Now in its 27th year, this year's floating duck race was threatened by low water levels in the Roaring Fork River. Fortunately, Saturday afternoon's race was saved by two factors. First, the Salvation Ditch Co. agreed to stop diverting water shortly before the race - creating a dramatic increase in the flow of the Roaring Fork. Second, members of the Rotary Club found a way through the Club’s advanced computer program to randomize the duck serial numbers so that everyone who "adopted" a duck had an even chance of winning, even though a reduced number of rubber ducks had to be poured into the river.