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1,725-Pound Prize-Winning Pumpkin
10/ 7/09 03:18 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/07/1725pound-prizewinning-pu_n_312704.html


CANTON, Ohio — A teacher from Ohio has won top honors in a pumpkin-growing 
contest with a 1,725-pound behemoth that could land worldwide bragging rights.

Christy Harp of Jackson Township near Canton took first place at the Ohio 
Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers annual weigh-off Saturday in Canfield. She won 
$2,500 and could claim the world title.

Contest organizers say the entry topped the 1,689-pound record-holder grown 
in 2007 by Joe Jutras of North Scituate, R.I.

The seeds from Harp's winning pumpkin will be dried and given to anyone who 
asks.

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