IN PICTURES: ANNUAL KEY LIME PIE DROP SOARS, THEN SPLATS 

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Kim Stamps, left, and ‘Tart Tales’ partner Yvonne Jefferson, right, react upon being presented with the first-prize trophy for their entry in the 2025 Key Lime Pie Drop at the Key West Lighthouse on July 6. A highlight of the annual Key Lime Festival, the competition challenges participants to create a device or container capable of keeping a pie from splattering on impact when dropped from the light’s 88-foot-high observation deck. CAROL TEDESCO/keylimefestival.com
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Reese Simons, 12, of Key West and Washington, D.C., with mom Kasey, displays her ‘Biggest Flop’ trophy, won for her entry in the Key Lime Pie Drop. Reese’s advice for future competitors: ‘Use lots of bubble wrap, throw it way out towards the trees and make it kind of heavy.’ CAROL TEDESCO/keylimefestival.com
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Emma Bradshaw, 13, left, and Isabell Marrero, 10, right, enjoy twirling Key Lime colored hoops during Sunday’s Key Lime Pie Drop at the Key West Lighthouse. (Carol Tedesco/KeyLimeFestival.com)

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