Thousands of dollars in prize money was paid out this Sunday to the top competitors in the 45th annual National King Miner contest.   

In all, fourteen participants competed in 11 events to show their proficiency in the fastest time to win the money.   

This year’s King Miner is Brian Woytkiw, who has claimed the title for his 11th time.   Ed Chuckrey currently holds the record for the most wins of the title with twelve.  

First runner up is Tyrell Hall, followed by Josh Forrest and then Alex Martin.  

The rookie award went to Bruno Forrest and this year’s winning team was made up of Scott Kennedy, Daniel Kennedy, Richard Patterson and Frank Bushby.