Squash goals: Minnesota man’s 2,749lb pumpkin sets world record
by Maanvi Singh and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6FEBF)
Horticultural teacher Travis Gienger brings gourd - dubbed Michael Jordan - across country for California contest
A Minnesota horticultural teacher set a new world record for growing the heaviest pumpkin - a gargantuan jack-o'-lantern gourd weighing 2,749lb.
Travis Gienger set the record at the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California. The plump pumpkin beat the previous record, set in 2021 by Stefano Cutrupi of Italy, by 47lb.
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