The complete history of Rain Day hat bettors
Punxsutawney Phil was the hat bettor twice β in 1966 and 2016. The worldΔ’Ή½ΚΣΖ΅ most famous groundhog won the latter bet.
Actress Patricia Heaton lost her Rain Day hat bet in 2014.
Josh Reedy, a Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning music artist, lost his hat bet with Waynesburg Mayor Greg Leathers last year.
Olympic Bronze Medalist Coleman Scott, pictured with former Waynesburg Mayor Blair Zimmerman, had to give up a hat in 2013 when rain fell in the borough. (Photo by Holly Tonini)
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Golf great and Latrobe native Arnold Palmer accepted β and lost β the hat bet in 1964.
1939 β Al Abrams, Sportswriter n
1940 β No Record n
1941 β Chester Smith, Sportswriter n
1942 β No Record n
1943 β No Record n
1944 β Whitney Martin, Correspondent n
1945 β Harry Keck, Football Coach n
1946 β Jack Dempsey, Boxing Champ
1947 β Bing Crosby, Singer/Actor n
1948 β Bob Hope, Comedian/Actor n
1949 β Vince Johnson, Correspondent
1950 β Eddie Clover, Magician
1951 β Captain Roach, Harrisburg
1952 β Tex Litman, Restaurateur n
1953 β Tex Litman, Restaurateur
1954 β Bill Corum, Midwest Newspaper Reporter
1955 β Bob Prince, Sportscaster
1956 β Dr. William McClellan, Coroner
1957 β Bob Considine, Sportswriter
1958 β Major Don Johnston, Air Guard n
1959 β Karl Ide, TV Newsman n
1960 β Three Stooges, Comedians/Actors
1961 β Eleanor Shano, Weather Reporter n
1962 β Eleanor Shano, Weather Reporter n
1963 β Cassius Clay, Boxing Champ n
1964 β Arnold Palmer, Golf Pro/Champ n
1965 β John Charles Daily, TV Moderator n
1966 β Punxsutawney Phil, Weather Prognosticator n
1967 β Del Miller, Harness Racer n
1968 β Linda Richards, TV News Reporter n
1969 β Paul Long, TV News Reporter n
1970 β Red Donley, Sports Reporter n
1971 β Jack Bogut, Disc Jockey n
1972 β Al Abrams, Sports n
1973 β Bill Curry, TV Sports Reporter n
1974 β Jack Fleming, TV Sports Reporter n
1975 β Bob Kudzma, TV Weatherman n
1976 β Myron Cope, Sports Reporter n
1977 β Johnny Carson, Tonight Show Host n
1978 β Bob Kudzma, TV Weatherman n
1979 β Lou Brock, Baseball Star n
1980 β Bill & Patty Burns, TV News n
1981 β Joe DeNardo, TV Weatherman n
1982 β Myron Cope, Sports Reporter
1983 β Tom Kite, Golfer
1984 β Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steeler
1985 β Willard Scott, NBC Weatherma n
1986 β Rick Woods, Pittsburgh Steeler n
1987 β Harry Anderson, Actor
1988 β Sally Wiggin, WTAE TV Co-anchor & Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguin
1989 β Dennis Bowman, WPXI Weatherman & Hank Williams Jr. , Country Western Star
Side Bet: Jan Loughman, KDKA Weathermen
1990 β Andy Van Slyke, Pittsburgh Pirate
1991 β Sophie Masloff, Mayor of Pittsburgh n
1992 β City of Niceville, Florida n
1993 β Mason City, Iowa n
1994 β Mike Love, Beachboys n
1995 β Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguin n
1996 β Troy Aikman, Dallas Cowboy n
1997 β Fran Drescher, Actress
1998 β Jay Leno, Tonight Show Host n
1999 β B94, FM Radio n
2000 β Mr. Rogers & Mr. McFeely n
2001 β Dixie Chicks, Country Singers n
2002 β Sara Rush & Kent Tekulve, Pittsburgh Pirate n
2003 β Chubby Checker, Singer
2004 β Will Ferrell, Comedian/Actor
2005 β Donald Trump, former President of the United States n
2006 β Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steeler
2007 β William Sanderson, Actor n
2008 β Luke Ravenstahl, Mayor of Pittsburgh
2009 β Miss America Katie Stam n
2010 β Annise D. Parker, Mayor of Houston Texas n
2011 β Josh Koscheck, UFC Fighter n
2012 β Brett Keisel, Pittsburgh Steelers
2013 β Coleman Scott, 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist n
2014 β Patricia Heaton, Actress n
2015 β Robert Rohanna/Rachel Rohanna
2016 β The Rainmaker of Punxsutawney Phil & the Groundhog ClubΔ’Ή½ΚΣΖ΅ Inner Circle & West Greene Lady Pioneers βWPIAL Champs & PIAA State Runner-ups
2017 β Bob Huggins: West Virginia University MenΔ’Ή½ΚΣΖ΅ Head Basketball coach n
2018 β Heather Abraham, KDKA television news personality
2019 β Bob Pompeani, KDKA sports anchor
2020 β Stephen Cropper, WPXI Chief Meteorologist
2021 β Josh Reedy, guitar player and background vocalist for country artist Thomas Rhett n
2022 β Rick Sebak, WQED producer
n Designates a rain year.