Brisbane, Australia - There are a number of constants when it comes to Nashville, Georgia's John Whidden. He's always got a smile. He always wears a that ratty red ballcap when shooting, and he always shoots pretty darn straight. Each and every one of those things were true earlier today when he shot a 100-13x on the final day of the Queen's Prize to win the three-day aggregate match with a 399-046x. A day one score of 150-012x and a day two of 149-021 were enough to overtake early leader and Palma Teammate Norman Anderson for the title.
As per the custom, fellow competitors carried Whidden and his green John Deere-sashed rifle to the awards ceremony in a litter/chair. And as per usual, the only thing missing from the scene was his ratty red baseball cap. The above photo comes courtesy of fellow Palma Teammate Dave Cloft. Here's how the top ten finished:
| The Queen's Prize Match |
| | John Whidden | USA Rifle |
399-046X |
| | Sherri Gallagher | USA Rifle |
398-054X |
| | Jim Bailey | AUS Rifle |
398-044X |
| | Petrus Haasbroek | SA Rifle |
398-043X |
| | Norman Anderson | USA Rifle |
398-043x |
| | Colin Cole | North Arm |
398-039x |
| | Andre Du Toit | SA Rifle |
397-048X |
| | Johannes Du Toit | SA Rifle |
397-048X |
| | Geoffrey Grenfell | Bendigo |
397-048X |
| | Tom Whitaker | USA Rifle |
397-047X |