2026 Twins, Triplets and More

State Fair Awards Twins, Triplets and More Honors

Fairgoers and judges saw double, and at times triple, at the annual Twins, Triplets and More Contest judged Saturday, August 22, at the 2026 Iowa State Fair.

This contest judges twins, triplets and other multiples based on most and least alike pairs, trios and quads.

Complete results follow:

Infants Under 1 - Most Alike
1st – Rowan and Willow, Des Moines
2nd – Adam and Mark Bodley, Waukee
3rd – Cora and Blaylee Pickett, Boone

Infants Under 1 - Least Alike
1st – Ruby and Julia Kueker, Des Moines
2nd – Wyatt and Wade Brokaw, Griswold

One-Year-Old - Most Alike
1st – Shiloh and Stetson Snedden, Ogden
2nd – Finnegan and Beckett Canova, Dallas Center
3rd – Cash and Hayes Karnatz, West Des Moines

One-Year-Old - Least Alike
1st – Brinley and Lainey Harmon, Bondurant

2-Year-Old - Most Alike
1st – Lindi and Lyla Coppinger, Waukee
2nd – Jeremiah and Jameson Schlotterback, Knoxville
3rd – Lea and Luca Litten, Waukee

2-Year-Old - Least Alike
1st – Jace and Jasper State, Alden
2nd – Dylan and Dakota Benge, Altoona
3rd – Kynslie, Raylen and Wyatt Handsaker, Radcliffe

3-Year-old - Most Alike
1st – Brooks and Weston Arendt, Hedrick
2nd – Elliott and Emmy Tollefson, Bondurant
3rd – Reagan and Ruby Timm, Pleasant Hill

3-Year-Old - Least Alike
1st – Thea and Ezra Martinsen, Grimes
2nd – Hank and Maren Bambrook, Eddyville
3rd – Nash and Koehn, Des Moines

4-Year-old - Most Alike
1st – Sadie and Nora Stenger, Grimes
2nd – Rosemary and Lenora Clausen, Storm Lake
3rd – Grace and Lily Bolstad, Ames

4-Year-Old - Least Alike
1st – Aiden, Isaac and Addalyn, Ankeny
2nd – Sawyer and Charlotte, West Des Moines

5 and 6-Year-Old – Most Alike
1st – Hazel and Everleigh, Newton
2nd – Hayden and Hudson Rochholz, Casey
3rd – Ayla and Leah Hubbard, Ankeny

5 and 6-Year-old – Least Alike
1st – Kaylix and Auden, Chariton
2nd – Parker and Hayes Dilla, West Des Moines
3rd – Lillian and Calvin Toben, Slater

7 and 8-Year-old – Most Alike
1st – Blue and Ruth Caudill, Des Moines
2nd – Kylan and Kannon Cannon, Des Moines
3rd – Hunter and Logan Frantz, Pleasant Hill

7 and 8-Year-Old – Least Alike
1st – Asher and Everett, Altoona
2nd – Quinlan and Nova, State Center
3rd – Hayden and Layne Renick, Mount Pleasant

9 to 11-Year-Old – Most Alike
1st – Xavier and Sebastian, Norwalk
2nd – Campbelle and Sutton, Clive
3rd – Beckett and Quinn Curl, Altoona

9 to 11-Year-Old – Least Alike
1st – Ella and Emma Nolan, Waukee
2nd – Elijah and Ariah Pals, Des Moines
3rd – Drew and Mia Yeoman, West Des Moines

12 to 17-Year-Old – Most Alike
1st – Jenna and Nora Grovert, Shellsburg
2nd – Hinley and Hadley McKassan, Indianola
3rd – Dayton and Dylan Wright, Cumming

12 to 17-Year-Old – Least Alike
1st – Owen, Elliott, Olivia and Ethan, Runnells
2nd – Hayden and Harper Janssen, Waukee
3rd -  Anastasia, Bridge and Caterina Hobbs, Lohrville

18 and Over – Most Alike
1st – Georgia and Jasmine Padget, Keosauqua
2nd – Megan Fooken and Jessica Carhill, Eldon and Agency
3rd – Mike and Matt Tiedens, Des Moines

18 and Over – Least Alike
1st – Jett and Maxx Tyler, Des Moines
2nd – Trevor and Austin Gallagher, Ames and Elkhart
3rd – Allison and Emily Hale, Polk City

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 170 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Fair Spirit, August 13-23, 2026. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.