Every husk head knows Trelow currently holds the Variegated Heirloom Division title and has posted a 3-0-1 record, but what’s not as well known is her dark past involving a gambling addiction and two failed marriages. “Maize is a facultative short-day plant,” she quipped after sending Gayle Thurmstron home with her tail between her legs at the 7th Annual Gary, Indiana Sheath n’ Shuck. Can you hear that? It’s the sound of Bonnie Trelow dominating cobs of corn.