Year | Theme | Hosts | Net Proceeds | Dreiling Match | 1975 | April Showerama | Jim Basgall | $22,010.77 | | Al F. Rupp | 1976 | Auction for Christian Education | Jack Schramm | $27,000.00 | | 1977 | Moving On Together | Lawrence Brown | $30,460.00 | | Alan Billinger | 1978 | We Can Make It Happen | George Gatschet | $31,874.79 | | Alan Billinger | 1979 | Believe It or Not, I Care | Mike Haas | $39,000.00 | | Alan Billinger | 1980 | ACE Auction for Christian Education | Alan Billinger | $38,000.00 | | 1981 | ACE Auction for Christian Education | Rod Ruder | $40,400.00 | | 1982 | Round-Up for Education | Jack Schramm | $188,000.00 | * | 1983 | The Sky's the Limit | Sharon Wilson | $162,000.00 | * | 1984 | Reaching for the Skies | Sharon Wilson | $82,238.68 | | Mike Hammontree | 1985 | A Magic Fanta-Sea | Mike Hammontree | $64,000.00 | | Jerry Boos | 1986 | Aces Wild | Gary Boeve | $44,800.00 | | Paul MacDonald | 1987 | Support the Home Team | Gary Boeve | $62,000.00 | | Paul MacDonald | 1988 | Strollin' Through the Fifties | Rick & Joan Ostmeyer | $63,000.00 | | 1989 | A Night on the Mississippi | Rick & Joan Ostmeyer | $79,950.92 | | 1990 | Evening in Oz | Harvey & Dorothy Werth | $90,475.00 | | Tim & Esther Schmidt | 1991 | Some Enchanted Evening | Gerry & Linda Cox | $54,770.18 | | Tom Dreiling | 1992 | Tumbleweed Ball | Tom & Sharon Drees | $56,090.05 | | Don & Jolene Moore | 1993 | A Night In the Orient | Alumni Board | $52,942.00 | | 1994 | Roaring Through the Twenties | Dan & Vali Leis | $72,566.00 | | Rick & Joan Ostmeyer | 1995 | Jewel of the Nile | Randy & Sari Reynolds | $80,655.84 | | Rod & Donna Ruder | 1996 | Hard Rock Café | Charlie & Cindy Doerfler | $98,240.88 | | Gary & Patty Rohr | Joe & Patti Unrein | 1997 | A Knight With Sir Thomas More | Bob & Connie Bollig | $106,717.04 | | Dan & Sandy Jacobs | 1998 | April In Paris | Ron & Debi Rippe | $125,285.44 | | Jim & Rose Blume | 1999 | 25 Years of Memories | Irv & Marie Karlin | $152,102.47 | | Mark & Cindy Washburn | 2000 | Carribean Sunset | Kraig & Laure Gross | $165,701.65 | | Mark & Bernice Hammerschmidt | 2001 | Viva Las Vegas | Rick & Stephanie Dechant | $135,762.28 | | Jerry & Marilyn Luetters | 2002 | ACE on the Bayou | Chris & Krista Gottschalk | $146,446.02 | | Ron & Rhonda Flax | | | | | | | | | | | 2003 | The Great American Pastime | Ron & Rhonda Flax | $140,778.56 | | Rod & Donna Ruder | Mark & Cindy Washburn | 2004 | Viva L'Italia | Mark & Jan Bieker | $172,364.56 | | Bill & Lynn Dowling | 2005 | ACE Amigos | Jeff & Marcia Dinkel | $165,122.32 | | Kevin & Kay Fieler | 2006 | ACE and All That Jazz | Steve & Bev Schmeidler | $204,071.55 | | Gary & Deb Weatherbee | 2007 | Lost in the 50's Night | Curtis & Annette Hammeke | $211,815.02 | | Kevin & Lynette Stramel | 2008 | The Crown Jewel | Shad & Lori Post | $246,390.74 | | Stan & Pam Mayers | 2009 | Spotlight on ACE | Gary & Karen Aufdemberge | $221,679.63 | | Roy & Jayne Inlow | 2010 | Carnivale in Rio | Rod & Michelle Fairbank | $257,386.08 | | Don & Deb Klaus | Terry & Laura Roth | Greg & Pam Schmidt | 2011 | A Bite of the Big Apple, New York, NY | Russ & Janel Ruder | $340,469.78 | | Tony & Vicki Schippers | 2012 | ACE Bahama Breeze | Jim & Wanda Fouts | $397,866.58 | | Galen & Cathy Pfeifer | 2013 | Sweet Southern Night | Jim & Anne Brull | $630,501.13 | $100,000.00 | Bill & Brenda Klaus | 2014 | There No Place Like ACE | Dean & Julie Haselhorst | $701,539.59 | $100,000.00 | Marvin & Jennifer Rack | 2015 | Off to the Races | Rod & Verda Brin | $810,548.47 | $95,884.99 | Scott & Rhonda Stults | 2016 | Blues Brothers | Joe & Tami Koenigsman | $521,380.43 | | On a Mission from God | Tim & Sandee Werth | 2017 | ACE on the Prairie | Greg & Shannon Werth | $628,647.59 | $86,375.00 | Kent & Shawnda Werth | 2018 | An Evening at Graceland | Stan & Pam Mayers | $755,435.48 | $159,319.28 | Gerald & Marcia Pfeifer | 2019 | Anchored in Faith | Greg & Candace Yost | $788,890.36 | $200,000.00 | Jay & Bobbi Pfeifer | 2020 | ACE in the Wild | Randy & Nadine Gottschalk | $711,576.90 | $200,000.00 | Ryan & Tia Gottschalk | 2021 | Safari Sunset | Randy & Nadine Gottschalk | $776,821.23 | $200,000.00 | Ryan & Tia Gottschalk | 2022 | Monarch Monopoly | Ray & Olivia Becker | $872,926.17 | $227,400.00 | Rich in Blessings | Jeff & Kathleen Vahling | 2023 | ACE Under the Big Top | Dan & Judy Dischner | $897,700.00 | $250,000.00 | Glenn & Anita Neuburger | 2024 | Golden Anniversary of ACE | Alumni Board & Staff | $907,918.16 | $250,000.00 | Cheers to 50 Years | 2025 | ACE to the Future | Randy & Carol Brull | $878,526.57 | $250,000.00 | Jeff & Melissa Pinkney | Matt & Natalie Brown | | | | | | |
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