- most ▁member ▁d umps ▁that ▁bucket ▁of ▁water ▁into ▁a ▁ 5 5 - g all on ▁drum ▁that ▁is ▁station ed ▁at op ▁the ▁arch . ▁He ▁then ▁toss es ▁that ▁bucket ▁onto ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁gra bs ▁the ▁next ▁one , ▁em pt ies ▁it , ▁and ▁so ▁forth ▁until ▁the ▁drum ▁is ▁filled ▁up , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁the ▁clock ▁is ▁stopped . ▁ ▁Det erm ining ▁Champions ▁ ▁The ▁Champions ▁for ▁each ▁season ▁are ▁determined ▁in ▁three ▁methods ▁- ▁County , ▁Area ▁and ▁State ▁champions . ▁The ▁State ▁Championship ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁and ▁cov et ed . ▁ ▁County ▁Champions ▁▁ ▁County ▁champions ▁are ▁determined ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁cum ulative ▁number ▁of ▁points ▁earned ▁within ▁a ▁team ' s ▁County . ▁This ▁is ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁each ▁year ' s ▁schedule , ▁when ▁points ▁are ▁tal lied ▁and ▁awards ▁are ▁handed ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁respective ▁Count ies ▁Captain ' s ▁dinner ▁for ▁that ▁year . ▁This ▁is ▁done ▁in ▁N ass au ▁and ▁Su ff olk ▁Count ies . ▁ ▁Area ▁Champions ▁▁ ▁Area ▁champions ▁are ▁determined ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁cum ulative ▁number ▁of ▁points ▁earned ▁within ▁a ▁team ' s ▁Area . ▁This ▁is ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁each ▁year ' s ▁schedule , ▁when ▁points ▁are ▁tal lied ▁and ▁awards ▁are ▁handed ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁Area ' s ▁Captain ' s ▁dinner ▁for ▁that ▁year . ▁This ▁is ▁done ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁and ▁Northern ▁Are as