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There were record numbers of entries and classes but one thing stayed the same at this year’s U.S. Championship Cheese Contest in Green Bay.

Wisconsin cheesemakers again dominated what is considered the largest technical cheese, yogurt, butter and powdered dairy products competition in the country.

Of the top 20 finalists, 10 were from Wisconsin, including two entries each from Marieke Gouda in Thorp and Maple Leaf Cheesemakers in Monroe. The winner will be announced Thursday night at a ticketed gala at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

Other Wisconsin cheese companies to make the finals were Door Artisan Cheese Co. in Egg Harbor, Decatur Dairy in Brodhead, Great Lakes Cheese in Seymour, Emmi Roth in Platteville and Emmi Roth in Monroe, and Sartori Co. in Plymouth. Three entries each from California and Vermont made the top 20 along with two from Connecticut and one each from Pennsylvania and Ohio.