Gargantuan gourd. Almost every passerby wanted a keepsake shot with the star of the show.
Runner-up but 40 pounds less: Still a lot fewer pies
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – The Minnesota Pumpkin of the Year at the State Fair weighed 814.5 pounds. It was grown by Darrin Asplin of Dassel south of St Cloud. The huge pumpkin won easily. The runner-up, from Nate Zachmeier of Blaine, was a mere 776.5 pounds. Both were short – way short – of the record 1,700-pound winner a years ago.