LKL Three-point Shootout
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The LKL Three-point Shootout is a Lithuanian Basketball League All-Star Day
LKL All-Star Day
The Lithuanian Basketball League holds an All-Star Day every February, with a variety of basketball-related events, exhibitions, and performances culminating in the LKL All-Star Game.-The All-Star Game:...

 contest held before the All-Star Game
LKL All-Star Game
The Lithuanian Basketball League holds its All-Star Game once ever year. The participants are currently chosen in two ways. The first is via fan ballot, with the leading vote recipients at each position starting the game; secondly the reserves are chosen by a vote among the head coaches of each...

. Competitors try to score as many points as possible in one minute. There are five ball racks laid out over the three point arc: one on each baseline, one halfway between the baseline and the top of the arc on each side, and one at the top of the arc.

Each rack has five balls, four of which are worth one point (the standard orange balls) and the fifth one (a red, white, and blue ball; nicknamed the "money ball") is worth two points. Thus a perfect score is 30 points.

In the first round each contestant has one chance to score as many points as possible. The four with the top four scores advance to the finals.

Shootout champions

1994 (Panevėžys) – Richard Thomas (Šilute)

1995 (Alytus) – Joey Vickery
Joey Vickery
Joey David Vickery is a Canadian professional basketball player. He plays for the Austrian basketball club Traiskirchen Arkadia Lions....

 (Olimpas)

1997 (Kaunas) – Svajūnas Airošius (Neptūnas)

1998 (Vilnius) - Arūnas Grigas (Alita)

1999 (Kaunas) - Svajūnas Airošius (Neptūnas)

2000 (Kaunas) – Arvydas Macijauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He announced termination of his career after his last club, Olympiacos, released him following a prolonged judicial litigation.-Early years:...

 (Lietuvos rytas)

2001 (Kaunas) – Donatas Slanina
Donatas Slanina
Donatas Slanina is a Lithuanian professional basketball player currently playing for Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana of the LegADue.-Awards and achievements:*LKL Champion - 2001...

 (Žalgiris)

2002 (Kaunas) - Arvydas Macijauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He announced termination of his career after his last club, Olympiacos, released him following a prolonged judicial litigation.-Early years:...

 (Lietuvos rytas)

2003 (Kaunas) - Arvydas Macijauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He announced termination of his career after his last club, Olympiacos, released him following a prolonged judicial litigation.-Early years:...

 (Lietuvos rytas)

2004 (Kaunas) – Ainars Bagatskis
Ainars Bagatskis
Ainars Bagatskis is a retired Latvian professional basketball player, who played at the Small Forward position.Bagatskis was a member of the Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2006 participating in four EuroBasket final tournaments.Bagatskis is currently a Latvia national basketball team...

 (Žalgiris)

2005 (Vilnius) – Petras Šalvis (Neptūnas)

2006 (Vilnius) – Marius Kasiulevičius (Neptūnas)

2007 (Vilnius) – Gytis Sirutavičius (Nevėžis)

2008 (Šiauliai) – Marius Runkauskas
Marius Runkauskas
Marius Runkauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He plays primarily at the shooting guard position, but he can also play point guard if needed.-Pro career:...

 (Neptūnas)

2009 (Šiauliai) – Marius Kasiulevičius (Neptūnas)
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