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Concurrent	Invasion of Naboo
Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY
Date	32 BBY
Place	Mos Espa Grand Arena, Tatooine
Outcome	Won by Anakin Skywalker
Participants	Anakin Skywalker Aldar Beedo Ratts Tyerell† Sebulba Mawhonic Dud Bolt Clegg Holdfast Ebe E. Endocott Gasgano Boles Roor Teemto Pagalies Elan Mak Mars Guo Ark Roose Neva Kee†[1] Wan Sandage Ody Mandrell Ben Quadinaros

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The Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY was a podrace commemorating the Boonta's Eve. The event was hosted by Jabba Desilijic Tiure and commentated by Fodesinbeed, and held at Mos Espa Grand Arena at Tatooine.

ParticipantsEdit

Image	Name	Origin	Starting position	Result	Flag
	Aldar Beedo	The Glymphid from Ploo II	First row	Finished third
	Ratts Tyerell	The Aleena from Aleen	First row	Crashed in the first lap and died
	Sebulba	The Dug from Malastare	First row	Crashed in the third lap
	Mawhonic	The Gran from Hok	First row	Crashed in the first lap
	Dud Bolt	The Vulptereen from Vulpter	Second row	Crashed in the third lap
	Anakin Skywalker	The Human from Tatooine	Second row	Finished first
	Clegg Holdfast	The Nosaurian from New Plympto	Second row	Crashed in the second lap
	Ebe E. Endocott	The Triffian from Triffis	Third row	Finished fourth
	Gasgano	The Xexto from Troiken	Third row	Finished second
	Boles Roor	The Sneevel from Sneeve	Third row	Finished sixth
	Teemto Pagalies	The Veknoid from Moonus Mandel	Third row	Crashed in the second lap
	Elan Mak	The Fluggrian from Ploo IV	Fourth row	Finished fifth
	Mars Guo	The Phuii from Phu	Fourth row	Crashed in the second lap
	Ark "Bumpy" Roose	The Nuknog from Sump	Fourth row	Crashed in the third lap
	Neva Kee	The Xamster from Xagobah	Fifth row	Vanished during the second lap
	Wan Sandage	The Devlikk from Ord Radama	Fifth row	Crashed in the third lap
	Ody Mandrell	The Er'Kit from Tatooine	Fifth row	Engine blew up during a pit stop
	Ben Quadinaros	The Toong from Tund	Fifth row	Power coupling malfunctioned
	Xelbree	Unknown	Unknown	Crashed in the first lap

Prelude to the RaceEdit

Only a few days before, Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi had to land the royal starship of Queen Padme Amidala on the planet of Tatooine. After discovering that the only way to obtain a replacement hyperdrive generator was to pay with Tatooine currency, Jinn found the young boy Anakin Skywalker in Watto's shop. Jinn met Anakin's mother, Shmi, and Anakin eagerly offered to use his podracer in the race, to obtain the parts needed for the Naboo ship, if he won.

Qui-Gon also worked out a deal, that if Anakin won the race, he would have his freedom.

Behind the scenesEdit

The Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novelization, written by Terry Brooks and published just before the release of the film in 1999 states that racers Obitoki, Habba Kee, and Xelbree competed in this race. In the novel, Obitoki and Habba Kee die in a crash caused by Sebulba and they appear in the script in the same context,^[2] but neither makes an appearance in the film itself. Additionally, Episode I: Incredible Cross-Sections establishes that eighteen racers qualified and competed in the Boonta Eve Classic, but these three are not on the provided list. This article thereby treats Obitoki's appearance in the novel as ambiguously canonical. The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia was released in 2008. Its entry on Obitoki confirms the existence of Kee and Obitoki and their crash, but it leaves the wreck's occurrence during the Boonta and their deaths ambiguous. Xelbree also received a mention in that reference book.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novelization (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace: Illustrated Screenplay

Non-canon appearancesEdit

• LEGO Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (reference book)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• 'The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars: Battle for Naboo (children's book)
•  Movie Heroes (Pack: Podracer Pilots) (Packaging)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 3 (remake)

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