An amazing duck race capped off our two month duck adoption season at the 28 th Annual Duck Race end very fast and furiously! 25,000 ducks raced down the street leading to Eastside Centre in East Peoria. The first 14 ducks won their owners some great prizes. The first duck to reach the finish line belonged to Margot Loy of Peoria. She is the winner of the $5,000 grand prize. Here is a full list of this year’s winners. Grand Prize $5,000 Sponsored by Associated Bank Margot Loy, Peoria, IL $1,500 Sherman’s Gift Card Valerie Mouhle, Pekin, IL $500 Shoppes at Grand Prairie Gift Card Janet Alessi-Maurer, Grass Valley, CA $500 Casey’s General Store Gift Card Lori Skocaj, Pekin, IL $500 Kroger Gift Card Judy Kemper, Cuba, IL Chicago White Sox Gift Basket Sponsored by Kaskaskia Engineering Group Carmania Lewis, Peoria, IL $250 Hy-Vee Gift Card Marianne Sepich, Morton, IL Hotels at Grand Prairie Party Package Roger Cunningham, Peoria, IL Mackinaw Val