Heaviest pumpkin 933 kg set record in North America
The pumpkin is the heaviest ever grown in
North America, beating a record set last year by another pumpkin from Napa
Valley, said David Stelts, president of the nonprofit Great Pumpkin
Commonwealth, which overseas competitions for the staple of Halloween and
Thanksgiving.
A gourd weighing 2,058 pounds (933 kg) took first prize
and set a new tournament record at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in
Northern California. John Hawkley, 56, won this year’s Safeway World
Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay south of San Francisco.
John Hawkley poses for a photo with his 2,058 pound (933
kg) pumpkin during the 41st Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
in Half Moon Bay, California.
John Hawkley and his wife Patty Hawkley stand next to
their 2,058 pound (933 kg) pumpkin and celebrate after winning the 41st Annual
Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California.