Pumpkins dropped (on purpose) from Trolley Square tower

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
A pumpkin speeds its way inside a donated mini-van that was the target at the Trolley Square pumpkin drop, Thursday, October 31, 2013. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Pumpkin-drop winner Steve Green aims as he drops one of the pumpkins that brought him victory. Third place winner Megan Hatch is at far left. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale, Thursday, October 31, 2013.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Second place winner Megan Hatch celebrates a toss. The winner of the contest, Steve Green, is at left. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale, Thursday, October 31, 2013.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Pumpkin-drop winner Steve Green watches as pumpkins dropped by other competitors speed past him as he stands halfway up the Trolly Square water tower. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale, Thursday, October 31, 2013.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Contestants queue up for the grand finale where they all threw pumpkins of the top of Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below, Thursday, October 31, 2013.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
The target at the dumpkin drop. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale, Thursday, October 31, 2013.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
A pumpkin hurtles to the ground as it heads toward a car 80 feet below the Trolley Square Water Tower. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins, aiming for a car's open sunroof, Thursday, October 31, 2013.

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Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune A pumpkin speeds its way inside a donated mini-van that was the target at the Trolley Square pumpkin drop, Thursday, October 31, 2013. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Pumpkin-drop winner Steve Green aims as he drops one of the pumpkins that brought him victory. Third place winner Megan Hatch is at far left. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale, Thursday, October 31, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Second place winner Megan Hatch celebrates a toss. The winner of the contest, Steve Green, is at left. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale, Thursday, October 31, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Pumpkin-drop winner Steve Green watches as pumpkins dropped by other competitors speed past him as he stands halfway up the Trolly Square water tower. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale, Thursday, October 31, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Contestants queue up for the grand finale where they all threw pumpkins of the top of Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below, Thursday, October 31, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Pumpkin-drop winner Steve Green aims as he drops one of the pumpkins that brought him victory. Third place winner Megan Hatch is at far left. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale, Thursday, October 31, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The target at the dumpkin drop. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins off Trolley Square's Water Tower, aiming for a car's open sunroof some 80 feet below. Contestants dressed in their Halloween best and later joined in for a multi-pumpkin grand finale, Thursday, October 31, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune A pumpkin hurtles to the ground as it heads toward a car 80 feet below the Trolley Square Water Tower. A local radio station sponsored a contest where 25 contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins, aiming for a car's open sunroof, Thursday, October 31, 2013.

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· October 31, 2013 9:51 pm

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Twenty-five contestants dropped Halloween pumpkins 80 feet off Trolley Square's Water Tower Thursday, aiming for a car's open sunroof below. The event was sponsored by K-Bull 93. All the contestants, dressed in their Halloween best, participated in a big pumpkin drop finale.