The 4th Annual Dragon Derby, presented by the Law Offices of Slape & Howard, with support from Chimerix, will take place Saturday September 2nd, 2023 at the Richard A. DeVore South YMCA in Wichita, KS (235 and Meridian). All proceeds benefit Dragon Master Initiative, a cancer research charity.

Over 2600 dragons will race the Lazy River. Each dragon will be individually numbered. Purchase your entries, and you will be randomly assigned a dragon. If it wins, you win! Guaranteed First Place prize is $1000 CASH and even last to finish is a winner of a $150 cash prize!

Good luck to all who enter and remember you can also watch the race free on this page starting at approximately 8pm on Saturday 9/2/2023. Entries available at the top of this page, look for the orange button!

ENTRY PRICES--$10 for one, $25 for 3, $40 for 5, $75 for 10, $100 for 15, $125 for 20 and $150 for 30. See the ticket page for more details!

CASH PRIZES!

New this year, with help from our friends at Groover Labs and supporters nationwide, are our 3D Printed, paintable, large format dragon-duck entries. These entries will be delivered to you, painted by you and then entered into a separate heat. Prize for first place is a travelling trophy and naming rights to this special heat in next year's Dragon Derby (DD5!) and your creation featured in a commercial TV spot! A prize will also be awarded for best decorated--a free entry into next year's 3D Heat.

We then auction off these entries for additional cancer research funds, or you can make an additional donation to keep your custom dragon-duck. Limited quantities of the large format entries will be offered. $495 with DMI auctioning off your entry, or an additional $250 donation to have us return your creation after the race. All 3D entries must be returned to DMI by Friday 8/25/23 to be included in the race! Paint or markers only please (no glitter, feathers, etc. as these will be in the water.) You also get 5 entries into the main race for each 3D printed entry.

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Prices for our main race vary from $10 for one dragon entry to as low as $5 each when you buy 30. What are you waiting for? Go to the top of the page to purchase entries, or to donate to the cause!

Form a Team by clicking on the link under the DMI Logo at the top of the page!

Like our page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dmfdragonderby for the latest news on prizes and the event.

RACE DAY--At 8pm, the dragons will be released into the Lazy River and we will be streaming LIVE on Facebook. Winners will be announced at approximately 8:30pm. YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ATTEND THE EVENT. Available in the same place you buy entries. Just $15 per head, doors open at 7pm and we close the event at 9pm.

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Good luck to all who enter and remember you can also watch the race free on this page starting at approximately 8pm on Saturday 9/2/2023. Entries available at the top of this page, look for the orange button!

ENTRY PRICES--$10 for one, $25 for 3, $40 for 5, $75 for 10, $100 for 15, $125 for 20 and $150 for 30. See the ticket page for more details!

3D Race entry is $495/$745 if it is to be returned.

Learn more about how to sponsor a dragon or donate by watching our video:

Dragon Derby 2023 Official Rules & FAQ's

Official Rules

Event to be held Saturday September 2nd, 2023 at the Wichita, Kansas Richard A. DeVore South YMCA at 3405 S Meridian, Wichita KS 67217 and live streamed via Facebook Live. In case of inclement weather, acts of God or other circumstances, Dragon Master Initiative (the Producer) reserves the right to postpone or reschedule the race, or determine winners by a random drawing, at its sole discretion.

This contest is being run exclusively by Dragon Master Initiative and its Officers and Board members serve as judges. We anticipate some photo finishes. Ruling of the judges is final.

Last to Finish will be awarded to the last entry completing 1 lap. Entries that pass the finish line chute after completing a lap are disqualified from winning Last to Finish, but may still win their prize if they are a designated "special entry". In other words if they "escape" and take a second lap, they are not eligible for last place due to that accidental continuation around the Lazy River.

The Dragon Derby race will happen rain or shine. No entry fees will be refunded, as the event will proceed, either during rain or if weather is severe, at the next possible date, or via random drawing.

Must be 18 to enter. Ticket sales for the main race end at noon on Friday 9/1/2023. Sales of the 3D printed entries are limited and my be halted at any time. All entries must be returned to DMI for processing and race prep by Friday 8/25/23.

For the Main race, each entry (Dragon character or otherwise) will be randomly assigned to an entrant. We will be double randomizing. First the list of entries will be randomized, and then each dragon’s entry number will be randomized, and then matched to an entry.

Prize winners will be announced the night of the event, however no prizes will be awarded at the event. All winners will receive email notification by 5pm on 9/3/23, and prizes, when possible, will be mailed. Other prizes will have delivery arranged with the winner via email. Winner is responsible for any shipping charges above mailing a standard number 11 envelope.

Prizes will be awarded for 1^st-10^th Place and Last Place. Prizes and the finishing Place they will be awarded for will be announced on the GiveButter entry payment portal and in these official rules no later than Friday 9/8/23, but likely much earlier. Other prizes may be added.

Special Entries will have guaranteed winners, with a prize going to the entrant regardless of where the Special Entry places, are also part of the contest. Those Special Entries may also with one of the “Place” prizes. Not counting Special Entries, no winner may win more than one Place prize, and no winner may win more than 3 prizes, Place or Special Entry combined.

To date prizes include:

$1000 cash for First Place

$500 cash for Second Place

$250 cash for Third Place

$200 cash for Fourth Place

$175 cash for Fifth Place

150 cash for Sixth Place

$125 cash for 7th Place

$100 cash for Eight Place

$75 cash for Ninth Place

$50 cash for Tenth Place

Even last place wins - $150 cash!

Winners are required to provide proper identification and social security number and will be subject to payment of applicable federal and state income taxes on the value of the prize. Such taxes are required to be paid prior to release of a prize to the prize winner.

By entering, winners consent to promotional use of their names and likeness without additional compensation.

No winner will receive more than one PLACE prize. You will be awarded the highest value prize of all of your entries. If two or more entries for one person finish in place prizes that are of equivalent value, the judges will decide which prize to award. Up to 3 total prizes may be awarded per person-One PLACE prize and up to 2 Special Entries.

Prizes will be awarded "as is" and no substitution of prizes will be permitted. Producer will have no liability with respect to any prize awarded.

Race entrants need not be present to win.

Board Members and staff of Dragon Master Initiative and their immediate families are not eligible to win any cash prizes.

If a winner does not come forward to claim the prize won within 30 days following the race, that prize will be forfeited and Producer will declare another winner for that prize, or DMI may retain the prize at their discretion.

Chances of winning depend on the total number of qualified entries.

By entering, entrants release the Producer, sponsors, employees and their officers, directors, staff and other related entities from any and all liability with respect to prizes and to bodily injury or damage to property on the event site and surrounding parking areas, whether or not due to negligence of the Producer, sponsors and their officers, directors, staff and other related entities.

This event is subject to all federal, state and local laws and is voided where prohibited by law.

Winners will be posted on the GiveButter page used for entering after confirmation of eligibility and acceptance of prizes, no later than 9/8/23.

FAQ's

Q- When is the Race?

A- The evening of Saturday September 2nd, 2023 at the Wichita Kansas South YMCA. Doors open at 7pm. You must have a ticket to attend as we are limited to 200 guests and volunteers. Tickets are available at the same area on this site that you purchase entries.

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Q- How much are the Dragons?

A- For the Main race, $10 for one, $25 for 3, $40 for 5, $75 for 10, $100 for 15, $125 for 20 and $150 for 30. For the 3D race, $495 if DMI keeps and auctions your entry, $745 if we return your entry after the race.

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Q- How many Dragons will race?

A- We have 3000 to start and will purchase more if needed. We do not have a maximum amount of entries. The 3D race will have a limited amount of entries available, dependent on the 3D print community.

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Q- How do I get my Dragon entry?

A- Right here at -- https://givebutter.com/c/DD4

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Q- Do I get to keep my Dragon?

A- No, we plan on using them again next year! However if you come to the Live event you can have your pick of the entries for $5!

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Q-Do I get to know my entry number ahead of the race.

A-We plan on publishing the complete list of Entry numbers and names shortly before the race.

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Q- Can I come to the event?

A- This year, pending Sedgwick County Health Department guidance, we look forward to hosting attendees to watch the race in person. Tickets are limited to 200 participants and are only $15 which gets you access to some pool and slide time before the race! OR-- Watch it live on our Facebook Feed! https://www.facebook.com/BeADr...

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Q- Do I HAVE to attend or live in Kansas to win.

A- No. You can live anywhere in the US and enter and win.

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Q- What are the Prizes?

A- Grand Prize of $1000 in cash, and we will have prizes for at least 10 winners. Prizes are still being secured. To become a prize sponsor email david@dragonmaster.org.

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Q- Where does the money go?

A- To Dragon Master Initiative, a Wichita based 501(c)(3). We are an all volunteer organization, with only occasional contract workers. Funding is currently going to clinical trials and to fund research through CBTN with our partner hospitals:

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Beijing Tiantan Hospital Neurosurgery Center; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Children’s National Hospital; Children's of Alabama; China National Genebank; Dayton Children’s Hospital; Doernbecher Children’s Hospital; Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone; Hudson Institute of Medical Research; Johns Hopkins Medicine; Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford; Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center; Meyer Children's Hospital; Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital; Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children; Seattle Children's Hospital; St. Louis Children's Hospital; Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick; UC Santa Cruz Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative; UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital; University Children's Hospital Zürich; UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Wake Forest Baptist Health; Weill Cornell Medicine.

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OFFICIAL ENTRY ASSIGNMENTS

Entry	First	Last	Benefitting
A141	Boback	Ale-Ebrahim
A63

4th Annual Dragon Derby

By Dragon Master Initiative

4th Annual Dragon Derby

Win Great Prizes and Raise Money to Fund Cancer Research for Kids

Team Members