenter (4th),  JT Oglesby (5th)
Open Category -
Roger Hardin (1st), Cameron Castle (2nd), Craig Pratt (3rd), Matthew Fagan (4th),  Joe Carpenter (5th)
Grand Champion - Roger Hardin

2011 Winners - Sept 24, 2011

Traditional Category - Alonzo Pennington (1st), Randy Buckner (2nd), Scott Taylor (3rd), Shannon Stine (4th), Doc Rogers (5th)
Contemporary Category
- Shohei Toyoda (1st), Alonzo Pennington (2nd), Cameron Castle (3rd), James Caudill (4th), Randy Buckner (5th)
Open Category -
Shohei Toyoda (1st), James Caudill (2nd), Cameron Castle (3rd), Alonzo Pennington (4th), Randy Buckner (5th)

Grand Champion - Shohei Toyoda