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SUMMARY:Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
DESCRIPTION:Pumpkin fever is sweeping through Half Moon Bay as anticipation reaches a boiling point for one of autumn’s most thrilling spectacles: the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off. Set for Monday\, October 12th\, in the picturesque “World Pumpkin Capital” of Half Moon Bay\, California\, this legendary contest; dubbed the “Super Bowl of Weigh-Offs” draws the world’s premier pumpkin growers eager to claim glory and possibly squash the world record with colossal\, Volkswagen-sized orange behemoths. \nWORLD RECORD MEGA-PRIZE – $30k\nThe Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off is offering a special $30\,000 mega-prize for the world record breaking pumpkin at the prestigious Half Moon Bay event. To receive the $30\,000 mega-prize\, the grower must break and hold the world record at the conclusion of the Half Moon Bay Weigh-Off. If two or more growers happen to break the world record at Half Moon Bay\, the prize money would go to the grower of the heaviest pumpkin. The current world record heavyweight champion pumpkin is 2\,749 pounds held by Travis Gienger of Anoka\, Minnesota set at our 50th annual weigh-off event on October 9\, 2023! Here’s how the $30\,000 breaks down: the winner receives a world’s biggest $9 per pound plus the difference to get to a total of $30\,000. \nPRIZE MONEY:\n•	1st Place — $9 per pound\n•	2nd Place — $3\,000\n•	3rd Place — $2\,500\n•	4th Place — $2\,000\n•	5th–10th Place — $1\,000 each\n•	11th–20th Place — $200 each \nSPECIAL PRIZES:\n•	World Record Pumpkin — $30\,000 (total)\n•	1st Place Pumpkin — in addition to $9 per pound:\n•	Pumpkin King Champion Ring\n•	Mel Mello Sr. Grand Champion Growers Jacket\n•	Two nights at the posh luxury hotel The Ritz-Carlton\, Half Moon Bay and a starring role in the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival and Great Pumpkin Parade\n•	Biggest California Pumpkin — $1\,000\n•	Biggest Coastside Pumpkin (Montara to Pescadero) — $1\,000\n•	Joe Cotchett Family Most Beautiful Pumpkin — $1\,000\n•	Special GPC plaques and ribbons will also be awarded \nGROWER PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED:\nThis event is open to growers of giant competition-sized pumpkins only. Growers are required to pre-register online on through our Eventbrite registration page. This will help us manage and control the event and provide an accurate count of entries. Participating growers are allowed to have a limited number of family and assistants (max. 4 including grower). Your cooperation will help us run a well-organized event. \nOnline registration will be available here closer to the event on eventbrite. \nThe Official Rules: https://hmbweighoff.com/official-rules.html
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LOCATION:IDES Grounds\, 735 Main Street\, Half Moon Bay\, CA\, 94019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pacific Coast - USA
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