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Meet Rocky: a 2,389-pound (about 1,084-kilogram) pumpkin just won its grower a fifth world title

A Minnesota grower, Travis Gienger, has won the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California, for the fifth time. His entry this year, nicknamed Rocky, came in at 2,389 pounds (about 1,084 kilograms) at the 53rd edition of the contest on Monday — not a world record, but a fifth grand prize for a grower who clearly knows his patch.

The upbeat factorfive world titles, one very large pumpkin at a time.
✓ Verified · FOX 9 · 2026-10-12 · USA
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