Giant Pumpkin Competition in California Sets New World Record
HALF MOON BAY, California – The annual Pumpkin Festival in Half Moon Bay, California, held its renowned giant pumpkin competition on Monday, October 9th, 2023. Celebrating its 50th consecutive year, this competition attracts participants from all over the United States.
The undeniable star of this year’s contest was Mr. Travis Gienger, who made history by growing the largest pumpkin ever recorded in the world. Weighing a staggering 2,749 pounds (approximately 1,247 kilograms), his colossal creation surpassed the previous Italian record set in 2021, weighing in at 2,703 pounds (approximately 1,226 kilograms).
Mr. Gienger’s remarkable feat is equivalent to the weight of a full-grown hippopotamus. His awe-inspiring pumpkin demanded immense skill, dedication, and meticulous gardening techniques. For his extraordinary achievement, Mr. Gienger was awarded a prize of $30,000, surpassing one million baht in value.
Giant Pumpkin Competition in the United States, this year the winning giant pumpkin is the largest in the world. It is as big as “Hippopotamus” weighs more than 1,240 kilograms.
Today (25 October ’23) foreign news agencies reported that the Pumpkin Festival “Half Moon Bay” (Half Moon Bay) in California from the United States Monday (October 9, 2023), which is the annual pumpkin competition. which has been organized continuously for 50 years
The winner of this competition is Mr. “Travis Granger” (Travis Gienger), who managed to beat the competition by setting a record for growing huge pumpkins. which is as big as “Hippopotamus” weighed up to 2,749 pounds, or about 1,247 kilograms, breaking the previous Italian record. made in 2021 at 2,703 pounds or approximately 1,226 kilograms by the winner of the competition Receives a prize worth 30,000 USD or more than 1 million baht.
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