Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minn., set the new record after driving the gargantuan gourd for 35 hours and seeing his hard work pay off at the 49th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay.
HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 10: Cindy Tobeck, a third grade teacher from Olympia, Washington, sits on her 1,671 pound pumpkin during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on Main Street in Half Moon Bay, Calf., on Monday, October 10, 2022. HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 10: Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, celebrates after his 2,560 pound pumpkin beat the record for biggest pumpkin grown in North America during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on Main Street in Half Moon Bay, Calf., on Monday, October 10, 2022.
HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 10: Spectators watch as a pumpkin, owned by Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, is moved to the scale during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on Main Street in Half Moon Bay, Calf., on Monday, October 10, 2022. Gienger’s pumpkin took 1st place with a weight of 2560 pounds.