1,725-pound pumpkin takes top prize
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An Ohio teacher may set a record with her giant pumpkin.
NBC News
An Ohio teacher wins top honors in a pumpkin-growing contest with a 1,725-pound behemoth.
The Associated Press
Published: October 6, 2009
Updated: October 6, 2009
Published: October 6, 2009
Updated: October 6, 2009
CANTON, Ohio—A teacher from Ohio has won top honors in a pumpkin-growing contest with a 1,725-pound behemoth that could land worldwide bragging rights.
Christy Harp of Jackson Township near Canton took first place at the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers annual weigh-off Saturday in Canfield. She won $2,500 and could claim the world title.
Contest organizers say the entry topped the 1,689-pound record-holder grown in 2007 by Joe Jutras of North Scituate, R.I.
The seeds from Harp’s winning pumpkin will be dried and given to anyone who asks.
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