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Current Entry: Wacky Pentathlon
At Winter Camp XI, the Wacky Pentathlon was, if nothing else, more correctly named than its predecessor of the year before. The name was something of an afterthought, as ten events were indeed scheduled, but only five were held. Tragically, the Glass Fill, Card Flip, Apple Roll, Potato Carry, and Cracker Whistle were canceled early and remain consigned to the Winter Camp never-was file. The originally-planned String Maze joined them there, as it was replaced by the Garbage Slalom (negotiated while dribbling a soccer ball) on the final list of five events. In addition to the slalom, the Flapjack Relay, Backwards Race, and Pole Walk were individual events, while the [Water] Balloon Toss paired Arrowmen into short-lived alliances. Winners of individual events were:
- Backwards Race: Bill Blain
- Balloon Toss: Lee Gardy & Bill Smith
- Flapjack Relay: Roger Horn
- Garbage Slalom: Mark Bollman-->
- Pole Walk: Mark Bollman-->
With the scoring system later adopted for the Winter Camp Future Olympics in use, 500 points were possible. Mark Bollman--> rode his two-win performance to a 457.5-point total and the overall crown, with Chris Macionski close behind at 426.9 points despite not winning any event.