



Mittsburgh , OK – Yes folks, it’s that time of year again. The time of year when children ages 6-15 gather in a central location here in the United States for the annual “Gross Me Out Awards”. This is where children are free to put together something that will gross out a panel of judges. The winner will be someone who obviously can gross the panel out the most.

All who enter have their ideas submitted to a committee who then validate that whatever the child is going to do is safe. The idea is to have some fun and to not endanger any contestants so being creative is also essential.

This year’s winner goes to young eight year old Dudley Dawson of Meauwcus , RI. Since Dudley first heard of this competition two years ago he began creating a “Booger Ball” in hopes of winning the award.

In a private exhibit hall the committee went through all of the contestants to choose the top three to meet with the judges and the committee were very impressed with Dawson’s creation. Not only had he collected all his “boogers” for the last two years, he also documented each one and how it was removed (index finger and pinkie finger were his more popular methods), also when and where. Several were removed from a kleenex after a sneeze and even some had to be placed in his pocket if removed away from home. But what was most noticeable was the care that was taken for his “Booger Ball”. Dawson created a glass case with similar traits of a humidor, so not only was the Booger Ball disgusting, it was also moist!