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2,749-pound pumpkin sets world record

Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minnesota, won the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California.

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People watch the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.
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Brooks Taner lifts his six-year-old daughter Sevilen to take a closer look at a pumpkin before it was weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.
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Brian Werner, right, of Gridley, Calif., talks about his pumpkin before it was weighed at the Safeway 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.
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Pumpkins are transported to be weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.
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Pumpkins are displayed before being weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.
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A pumpkin called "Michael Jordan," grown by Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., is displayed before being weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.
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A pumpkin called "Michael Jordan," grown by Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., is lifted to be weighed at the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.
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The final four pumpkins to be weighed are lifted up for the crowd at Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9. Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minn., won the event with a pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds.
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Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., left, reacts after winning the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.
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Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., reacts after winning the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.
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Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., holds his two-year-old daughter Lily and poses by his pumpkin called "Michael Jordan" after winning the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9.

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