The 2022 Rubber Duck Derby at Lake Lanier Olympic Park had a record-setting 24,000 duck adoptions. Rubber ducks race on the lake, and the event raises funds for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier. Photo courtesy CLS Films.

Rubber ducks float down a 176-yard course guided only by the current and wind at the 2022 Rubber Duck Derby put on by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier. The first to cross the finish line wins a grand prize. Photo courtesy CLS Films.

Rubber ducks float down a 176-yard course guided only by the current and wind at the 2022 Rubber Duck Derby put on by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier. The first to cross the finish line was a duck adopted by Maria Dye, winning her the grand prize of $10,000. Photo courtesy CLS Films.

Rubber ducks float down a 176-yard course guided only by the current and wind at the 2022 Rubber Duck Derby put on by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier. The first to cross the finish line wins a grand prize. Photo courtesy CLS Films.

Rubber ducks are dumped into a 176-yard course, which is guided only by the current and wind at the 2022 Rubber Duck Derby put on by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier. The first to cross the finish line wins a grand prize. Photo courtesy CLS Films.

The annual Rubber Duck Derby is put on by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier. Photo courtesy CLS Films.

The annual Rubber Duck Derby is put on by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier. Photo courtesy CLS Films.

Rubber ducks are carried to a 176-yard course, which is guided only by the current and wind at the 2022 Rubber Duck Derby put on by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier. The first to cross the finish line wins a grand prize. Photo courtesy CLS Films.

Jake Dupree performs at the 2022 Rubber Duck Derby put on by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier at Lake Lanier Olympic Park. Photo courtesy CLS Films.