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