PUMPKIN POUNDS
10/25/2024 |
The Friday File: In 1974, the inaugural of the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off, the winning gourd weighed 132 pounds. Since then, it’s ballooned. By 1985, the supreme squash exceeded 500 pounds, by 2000, 1,000 pounds, and in 2015 it crossed 2,000 pounds. Last year the winning jack-o-lantern came in at 2,749 pounds. This year’s heavyweight was a paltry 2,471 pounds, grown by Travis Gienger of Minnesota, a four-time consecutive orange-thumb.