Jell-O Galleries

The Jell-O Contest dates to 1992, the second Hotdish Hoedown. Still working on digitizing and sorting out online slide shows for best display.

2006-09

Retrospective, 2019

2019-23

2019 Jell-O #2 Snow Queen: Best Tale Told by Lois Bergerson
2019 Jell-O #3 Best Hope for the Future by Jo Ann Kraus
2019 Jell-O #4: Make America Gel Again: Best Hope for the Future by Jim Good
2019 Jell-O #5 Why America is Already Great by Laura Good
2019 Jell-O #6 The (F)Lying Donald: Best Act in the Political Circus by John and Ellen Morgan
2019 Jell-O #7: Address: Best Pun by Simon Bergum
2019 Jell-O #8 Best Reason to Build Bridges and Not Walls by Joseph Ashenbrenner
2019 Jell-O #9 Best Reason to Build Walls by Barbara Johnston
2019 Jell-O #10 Best Tale Told by Cooper Van Horn
2019 Jell-O #12 Best Pun by the Ashenbrenners
2019 Jell-O #15 Congealed Weapon: Best Pun by Suzanne Kostic
2019 Jell-O #23 Regardless of Your Blood Type, Stay Positive by Lola and Evelyn Anton
2019 Jell-O #24: Best Hope for the Future: Mushrooms by Mark Bergum
2019 Jell-O #27 Volcano Best Special Effects by Rona Bergum
2019 Jell-O #47 Jell-Obi-Wan Kenobi: Best Hope for the Future by Walker Good
2020 Jell-O No. 3 Best Use of Vegetables by Lois Bergerson
2020 Jell-O No. 4 by Janet Wright and Lael Greenfield for Best Representation of Impeachment
2020 Jell-O No. 5 by Jo Ann Kraus Mr. Jiggle for Best Tale Told
2020 Jell-O No. 7 by Suzanne Kosic for Best Representation of Impeachment: Whale, Whale, Whale — In Peach Mint
2020 Jell-O No. 8: Category Best Quid Pro Quo by Jim Good
2020 Jell-O No. 10 Squid Pro Quo by the Ashenbrenners
2020 Jell-O No. 15 by Susie Feest for Best Auto Correction
2021 virtual Jell-O by Judy Miner: Queen's Gambit
2021 virtual Jell-O Doing Puzzles Camping by Jonah Schmitz for How I Used My Time During the Pandemic
2021 virtual Jell-O Shots, Best Hope for the Future by Will Ashenbrenner
2021 virtual Jell-O by RJ Auner, Ex-President Rump, for category Best Moment in Ongoing Political Saga
2021 virtual Jell-O How I Used My Time During the Pandemic: Netflix & Chill-O by Annette Kornell and Darin Kalisak
2021 virtual Jell-O Best Hope for the Future: Jail-O by Kristin Groth
2021 virtual Jell-O Best Hope for the Future: Jail-O by Kristin Groth
2021 virtual Jell-O Crafting by Barbara Johnston for category How I Used my Time During the Pandemic
2021 virtual Jell-O Crafting by Barbara Johnston for category How I Used my Time During the Pandemic
2021 virtual Jell-O Entered by Nancy Elliott from Columbia, Missouri, in What I Learned this Year: Bookbinding
2021 virtual Jell-O Entered by Nancy Elliott from Columbia, Missouri, in What I Learned this Year: Bookbinding
2021 virtual Jell-O Entered by Nancy Elliott from Columbia, Missouri, in What I Learned this Year: Bookbinding
Entered by Nancy E. from Columbia, Missouri, in What I Learned this Year
2021 virtual Jell-O for How I Spent My Pandemic Time: Dulce de Lèche and Lemon Jello by Liz Ceperley
2021 virtual Jell-O Camping by Violet Schmitz for How I Used My Time During the Pandemic
2021 virtual Jell-O Rainbow for category Category: How I Used My Time During the Pandemic. Creators Paul and Diana Johnson report: “We had the good fortune of eating the Rainbow.”
2023 Jell-O No. 1 Most Revolutionary: Workers Unite! by Annette Kornell, Darin Kalisak
2022 Jell-O No. 2 by Rona Bergum: Most Mysterious: Tick Tock 11:00 Count Carefully
2022 Jell-O No. 3 Most Seaworthy by Mark Bergum: It Will Float Once
2022 Jell-O No. 4 Most Revolutionary by Jim Good
2022 Jell-O No. 5 Most Seaworthy by Lois Bergerson
Detail from 2022 Jell-O 5 Most Seaworthy by Lois Bergerson
2022 Jell-O No. 6 Silver Lining Accomplished during the Pandemic by RJ Auner: The Pandemic Gave Me Time to Weave Colorful Rugs on My Jello Loom
2022 Jell-O No. 7: Most Seaworthy Jellofish by Walker Good and Liz Ceperley
2022 Jell-O No. 7: Most Seaworthy Jellofish by Walker Good and Liz Ceperley
2022 Jell-O No. 7: Most Seaworthy Jellofish by Walker Good and Liz Ceperley
2022 Jell-O No. 7: Most Seaworthy Jellofish by Walker Good and Liz Ceperley
2022 Jell-O No. 8 Most Haunted by Liz Ceperley and Walker Good
2022 Jell-O No. 10 Best Risk Assessment by Vicki, Joe and Will Ashenbrenner
2022 Jell-O No. 11: Zap the Virus by Jocelyn Hemming
2022 Jell-O No. 13 Most Haunted by Feliz Castenada
2023 Edible Jell-O
2023 Edible Jell-O
2023 Edible Jell-O
2023 Edible Jell-O
2023 Edible Jell-O
2023 Jell-O No. 1 Pandemic Silver Lining: Goal or Achievement (almost?) Accomplished in 2022: Lumbar Jellaminectomy by Karen Faster
2023 Jell-O No. 2 Best Earth Science by Liz and Walker: The Jello Cycle
2023 Jell-O No. 3 Best (Political?) Tale Told by Jim Good in haiku (digitally enhanced photo)
2023 Jell-O No. 4: Best Thing About Retirement by Betsy
2023 Jell-O No. 5 by Jonah and Violet: Best Earth Science Model
2023 Jell-O No. 6 Best Thing about Retirement: Traveling by Lois
2023 Jell-O No. 7 Best Earth Science Model by RJ Auner: The Impossiblejello Burger
2023 Jell-O No. 8 Pandemic Silver Lining: Goal or Achievement (almost?) Accomplished in 2022: Snow Croquet by Vicki
2023 Jell-O No. 9 for Best Earth Science Model: Robot Wonders How Clouds Are Made by Wilder
2023 Jell-O No. ^10 Pandemic Silver Lining: Goal or Achievement (almost?) Accomplished in 2022: by Woody: Have More Campfires and Eat More Marshmallows
Pinwheels by MJ and Ross
2023 Jell-O No. 11 Best Pun by the McJunkin Sisters
2023 Jell-O No. 13 Best (Political?) Tale Told Jell-O Biafra by Angela

Retrospective Show at Community Center, 2019

2002 Jell-O Best Performance Art: A Short Historical Account of William Jell by Bobby Marshment-Howell and Walker Good.

Jell-Os from the 1990s

1996 Jell-O No. 3: Best Recreation of a Famous Landscape
1998 Jell-Os
1998: Dan Bohrod in black T-shirt introduces his family's entry in the Best Performance Art Jell-O Contest category. Performers included Sam, Madeline and Emma.
1998: Look at those Jell-O jigglers fly in the hands of the juggling Bohrods

Jell-Os from the Early Aughts

2001 Jell-O #7: Ants All Over
A few 2001 Jell-Os and their admirers
2001 Jell-O No. 3: Petty Jell-O Cs
2001 Jell-O trophies
2002 Jell-O #12 Ocean Life, category Best Revolutionary Jell-O
2002 Jell-O #21 Pretzel
2002 brain storm
2002 Jell-O green lizard (?)
2002 Jell-O
2002 Jell-O Best Performance Art: A Short Historical Account of William Jell by Bobby Marshment-Howell and Walker Good
2002 Jell-O No. 14 for Best Performance Art: Finger Twister DSC00027
2002 Jell-O table DSC00035
2002 jello beer DSC00020
2002 Jell-O breakfast and television
2002: Bacon and eggs detail from Jell-O breakfast and television
Wangburg Jello Brain Apparatus 2003 by Jim Wildeman
2004 Jell-O #12 Tye-Die
2004 Jell-O #16 Congealed Carry; category Best Current Event; Headline says Senate overrides Doyle on concealed weapons
2004 Jell-O No. 10: Finding Nemo
2004 Jell-O #9 Home Improvement Product: Jello Grout
2004 Jell-O #8 Lego My Jello
2004 Jell-O Mars Spirit Finds Life on the Red Jello Planet
2004 Jell-O #5 The FIrst Light Bulb: Current Event
2004 Jell-O Makes the World Go Round
2004 Jell-O #11 Yo-Yo Ma's Jello; Best Pun 0261

2005

2005 Jell-O #5 "In Only 4 Years": Best Hope for the Future
2005 Jell-O #15 : Best Performance Art: Jell-O Checkers. Play if you dare!
Those who dared: 2005 Jell-O #15 : Best Performance Art: Jell-O Checkers.
Ellen and John with Jell-O Vision

2006-09

2006 creating with Jell-O
2006
2006 creative genius at work in the Goods' kitchen
2007 Jell-O #6 Jiggler Blaster, Best Performance Art by RJ
2007 Jell-O #6 Jiggler Blaster, Best Performance Art by RJ
2007 Sam and the Jiggler Blaster
Jell-O Jewelry
Jell-O jewelry
2008 Jell-O #13 Pokémon Ball; Best Special Effects
2008 Jell-O #9 Douche Bag of the Year; category Most Ridiculous Statement DSCN0062
2008 Any ideas?
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2009 Jell-O 0792
2009 WIlliam Jell Overture DSCF0781
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2009 Jell-O #1 Best Politics 0775
2009 Jell-O #5: Mosaic Jello Surprise 0776
2009 Jello: How Bush Left Our World!! Pick Your Topic 0779
2009 Jell-O Voting Girls
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2009 Jell-O #10: Jello-person with fire in belly does back flip
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2009 Jello: Bush Boot Toss [original title: Refrig Gov of Illinois]
2009 Jell-O The Bride Wore Fruit Cocktail 0794
2009 Jell-O #8 Checkmate; category: Best of Politics by Will Ashenbrenner
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2009 Jell-O #23 deep sea of blue 0832
2009 Jell-O #22 Volcanoe; category Our True Treasure 0834
2009 Jell-O #21 No More Phone-Y Patriotism 0836
2009 Jell-O #12 Bridge to Nowhere 0842
2009-jello-sleeping-beauty Best Tale Told
2009 Jell-O Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich 0763.jpg
2009 Jell-O #3: See Yourself as the Next Governor of Illinois
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2006 Jell-0 #16 Best Thing about Kindergarten: Naptime by Jo Ann Kraus
2006 Jell-O #10: Best Pun: Hot Dish! Artist wishes to remain anonyous. Medium: Jello. On loan from the collection of the General Mills Minnesota Museum of Fine Food Art.
2006 Jell-0 #12 Best Thing about Kindergarten: Hero in a Half Shell: Dona-Jello
2006 Jell-O: Global Warming by Walker Good and family
2006 making Jell-O blue