Thirty-thousand rubber ducks, sponsored at $5 each, race to the finish during Second Harvest Food Bank’s annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park’s Big Lake. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more.
New Orleans Fire Department firefighter Jonathan Picone aims his fire hose at rubber duckies to get them started.
Derrick Byrd, 5, tries on Quacky the Duck's costume during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Carson Arnold, dressed as Quacky the Duck, is fanned to stay cool before his debut during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby.
A ducky that escaped before the race is shooed away.
Rubber ducks drop into the water during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Revelers watch as the duck race gets started.
A carpet of rubber duckies bobs along during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
A carpet of rubber duckies bobs along the lake.
Volunteer Cole Arnold signals the winner during the Duck Derby.
A volunteer corrals rubber ducks that escaped the race course during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Emily Slazer of Second Harvest Food Bank is handed a net during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Ellen and Matthew Benoit chill in the shade with their daughter, Tatum Benoit, 8 months, during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
People gather for Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser at City Park's Big Lake.
Volunteer Cole Arnold chases down rubber-duck escapees during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Justin Schiro uses his umbrella to scoop an escaped rubber ducky onto dry land during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Heather Sweeney of Second Harvest Food Bank nets duckies that escaped the race course. In a little bit of serendipity, a group of real ducks swims behind her.
Emily Slazer of Second Harvest Food Bank tosses back duckies that escaped the race course during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Volunteers retrieve rubber ducks after the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
A Brother Martin Navy Junior ROTC volunteer recovers rubber ducks after the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Volunteers from Brother Martin Navy Junior ROTC, Sophie B. Wright High School and the Nu Mu Citywide Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. net rubber ducks and bring them to shore after the race.
Makayla Williams of the Nu Mu Citywide Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. hauls a container of recovered rubber duckies ashore after the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at City Park's Big Lake. The event featured live music and 30,000 rubber duckies, sponsored at $5 each, taking the plunge into Big Lake. The flock was egged to finish-line glory by the spray of New Orleans Fire Department hoses. Prizes included the $5,000 grand prize, a $1,000 Zuppardo's gift card, Raising Cane's for a year, appliances, airline miles, diamonds, a bicycle and more. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Felix Williams, 1, and his mother, Christy, enjoy the moment together during the Second Harvest Food Bank's annual Duck Derby.
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