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 Thursday, August 10, at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

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

Complete results follow:

Infants Under 1 - Most Alike

1) Brooks and Weston Arendt, Hedrick

2) Beau and Cooper Whetstone, Story City

3) Carson and Liam Bunger, Urbandale

Infants Under 1 - Least Alike

1) Garner and Vail Lents, Letts

2) Lola and Lincoln Miller, Waukee

3) Eleanor and Parker Koder, Nevada

One-Year-Old - Most Alike

1) Sadie and Nora Stenger, Grimes

2) Ember and Porter Edleman, Grimes

3) Grace and Lily Bolstad, Ames

One-Year-Old - Least Alike

1) Aiden, Isaac and Addalyn, Ankeny

2) Emaree, Mia and Sutton, Pleasant Hill

3) Mia and Veya Kirby, Altoona

2-Year-Old - Most Alike

1) Dorothy and Grayce Fender, Ankeny

2) Magnolia and Kimber, Winterset

3) Sawyer and Oliver Anderson, Palmer

2-Year-Old - Least Alike

1) Parker and Hayes Dilla, West Des Moines

2) Mabry and Macoy Johnson, Marshalltown

3) Maven and Mabel Bennett, Granger

3-Year-old - Most Alike

1) Luna and Rhea, Pleasantville

2) Elliott and Owen Conrad, Waukee

3) Maddox and Oliver Harmeyer, Altoona

3-Year-Old - Least Alike

1) Will and Maria, Nevada

2) Lillian and Calvin, Slater

3) Layne and Kolsyn, Des Moines

4-Year-old - Most Alike

1) Logan and Hunter Frantz, Pleasant Hill

2) Logan and Lincoln Gardner, Bondurant

3) Raegan and Remington Brown, Waukee

4-Year-Old - Least Alike

1) Asher and Everett Coffman, Altoona

2) Paxton and Ronin Reedy, Ankeny

3) Carson and Cade Schroeder, Altoona

5 and 6-Year-Old – Most Alike

1) Kylan and Kannon Cannon, Des Moines

2) Jace and Jaz Rauen, Farley

3) Campbelle and Sutton Haidwan, Clive

5 and 6-Year-old – Least Alike

1) Caylor and Camdyn Lowe, Des Moines

2) Parker and Kendal Dooley, Sac City

3) Charlotte and Stella Scrivner, West Des Moines

7 and 8-Year-old – Most Alike

1) Mack and Will Dix, Mount Vernon

2) Aiden and Owen Bender, Pleasantville

3) Everly and Bexley Pierson, Oskaloosa

7 and 8-Year-Old – Least Alike

1) Ella and Emma Nolan, Waukee

2) Andrew and Mia Yeoman, West Des Moines

3) Greyson and Emmitt Lustig, Iowa City

9 to 11-Year-Old – Most Alike

1) Hinley and Hadley McKosson, Indianola

2) Zuri and Varah Haley, Ankeny

3) Ada and Ruth Anderson, Marion

9 to 11-Year-Old – Least Alike

1) Tate and Clay Koester, Gladbrook

2) Korra and Parker Benda, Des Moines

3) Zachary and Nora Burja, Ames

12 to 17-Year-Old – Most Alike

1) Emily and Nicole Mosier, Stratford

2) Madelin and Reagan Monsma, Des Moines

3) Jenna and Nora Grovert, Shellsburg

12 to 17-Year-Old – Least Alike

1) Livia and Savanna Davenport, Rhodes

2) Olivia, Elliott, Owen and Ethan, Runnells

3) Maddox and Nolen Parkin, Waukee

18 and Over – Most Alike

1) Alexis and Aricka Oppman, Manly

2) Karen and Kay Springer, Jefferson

3) Georgia and Jasmine Padget, Keosauqua

18 and Over – Least Alike

1) Christina and Vanessa Parker, Indianola

2) Patty Marland and Betty Judkins, Des Moines

3) Allison and Emily Hall, Polk City