Oh my gourd! A giant pumpkin grown in Illinois set a new record as the largest pumpkin in North America.
The pumpkin, which was brought to the Cedarburg Wine & Harvest Festival in Wisconsin, weighed 2,145.5 pounds.
According to the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, that set a new North American record and the pumpkin is currently listed as the 2015 leader for largest pumpkin in the country.
New leader for pumpkins and new North American record - 2145.5 pounds by Gene McMullen pic.twitter.com/YFQULjzLDP — GPC (@GPCpumpkin) September 19, 2015
The executive director of Festivals of Cedarburg Inc., BJ Homayouni, said the pumpkin was also listed as the second-largest in the world.
“It was like the best to have it at the festival,” Homayouni said. “It was really exciting.”
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Gene McMullen grew the record-squashing pumpkin in Streator, Illinois. Homayouni said it was McMullen’s third year participating in the festival.
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