“Pumpkin seeds, they’re like breeding horses ... About a week later, he topped his own world record with a massive 2,323 lbs. The weigh-off season still has a few weeks to go.

To commemorate his 60th trip around the sun, Duane Hansen set a new world record. Hansen, of Syracuse, Neb., grew a pumpkin that clocked in at 846 lb. (and appropriately named it Berta).

Brandon Dawson is here from Sonoma County. His 117-day-old pumpkin was grown with the same seeds from Gienger's world-record-setting pumpkin from last year. "This giant pumpkin here is what we ...

The World Record (over 2708.8 pounds) was just out of reach, however. But it was close. The Pumpkin will be on display through October 16 th at the Great Pumpkin Farm. The 27th Annual World ...

The world record for the heaviest pumpkin currently stands at 187 stone ... displayed at an exhibition in Covent Garden, before its seeds are harvested to be grown next year.

Five months later, in March 2004, it was confirmed as a Guinness World Record ... oven still held the record. During his tenure, the bakery has recreated the enormous pumpkin pie as well ...