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Travis Gienger wins California pumpkin weigh-off as Rhode Island grower nears world record

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Giant pumpkin growers are competing for heavyweight titles and potential world records during a season of major weigh-offs.

In Half Moon Bay, California, Travis Gienger of Minnesota won the 53rd annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off. His pumpkin, named ‘Rocky’, weighed 2,389 pounds, marking his fifth championship win at the event. Gienger transported the massive gourd over 2,000 miles from Minnesota to participate.

Meanwhile, in New England, grower Ron Wallace of Greene, Rhode Island, appears to have set a new world record. His pumpkin weighed 3,156 pounds, which would surpass the previous record of 2,857 pounds set by Ian Paton of Lymington, England, on October 3. Wallace is currently awaiting official verification from Guinness World Records.

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Anoka · Guinness Book of World Records · Guinness World Records · Half Moon Bay · Ian Paton · Ron Wallace · Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off · Travis Gienger

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‘It’s gonna hit us!’ Uber driver catches ‘great pumpkin escape’ on video * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs [opslens.com]
Halloween goes to the extreme as Super Bowl of pumpkin growers hits California beach town – see the giant that won [offthepress.com]
Labu Seberat 1. 432 Kilogram Menang Kontes, Berpotensi Cetak Rekor Dunia [www.liputan6.com]
Minnesota Man Grows 2,389 Pound Pumpkin and Wins $21,501! [kxrb.com]
3,156-pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island is inspected for possible world record - Now Georgia [nowgeorgia.com]
Calabaza de Rhode Island de 300 libras espera que el Guinness World Records confirme su marca [n.com.do]
Compiten por el récord mundial en pesaje de calabazas gigantes [canal44.com]
A Giant Pumpkin Named Rocky Gives A Champion Grower His California Comeback [vinnews.com]
Calabaza de Rhode Island de 1. 432 kilos espera la certificación como nuevo récord mundial [www.latimes.com]
Minnesota man drives hauls giant pumpkin over 2,000 miles to California competition [kioncentralcoast.com]
Rhode Island Man Shatters Record For World's Heaviest Pumpkin After Growing First One To Weigh Over 3,000 Pounds [brobible.com]
‘It’s gonna hit us!’ Uber driver catches ‘great pumpkin escape’ on video * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs [www.wnd.com]
健力士世界紀錄 | 美漢種出3156磅巨無霸南瓜 較目前紀錄多近300磅 [www.stheadline.com]
Giant pumpkins battle for heavyweight glory and the world record in California [abc7ny.com]
Giant pumpkins battle for heavyweight glory and the world record in California [abc7.com]
3,156-pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island is inspected for possible world record [www.newsday.com]