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Minnesota pumpkin takes top order at world championships in Half Moon Bay

By Pen 360 Press

2023.10.11

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The largest pumpkin in the world is from Minnesota, achieving a record at the world championship held in Half Moon Bay — Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minnesota, with his wife, daughter and the world's largest pumpkin that broke the record of 2,749 pounds at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California, on Oct. 10, 2023. (Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival v Bay City News)

By Kiley Russell. Bay City News.

The world's largest pumpkin is named Michael Jordan, it was grown in Anoka, Minnesota and won first place in 1950.