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A competitor belly flops into a muddy watering hole during the dive competition at the 2015 National RedNeck Games on Saturday in Augusta, US.

DALLAS — The way Bobby Williams tells it, his ranch on 100 acres of rural piney hills in East Texas was supposed to be a quiet way to enjoy retirement after a career in the insurance business. But for years now, he's instead woken up to the roaring engines of all-terrain vehicles, midnight fireworks shows and thousands of drunken revelers who every so often gather across the narrow county road from his property at events like the "Texas Redneck Games" and the "Texas Redneck Muddy Gras." "We're just a nice calm community and nobody can get any rest, nobody can...

DALLAS -- There have been more than a few athletes accused of doping over the years - but the competitors at the "Texas Redneck Games" might just be dopes. These competitors forgo the shotput for the "Mattress Chuck" - where teams of two slam a 12-pack of beer, get in a pickup truck and start driving, then climb into the bed and throw the mattress as far as possible. And if you aren't planning on heading to Beijing for the next Olympic Games, there's always the ugly "butt-crack contest." By the time the latest event ended Sunday, more than 54...

EAST DUBLIN, Ga. - There was bobbin' for pigs feet and hubcap hurling. Grown men competed against each other by belly-flopping into a mud pit. This year's Redneck Games at Buckeye Park in East Dublin drew thousands of spectators.Mayor George Gornto said he thought the crowd that gathered Saturday was much bigger than last year's record crowd of about 12,000. Many people traveled to the event by boat, as the park is on the Oconee River."It's been fun," said Wanda Crawly of Crawfordville. "The competition has been good, and the music has been good."The games began in 1996 as a...