More than 200 watermelons, 51 teams and a variety of watermelon games filled LaFollette Field on Sunday at Ball State University's 35th annual Watermelon Bust fundraiser.
Alpha Chi Omega sorority and Delta Tau Delta fraternity sponsored the event.
Event chairwoman Tara Hendrickson said the majority of the teams were all-men and all-women teams, but there were co-ed teams also.
The event had a $5 dollar admission fee, Hendrickson said. All proceeds will be donated to the charities A Better Way and the American Red Cross, she said.
Hendrickson said the event usually raises about $10,000, but organizers will not know how much money was raised this year for a few more weeks.
There was a variety of different events to keep the watermelon fans happy.-á
The Watermelon Bust included events such as a watermelon eating contest, a watermelon toss, seed spitting contests, watermelon relays and tug-of-war.
Participant Casara Heaton said her favorite activity was the tug-of-war.
"It was really hot but a lot of fun," Heaton said.-á "The tug-of-war was definitely the best. We [Epsilon Sigma Alpha team] won for the girls' division."
Participant Matt Albers was said he was pleasantly surprised with his first Watermelon Bust experience
"I had no idea what was going on and what to expect," Albers.-á"There was lots of fun stuff going on, and it was awesome and a lot of fun - minus the heat."
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