Super squash: 2,554-pound pumpkin carves out new US record

[Eugene]

Super squash: 2,554-pound pumpkin carves out new US record

CLARENCE, N.Y. (AP) — A 2,554-pound pumpkin grown in upstate New York has set a new U.S. record for the heaviest.

State and national records fell over the weekend at the Great Pumpkin Farm in the Buffalo suburb of Clarence, when Scott Andrusz’s entry broke the previous national record of 2,528 pounds, The Buffalo News reported.

https://apnews.com/article/oddities-business-new-york-01d93175a9d08cb5e910fe8d8603a796


n this photo provided by The Great Pumpkin Farm, Emmett Andrusz, from left, Steve Andrusz and Scott Andrusz, pose with the record setting 2,554-pound pumpkin, in Clarence, N.Y., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Scott Andrusz's entry broke the previous record of 2,528 pounds. (The Great Pumpkin Farm via AP)

[niyad]

1. I remember watching a hallmark movie called "Growing the Big One" (no, not

THAT one), with Shannon Doherty about people involved in these pumpkin competitions. "Obsessed" would be putting it mildly.

[Phoenix61]

2. You might enjoy "Best in Show" old but really funny. nt

[niyad]

3. Thanks. I will check it out.

[niyad]

6. I just looked it up, and now I remember hearing about it. Years ago, I had

a friend who showed giant bull mastiffs, and she invited me to several shows. The level of competetiveness, rancor, suspicion, jealousy, etc., blew me away. And then it cracked me up.

[jimfields33]

4. Gives them something to do. Seems pretty harmless.

[niyad]

5. Oh, I am not criticizing. I had the same reaction when I encountered

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the bingo subculture. Fascinating.

[jimfields33]

7. Oh I agree. Bingo can be interesting.

I had a friend who had different bingo halls on her calendar for practically every day of the week. It was amazing. Hopefully she evened out financially.

[niyad]

9. Years ago, I was staying with a friend in a small mouuntain community

in NM. I was there for ten days. She took me to seven different bingo halls. I was stunned at the amount of money flowing through those places.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Used to be, Half Moon Bay, California, was the giant pumpkin capital

Actually, we won't know this years Half Moon Bay's weigh-in results until the Columbus Day weekend.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Moon_Bay_Art_and_Pumpkin_Festival

[niyad]

10. I am so embarrassed. I think our largest pumpkin at the last weigh-off

that I attended, was a mere 1,830+ pounds. Slackers!

[Brother Buzz]

11. Seeds from even a mere 500 pounder command some serious jingle

[niyad]

12. ahhh. I have wondered for years what one does with all the flesh and seeds.

[Brother Buzz]

13. I guess a pressure cooker could take care of the flesh, but....

I understand there's a cottage industry selling the seeds; some legitimate, many fraudulent.

[niyad]

14. Either a pressure cooker, or a LOT of happy squirrels and birds!

[Brother Buzz]

16. I live in sheep country

It's not uncommon to see unsold Halloween pumpkins dumped in the fields. The lazy fluffy ewes like it if they are busted up first.

[niyad]

18. Since I have no interest in carving pumpkins, I just place the whole ones on

the porch or in the garcen. It amuses me to see how long it takes the critters to get into them. I know. I am so mean!

[DFW]

15. Well, at least this settles one argument

Out of all the deities people pray to, at least The Great Pumpkin is real.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. A Pumplkin Farm To Our West...

...reported a 960# pumpkin thus year. I thought that was huge.
This thing is 2.5 times the size. That's one big pumpkin!