2,749-pound pumpkin sets world record
Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minnesota, won the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California.
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People watch the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brooks Taner lifts his six-year-old daughter Sevilen to take a closer look at a pumpkin before it was weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brian Werner, right, of Gridley, Calif., talks about his pumpkin before it was weighed at the Safeway 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pumpkins are transported to be weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pumpkins are displayed before being weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A pumpkin called "Michael Jordan," grown by Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., is displayed before being weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A pumpkin called "Michael Jordan," grown by Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., is lifted to be weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The final four pumpkins to be weighed are lifted up for the crowd at Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9. Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minn., won the event with a pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., left, reacts after winning the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., reacts after winning the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., holds his two-year-old daughter Lily and poses by his pumpkin called "Michael Jordan" after winning the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.