Gigantic pumpkin wins World Championship
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The World’s Greatest Gourd Growers and their astounding, mind-boggling, Volkswagen-sized orange orbs gathered on Monday, October 14 at the 40th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off—the “Super Bowl of Weigh-Offs”—in the World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay, California.
Gary Miller of Napa, California won the 40th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Offgigantic pumpkin with a gigantic pumpkin that weighed in at 1,985 pounds. Miller took home a cash prize of $11,910, or $6.00 a pound
A host of accomplished, grizzled veteran growers will contended for the coveted title, the $25,000 world record prize and thousands of dollars in additional prize money. In a pay-by-the-pound system, the winner was guaranteed a hefty $6 per pound for the champion mega-pumpkin.
A contest official measures a giant pumpkin during the 40th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2013 in Half Moon Bay, California
Gary Miller (R) of Napa, California celebrates after winning the 40th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2013 in Half Moon Bay, California. Gary Miller's gigantic pumpkin weighed in at 1,985 pounds to win the 40th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off. Miller took home a cash prize of $11,910, or $6.00 a pound.
A contestant uncovers giant pumpkins during the 40th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2013 in Half Moon Bay, California
