In 1990, we decided to bring something new to the festival. We decided to give away a John Deere tractor during the festival. We buy a brand new John Deere tractor each year. It is usually around a 45 hp tractor with loader. This was a huge hit and continues to be. There are only 450 tickets sold. They are $100 each. We also give away $3,500 in cash prizes during the drawing. If you do not want to take the tractor there is a $14,000 cash option you can take. We draw out every ticket. The very first ticket drawn wins $500. Then every 25th ticket drawn after that either wins $100 or $200. The 449th ticket wins $500 and the 450th ticket drawn is the winner of the tractor! This process usually takes around 2 1/2 hours to determine all the winners. This is held during the festival and always has a big crowd as the drawing is going on. If you would like to buy a ticket, or be put on the list to buy one for the following year, give Karen Wagner a call at (317) 696-7445. This is one of the festivals biggest fundraisers we put on.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to the current Pandemic, we have cancelled the 2020 Monrovia Festival. However, the tractor drawing was still held on September 12, 2020 at 3:00pm! The winner of the tractor was Neal Beams!!!!! Congratulations, Neal!!!
COVID-19 UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to the current Pandemic, we have cancelled the 2020 Monrovia Festival. However, the tractor drawing was still held on September 12, 2020 at 3:00pm! The winner of the tractor was Neal Beams!!!!! Congratulations, Neal!!!
PAST TRACTOR WINNERS
1990 John Dowden Monrovia 2005 Bret & Rebecca Everett Monrovia
1991 Don Wolf Brownsburg 2006 Eric & Joni Philips Waverly
1992 Sue & Allen Tutewiller Monrovia 2007 Joyce Ebert Mooresville
1993 Dave Upton Monrovia 2008 Mark & Jena Everett Monrovia
1994 S. Kerchensaut Ohio 2009 Margaret Bauer Monrovia
1995 David Hubbard Monrovia 2010 Nancy Dorsett Monrovia
1996 Tom Simpson Monrovia 2011 Jackie Marsh Monrovia
1997 Sharon & Richard Sutton Brownsburg 2012 Steve Byrd Monrovia
1998 Howard Meyers Elwood 2013 Billy Edwards Crawfordsville
1999 Greg Grindstaff Monrovia 2014 Rich Olleman Monrovia
2000 Bob Marshall Monrovia 2015 Mike Watson Mooresville
2001 Chet Pearce Martinsville 2016 Philip & Patty Dow Paragon
2002 Jack Cook Monrovia 2017 Curtis Crickmore Lawrence
2003 Sam Carlisle Mooresville 2018 Ferguson's Transport Monrovia
2004 Tony Defur Monrovia 2019 Sean Durham Indianapolis
2020 Neal Beams
1991 Don Wolf Brownsburg 2006 Eric & Joni Philips Waverly
1992 Sue & Allen Tutewiller Monrovia 2007 Joyce Ebert Mooresville
1993 Dave Upton Monrovia 2008 Mark & Jena Everett Monrovia
1994 S. Kerchensaut Ohio 2009 Margaret Bauer Monrovia
1995 David Hubbard Monrovia 2010 Nancy Dorsett Monrovia
1996 Tom Simpson Monrovia 2011 Jackie Marsh Monrovia
1997 Sharon & Richard Sutton Brownsburg 2012 Steve Byrd Monrovia
1998 Howard Meyers Elwood 2013 Billy Edwards Crawfordsville
1999 Greg Grindstaff Monrovia 2014 Rich Olleman Monrovia
2000 Bob Marshall Monrovia 2015 Mike Watson Mooresville
2001 Chet Pearce Martinsville 2016 Philip & Patty Dow Paragon
2002 Jack Cook Monrovia 2017 Curtis Crickmore Lawrence
2003 Sam Carlisle Mooresville 2018 Ferguson's Transport Monrovia
2004 Tony Defur Monrovia 2019 Sean Durham Indianapolis
2020 Neal Beams