Travis Gienger won a giant pumpkin contest in California with a 2,389-pound gourd, but says he would like to reclaim the world record after losing it to an English grower last week.
01Summary
- 01Horticulture teacher Travis Gienger won the annual pumpkin weighing event in Half Moon Bay, California.
- 02His pumpkin weighed 2,389 pounds, or 1,083kg.
- 03Gienger hauled the pumpkin from Minnesota to California for the contest.
- 04The current world record was set in England's south coast last week with a squash weighing 2,857 pounds, or 1,300kg.
- 05Gienger has won the US giant pumpkin contest five times and has held the world-record title before.
02Why it matters
The story shows the continuing competition between growers on both sides of the Atlantic for giant pumpkin bragging rights. It also gives readers a striking example of how far hobby growers will go to chase record-breaking produce.
Pulse AIAsk about this story
Answers are generated by AI from the story summary; they are not investment, health or legal advice.
