Purdue Polytechnic New Albany will host Purdue Pumpkin Chunking October 8, 2024, as part of Harvest Homecoming.
We're so excited to welcome you back for a friendly competition launching 7 to 10 lb. pumpkins at a target 100 yards away! If you haven't been to the event, . . . it's a great time to get involved! Or maybe just come out to watch!
Think you can build a trebuchet? Can you hit the Great Pumpkin target from up to 100 yards away? Let’s find out! Polytechnic New Albany has resources to help – we teach engineering and would love to help you get your team started. You just need a can-do attitude, basic construction skills and the desire to have fun! Each team gets 3 attempts using supplied pumpkins. All machines must use gravity (falling weights) as their only source of power; pass safety and functionality checks; and be ready for competition at their start times. Awards for accuracy, originality, and efficiency will be presented at 7:00 p.m.
Is building a trebuchet not your thing? Watching is a whole lot of fun too! Besides the Pumpkin Chunking competition, we’ll also have food trucks, displays from local organizations, free pumpkin painting, and other activities for the kids!
Event Details
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October 8, 2024
- Setup and practice: Noon - 3 PM
- Open to the public: 4:00 PM (parking, food trucks, booths)
- Qualifying: 4:30 PM
- Competition: 6 PM
- Awards: 7 PM
- Two divisions: High School (75 yards) and Adult (100 yards)
- 7 to 10 lb pumpkins are supplied by Harvest Homecoming
- Each team gets 3 attempts to hit the target
- All machines must use gravity (falling weights) as their only source of power, pass safety and functionality checks, and be ready for competition at their start times
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Awards for accuracy, originality, and efficiency will be presented
For more information, please contact
Joseph F. Dues, Jr. , PE Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering Technology
Director – Purdue Polytechnic New Albany
jdues@purdue.edu
o: 765-494-7769 m: 502-939-3871
2023 Winners
High School Division
- Accuracy: Prosser Pumpkin Chunkers – Prosser Career Education Center
Adult Division
- Accuracy: The Punkin Chunkers – Purdue Polytechnic Institute - SME
- Efficiency: Cap’n Chunks – Captain’s Quarters Restaurant
- Originality: Cap’n Chunks – Captain’s Quarters Restaurant