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See larger Phil Holbrook of Hardin Valley photographs his three sons Nathan, 5, left, Austin, 8, center and Logan, 3, with the giant duck before the start of Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley Rubber Duck Race on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)

Photo by J. Miles Cary, Knoxville News Sentinel

Phil Holbrook of Hardin Valley photographs his three sons Nathan, 5, left, Austin, 8, center and Logan, 3, with the giant duck before the start of Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley Rubber Duck Race on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)

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  • Phil Holbrook of Hardin Valley photographs his three sons Nathan, 5, left, Austin, 8, center and Logan, 3, with the giant duck before the start of Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley Rubber Duck Race on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Despite the rain people showed up to watch the duck race and have their photographs taken in front of the giant inflatable duck on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. “The weather might have ha some impact on (the attendance), but I still think that the crowd we got when it was pouring down rain really shows that Knoxville is a community that gives back,” said Lisa Hurst, president and CEO of the local Boys and Girls Club. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Sherri McDermott of Powell adopts two ducks shortly before the start of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley rubber duck race on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Claiborne Hauling dumped 42,000 ducks into the fountain at World’s Fair Park on Monday for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley Rubber Duck Race. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Claiborne Hauling dumped 42,000 ducks into the fountain at World’s Fair Park on Monday for the Boys & Girls Club of Tennessee Valley rubber duck race. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Rubber ducks head toward the finish line at the 17th annual rubber duck race for the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The event benefits 5,000 youth and teens involved with the Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley in Knox, Blount, Loudon and Anderson counties. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Spectators watch as the first of the ducks pass under the Clinch Avenue viaduct headed for the finish line on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Volunteers use fire hoses to move the ducks toward the finish line at the 17th annual rubber duck race that benefits the Boys & Girls Club of the tennessee Valley on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Ernie Brooks of the Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley looks for the first duck to enter the finish gate at the annual rubber duck race on Monday. The event benefits 5,000 youth and teens involved with the Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley in Knox, Blount, Loudon and Anderson counties. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Ernie Brooks of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley reaches into the finish gate to pick the winning duck at the annual rubber duck race on Monday. The race benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley, which serves more than 5,000 youth and teens in Knox, Blount, Loudon and Anderson counties. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Ernie Brooks of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley looks for the first duck to enter the finish gate at the annual rubber duck race on Monday. The race benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley, which serves more than 5,000 youth and teens in Knox, Blount, Loudon and Anderson counties. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Ernie Brooks of the Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley holds the wining duck up for the crowd on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The winner was Thomas Smith of Knoxville, whose “adopted” duck crossed the finish line first. Smith receiveda $10,000 grand prize courtesy of Humana. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Ernie Brooks hands the winning duck to Lisa Hurst, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The race, which raised roughly $100,000, kicked off at 12:02 p.m. as tens of thousands of ducks were dumped down the tiny waterfall under the Clinch Avenue Bridge. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Volunteers gather ducks after the rubber duck race on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. In the end, the winner was Thomas Smith of Knoxville, whose “adopted” duck crossed the finish line first. Smith receiveda $10,000 grand prize courtesy of Humana. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL)

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