Lorrie Rauch of New Tripoli won first place with her peachy apple pie in the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest Jan. 5 at the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Harrisburg.

It's all in the apples," Rauch said. "If you have a good apple, you have a good pie."

Her choice was Cortland apples from a local farmer's market.

Rauch, who loves baking and competing, won the contest in 2009 and has baked a different type of pie each year she competed in the contest.

Judges John Berne, Don Keneske, Reed Soergel, Fay Strickler and Charlie Gipe tasted each of the 73 pies entered to determine the winner based on overall appearance, filling, flavor, creativity and crust.

The top five winners received ribbons, with the top three taking home cash prizes of $500, $250 and $100.

The 2012 Pennsylvania Fair Queen Drew An Brubaker presented awards to Rauch, RoseAnn Scheurer of Northhampton County, second place; Jennifer Shawver of Mifflin County, third place; Stacie Hart of Montour County, fourth place; and Tara Cloud of Lancaster County, fifth place.

Pennsylvania ranks fourth nationally in apples, producing roughly 439 million pounds annually. The Pennsylvania Farm Show featured nearly 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibitors.