Here's a list of names of the folks who have already registered to be a part of the Eureka Springs Event, with a little Mardi Gras trivia thrown in.  Click here to see the competitors for the Mr. PT contest.

Jeff and Peggy Waite    Eugene, MO

Harry and Bobbi Eberhardt    Oklahoma City, OK

Bob and Denise Hays    Wichita, KS

Rick and Rita New    Maumelle, AR

Roger and Debbie McCloney    DesMoines, IA

Anthony and Mona Piro    Forney, TX

Bill Streeter    Las Vegas, NV

Michael Cooper    Des Moines, IA

Sarah Pulse    Skiatook, OK

Jerry and Brenda Swigert    Des Moines, IA

John and Linda Ferguson    Wellington, KS

Trish Davis    Eldorado, KS

Brad and Lasandra Nickson    Tulsa, OK

Frank Lipsinic    OKC, OK

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Mardi Gras, which is French for Fat Tuesday, is the last big hurrah before the fasting season of Lent.

Dori Rostad     Alexander, AR

George and Jean Conner    Allen, TX

Henry and Anne Monton    Wichita, KS

Phillip and Debbie Womack    Bridgeport, TX

Bob and Lynnette Brown    Urbandale, IA

John and Vicki Speed    Sheldahl, IA

Jeff and Karen VanRoy    Dallas, TX

Wally and Rosanne Bliss    Bedford, TX

John Reynolds    Owasso, OK

J. Burke and Pinky Young    Farmersville, TX

Loren and Cheryl Jones    Plano, TX

Wes and Paulette Ellis    Maud, OK

Vicki Trible and Carol Hoffman    Dallas, TX

Jim and Helen Beeton    Broken Arrow, OK

Glenn and Joyce Harrison    Tyler, TX

Mardi Gras takes place 47 days before Easter, and the day before Ash Wednesday, which signifies the beginning of Lent.

Eddie and JoAnne Buchanan    Sherwood, AR

Noel Speed    Huxley, IA

Victor and Denise Hockett    Hutchinson, KS

Dave and Debi Thompson and Roy     Owasso, OK

Joe Brown    Richardson, TX

Danny and Joyce Price    Keller, TX

Scott and Peewee Canfield    Oologah, OK

Victor Montelpasse and Debbie Cullinane   Kankakee, IL

Ken Reynolds    Omaha, NE

Donald Zibert    Des Moines, IA

Daniel and Charlene Hogan    Tulsa, OK

David Stallup    OKC, OK

Jerry Tuggle    Wichita, KS

Dennis Brown    Perkins, OK

The first Mardi Gras parade took place at night on February 24, 1857 in New Orleans.

Lloyd and Chrissy Holland   Plano, IL

Larry Brown   Witchita, KS

Crystal Proctor    Topeka, KS

Truman and Janet Bailey    Stephenville, TX

Larry and Lynn Grimes    Clearwater, KS

Gary and Barbara Cue    Augusta, KS

Mark Moseman   David City, NE

Sue Poplin    Grove, OK

Richard Smelker    Carrollton, TX

Dale and Donna Hall    Winfield, KS

Donna Leverette    Tulsa, OK

David and Michelle Charron    DesMoines, IA

Larry and Marie Wheeler    Bixby, OK

Glen and Emilia Glassford    Lamarque, TX

The meaning of the colors was assigned in 1892.  Purple is justice, green is faith, and gold is power.

Edward and Janet Campbell   Topeka, KS

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Robbie Douthit and Ted Smallwood    Tulsa, OK

Richard Lane    Tulsa, OK

Charlie and Brenda Jessup    Watauga, TX

Mike and Norma Miller    Jones, OK

John and Lynn Prim    Des Moines, IA

Billy Strength    Tulsa, OK

Bill and Shari Westerman    Malvern, AR

Chester and Roxanne Barnes    McAlester, OK

Robert and Charlene Fairchild    DesMoines, IA

Ron and Janet Zimmerman    Wichita, KS

Ron Kirkpatrick    McHenry, IL