Watch: US man eyes pumpkin world record after fifth contest win
For context, a five-time US giant pumpkin contest winner tells the BBC he'd "love" to break the world record for a second time.
For context, a five-time US giant pumpkin contest winner tells the BBC he'd "love" to break the world record for a second time.
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- His whopping gourd took home the prize, tipping the scales at 2, 389 pounds (1, 083kg).
- Horticulture teacher Travis Gienger hauled his pumpkin from Minnesota to Half Moon Bay, California, for the annual pumpkin weighing event.
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- As a previous holder of the world-record mantle, Gienger notes he's focused on the challenge ahead.
But Gienger notes he's eyeing off a different prize – the world record title – which was set in England's south coast last week with a squash weighing in at 2, 857 pounds (1, 300kg).
As a previous holder of the world-record mantle, Gienger notes he's focused on the challenge ahead. You are now after Minnesota.
Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after United States.
For now, watch: US man eyes pumpkin world record after fifth contest win remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.
