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Guinness World Records: Heaviest pumpkin

Guinness World Records logo.Photo: Guinness World Records

The heaviest pumpkin weighed 2,749 pounds (1,246.9 kilograms) when it was presented by Travis Gienger (USA) at the 50th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off held in Half Moon Bay, California, USA, on 9 October 2023. The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth confirmed the record.

As it is the year 2023, Gienger named the gigantic gourd “Michael Jordan” (a nod to the iconic basketball player’s shirt number), plus because the pumpkin “started out basketball round, and I said this is going to be a perfectly round basketball-shaped pumpkin”. As it transpired, it ended up far from spherical, but nevertheless a record-breaking size.

Heaviest pumpkin. Photo: Guinness World Records

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Record – Largest playing card structure

Record – Fastest pram

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Shyleen Choruma

Shyleen is a Journalism graduate with a keen interest in contributing to the digital media landscape of South Africa. she is a Master of Communication and Media student. Shyleen kickstarted her career as a Public Relation Communicator, she has a passion for books and telling jokes.