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Pepperoni Rolls? Yes, Please! WV Days Pepperoni Roll Baking Contest Returns to Downtown Lewisburg

The Lewisburg Downtown Business Association will sponsor a pepperoni roll baking contest on Sunday, June 22, 2025.

  • Contest open to individuals, businesses, and non-profit entities. Applicants can be from anywhere in the universe.
  • Application deadline June 14. Application form posted on LDBA website.
  • Entry fee of $25. Limit 20 contestants.
  • Contestants must deliver to City National Bank parking lot on June 22 by 10 AM fifteen identical pepperoni rolls between 3.5 and 7 inches long.
  • Recipe may include any legal ingredient, but primary ingredients must be bread and pepperoni.
  • Whether baked in a commercial kitchen or home kitchen, contestant must provide ingredients list on two legible 4×6 cards.
  • Three rolls will be chosen randomly from each contestant’s batch by the judges. LDBA will slice the remaining twelve rolls into 2 oz. servings and make available to the public for 50¢ each.
  • Every attendee will receive one voting ticket when they enter the perimeter, and buckets will be made available for a “People’s Choice” vote.
  • The adjudged winner will receive $250 and a VisitLewisburg pennant. (Last year’s winner was Lynn Weikle.)
  • The “People’s Choice” winner will receive a VisitLewisburg pennant. (Last year’s winner was the Airstream Club.)
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