In the 1980s, the small town of Sopchoppy, Florida, decided to host its very first Worm Gruntin’ Festival. If you’ve never heard of worm grunting, it’s an old-timey technique where you rub a piece of metal against a wooden stake in the ground to make vibrations that trick earthworms into thinking there’s a predator. The worms pop out of the soil, and you can scoop them up for fishing bait.

Well, during the festival, they held a worm-grunting competition to see who could coax the most worms out of the ground. A local man named Bubba entered, claiming he was the best in the business. But then, out of nowhere, a team of city kids in sneakers—led by a precocious 12-year-old girl—signed up, saying they had read about worm grunting in a science book.

The girl brought along a violin bow, insisting she could "play the ground" like a fiddle. Everyone laughed until she started stroking the bow against a metal rod she stuck in the ground. Lo and behold, the worms came wriggling out faster than anyone had ever seen! Bubba’s face turned as red as the worms, and by the end of the contest, the city kids had crushed the locals, leaving everyone speechless.

That little girl’s method became legendary in Sopchoppy, and they still talk about "the kid with the fiddle" at the festival today. A true underdog story, Florida-style!