What is the weight for the largest giant pumpkin ever grown ? Bonus points for which state in the US that has produced the most record breaking giant pumpkins.
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The world record for pumpkins goes to one grown by Geneva Emmons of Sammamish, Washington at 1262 pounds, weighed in at Canby, Oregon on October 6, 2001.
As far as the state with the most record pumpkins that would be Washington that just edges out Oregon and New York for the honor according to this site.
Larry Checkon, in his pumpkin patch in Northern Cambria, keeps his eye on his prized 1,469-pound pumpkin. Shortly after this photo was taken, Checkon's pumpkin was taken to a weigh-in in Altoona and set a world record. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Saturday, October 08, 2005
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Rhode Islander Ron Wallace took home this year’s pumpkin-growing title with his 1,502-pound pumpkin, setting a new world record. After accepting the honor at the Rhode Island Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Championship on October 7th, Wallace told the Associated Press (AP), “Pumpkin growing is a lot of work and you just have to stick with it.” - Oct. 31, 2006. OutsideOnline.com ---- October 8, 2006
WARREN, R.I. --Despite this year's heavy rains in the region that stunted pumpkin growth, a Rhode Island farmer has set what could be a new record for the largest pumpkin in the world.
Forty-year-old Ron Wallace's pumpkin weighed 1,502 pounds at Saturday's weigh-off competition at Frefichs Farm. Rhode Island's Department of Environmental Management officials say a world record of 1,469 pounds was earned last year by Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. - Boston.com
1502 lbs
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