It has been a long Winter...
One of the most anticipated times of the year is ice-out on Lake Lucerne. On that day, most of Winter's wrath is behind us, all of Summer's warmth is ahead, and people win money. Last year, ice-out seemingly took forever. The brackets for the days that late in the season are rarely filled. As a result, we only had 4 winners. This year we're hoping for full brackets and five winners.
Pick ice-out, win money!
The rules again, are simple. The first person to pick Wisconsin's Lake Lucerne 2019 ice-out date here wins $100.00. The second person to select that date wins $50.00, the third wins $25.00, the fourth wins $15.00, the fifth wins $10.00. Any picks after fifth place will win our admiration and thanks for playing. One entry per person. About every 24 hours, we'll put pending entries into the selected dates area after they're purged of dups and bots. Until then, pending dates will be listed in the "Pending Dates" Column. The decision of the judges (The College of Loons, Lake Lucerne's oldest and most mysterious semi-secret society) is final. This offer is not valid in any state or country where it is not legal. No purchase necessary. Any malfunction (software, firmware, hardware, Loon(s)) voids all plays. Good Luck!
2019 Ice-Out Entry Form
2019 Selected Dates
Updated: May 5th, 2019
| Day | Name |
|---|
Pending Dates:
Past Ice-Outs and Winners:
| Year | Date | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | April 30th | |
| 1994 | April 18th | |
| 1995 | April 17th | |
| 1996 | May 9th | |
| 1997 | April 29th | |
| 1998 | April 9th | |
| 1999 | April 15th | |
| 2000 | April 2nd | |
| 2001 | April 23rd | |
| 2002 | April 20th | |
| 2003 | April 25th | Molly O'Keefe |
| 2004 | April 19th | Randy Bania |
| 2005 | April 17th | Ben Warning |
| 2006 | April 16th | John Bognar Dennis O'Keefe |
| 2007 | April 18th | Steve Dobberstein Steve Van Grinsven |
| 2008 | May 1st | Beth Davoren Tom Cassini Scott Criel |
| 2009 | April 24th | Lance Kimmell Ben Warning Jerry Maas |
| 2010 | April 2nd | Debby Daniels Talia Walerko Megan Bania |
| 2011 | May 6th | Scott Biesterveld Tom Ruppel Steve Grant |
| 2012 | March 21st | Mrs. -SSJ Scott Criel Mike Maloney |
| 2013 | May 7th | Debbie D. Travis Walerko Bill Schultz |
| 2014 | May 8th | Ed Walerko Don Doerr Robin Van Grinsven |
| 2015 | April 17th | J Harrison Andrew Harrison Jason Trimberger |
| 2016 | April 16th | Laura Warning Robin Jim Bunda Candi |
| 2017 | April 17th | Mrs Nemo Rohm Bloedorn |
| 2018 | May 8th | Marc Blazich Curt Reitz Ronna Herminath Ethel Bloedorn |
Past Ice-Out Lore
Taking the first swim of the year. Refreshing, not recommended.
Last year, the ice broke into great sheets just before ice-out.
Again, taking the first swim of the year is not recommended