LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A new world record was set at this year's Dainty Contest in Louisville's Schnitzelburg neighborhood.
The 54th annual World Championship Dainty Contest was held on George Hauck Way, just off Goss Avenue.
The German street game that originated from immigrants in the early 1800s requires a 5-inch stick and a 3-foot bat. The dainty is placed on the ground, and the bat is used to tap the dainty with the goal of getting the dainty airborne. Once the dainty is in the air, the bat is swung in hopes of sending the dainty flying.
Competitors have to be 45 years and older to compete in the annual contest.
Breaking dainty news: Jason Lippa of Old Louisville set a world record of 173 feet a few minutes ago in the 54th Annual World Championship Dainty Contest outside Hauck’s Corner in the Schnitzelburg neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/VZCmVf6qiI
— Marcus Green (@MarcusGreenWDRB) July 29, 2024
Jason Lippa, who lives in Old Louisville, set a new record with a result of 173 feet.
The Dainty Contest started in 1971 when George Hauck, Charlie Vettiner and others gathered at the corner of Goss and Hoertz Avenue to play the German street game.
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