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Site Awards — 2026
Most Improved Site
🥇1 Deerfield Fair +81.36% (628.30 → 1,139.50)
🥈2 Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Weigh-off +73.15% (537.30 → 930.35)
🥉3 Goliat van Gat +71.03% (534.64 → 914.37)
Best Top 10 Average
🥇1 New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off 1,880.10 lb avg (top 10)
🥈2 Hard Rock Sacramento National Pumpkin Weighoff 1,808.10 lb avg (top 10)
🥉3 Fira carabasssa sidamon 1,779.10 lb avg (top 1)
Site With Most Entries
🥇1 Offene GPC-Kürbiswiegemeisterschaft Berlin-Brandenburg 92 entries
🥈2 Nowthen Heritage Festival 59 entries
🥉3 Wild and Wonderful Weigh-off 54 entries
World Records — All Time
Best Top 10 Average (All-Time)
🥇1 Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off 2,252.50 lb avg (top 10) — 2025
1. 2025 — Haist, Karl & Beverly — 2,741.50 lb
2. 2025 — Stelts, Dave & Carol — 2,477.50 lb
3. 2025 — Wolf, Andy — 2,449.00 lb
4. 2025 — Trombley, Tom — 2,378.50 lb
5. 2025 — Momirov, Adam — 2,273.00 lb
6. 2025 — Kent, Julie — 2,146.50 lb
7. 2025 — Zappa, Lee — 2,079.00 lb
8. 2025 — Rose, Jerry — 2,058.50 lb
9. 2025 — Werner, Quinn — 2,038.50 lb
10. 2025 — Rodebaugh, Chris — 1,883.00 lb
2. 2025 — Stelts, Dave & Carol — 2,477.50 lb
3. 2025 — Wolf, Andy — 2,449.00 lb
4. 2025 — Trombley, Tom — 2,378.50 lb
5. 2025 — Momirov, Adam — 2,273.00 lb
6. 2025 — Kent, Julie — 2,146.50 lb
7. 2025 — Zappa, Lee — 2,079.00 lb
8. 2025 — Rose, Jerry — 2,058.50 lb
9. 2025 — Werner, Quinn — 2,038.50 lb
10. 2025 — Rodebaugh, Chris — 1,883.00 lb
🥈2 Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off 2,203.10 lb avg (top 10) — 2024
1. 2024 — Stelts, Dave & Carol — 2,731.50 lb
2. 2024 — Thompson, Earl — 2,670.00 lb
3. 2024 — Werner, Quinn — 2,369.50 lb
4. 2024 — Hoornstra, Glenn — 2,226.50 lb
5. 2024 — Wolf, Andy & Amelia — 2,225.50 lb
6. 2024 — King, Tadd — 2,036.50 lb
7. 2024 — Kent, Julie — 2,029.00 lb
8. 2024 — Rose, Jerry & Jerry III — 1,983.50 lb
9. 2024 — Lenart, Andy — 1,982.00 lb
10. 2024 — Brady, Julie and Allen — 1,777.00 lb
2. 2024 — Thompson, Earl — 2,670.00 lb
3. 2024 — Werner, Quinn — 2,369.50 lb
4. 2024 — Hoornstra, Glenn — 2,226.50 lb
5. 2024 — Wolf, Andy & Amelia — 2,225.50 lb
6. 2024 — King, Tadd — 2,036.50 lb
7. 2024 — Kent, Julie — 2,029.00 lb
8. 2024 — Rose, Jerry & Jerry III — 1,983.50 lb
9. 2024 — Lenart, Andy — 1,982.00 lb
10. 2024 — Brady, Julie and Allen — 1,777.00 lb
🥉3 Stillwater Harvestfest 2,136.20 lb avg (top 10) — 2023
1. 2023 — Bernstrom, Charlie — 2,501.00 lb
2. 2023 — Mathiowetz, Brian — 2,420.00 lb
3. 2023 — Montsma, Tom — 2,360.00 lb
4. 2023 — Thompson, Dan — 2,052.00 lb
5. 2023 — Jacobson, Niles — 2,041.50 lb
6. 2023 — Leer, Shannon — 2,040.50 lb
7. 2023 — Bongers, Paul — 2,024.00 lb
8. 2023 — Johnson, Jake — 1,987.50 lb
9. 2023 — Turner, Brian — 1,970.50 lb
10. 2023 — Caspers, Pete — 1,965.00 lb
2. 2023 — Mathiowetz, Brian — 2,420.00 lb
3. 2023 — Montsma, Tom — 2,360.00 lb
4. 2023 — Thompson, Dan — 2,052.00 lb
5. 2023 — Jacobson, Niles — 2,041.50 lb
6. 2023 — Leer, Shannon — 2,040.50 lb
7. 2023 — Bongers, Paul — 2,024.00 lb
8. 2023 — Johnson, Jake — 1,987.50 lb
9. 2023 — Turner, Brian — 1,970.50 lb
10. 2023 — Caspers, Pete — 1,965.00 lb
Site With Most Entries (All-Time)
🥇1 Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers 419 entries — 2025
🥈2 Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers 318 entries — 2022
🥉3 Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off 152 entries — 2009
79 sites in 2026
Most Weight of All Time (Top 10 Combined)
🥇1 Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off 25,251.00 lb total (top 10) — 2025
1. 2025 — Haist, Karl & Beverly — 2,741.50 lb
2. 2024 — Stelts, Dave & Carol — 2,731.50 lb
3. 2024 — Thompson, Earl — 2,670.00 lb
4. 2019 — Haist, Karl & Beverly — 2,517.00 lb
5. 2022 — Wolf, Andy — 2,493.00 lb
6. 2025 — Stelts, Dave & Carol — 2,477.50 lb
7. 2025 — Wolf, Andy — 2,449.00 lb
8. 2018 — Haist, Karl — 2,416.50 lb
9. 2025 — Trombley, Tom — 2,378.50 lb
10. 2023 — Stelts, Dave & Carol — 2,376.50 lb
2. 2024 — Stelts, Dave & Carol — 2,731.50 lb
3. 2024 — Thompson, Earl — 2,670.00 lb
4. 2019 — Haist, Karl & Beverly — 2,517.00 lb
5. 2022 — Wolf, Andy — 2,493.00 lb
6. 2025 — Stelts, Dave & Carol — 2,477.50 lb
7. 2025 — Wolf, Andy — 2,449.00 lb
8. 2018 — Haist, Karl — 2,416.50 lb
9. 2025 — Trombley, Tom — 2,378.50 lb
10. 2023 — Stelts, Dave & Carol — 2,376.50 lb
🥈2 Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off 24,657.00 lb total (top 10) — 2024
1. 2023 — Gienger, Travis — 2,749.00 lb
2. 2022 — Gienger, Travis — 2,560.00 lb
3. 2023 — Root, Ron and Kennedy, Nick — 2,497.00 lb
4. 2024 — Gienger, Travis — 2,471.00 lb
5. 2024 — Dawson, Brandon — 2,465.00 lb
6. 2022 — Daletas, Steve — 2,425.00 lb
7. 2024 — Urena, Leonardo — 2,390.00 lb
8. 2024 — Daletas, Steve — 2,387.00 lb
9. 2017 — Holland, Joel — 2,363.00 lb
10. 2020 — Gienger, Travis — 2,350.00 lb
2. 2022 — Gienger, Travis — 2,560.00 lb
3. 2023 — Root, Ron and Kennedy, Nick — 2,497.00 lb
4. 2024 — Gienger, Travis — 2,471.00 lb
5. 2024 — Dawson, Brandon — 2,465.00 lb
6. 2022 — Daletas, Steve — 2,425.00 lb
7. 2024 — Urena, Leonardo — 2,390.00 lb
8. 2024 — Daletas, Steve — 2,387.00 lb
9. 2017 — Holland, Joel — 2,363.00 lb
10. 2020 — Gienger, Travis — 2,350.00 lb
🥉3 Canna UK National Giant Vegetables Championship 24,101.12 lb total (top 10) — 2026
1. 2026 — Paton, Ian — 2,773.42 lb
2. 2024 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,641.10 lb
3. 2020 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,593.70 lb
4. 2025 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,462.60 lb
5. 2018 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,433.90 lb
6. 2022 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,332.50 lb
7. 2017 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,269.40 lb
8. 2016 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,252.30 lb
9. 2019 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,183.90 lb
10. 2020 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,158.30 lb
2. 2024 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,641.10 lb
3. 2020 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,593.70 lb
4. 2025 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,462.60 lb
5. 2018 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,433.90 lb
6. 2022 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,332.50 lb
7. 2017 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,269.40 lb
8. 2016 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,252.30 lb
9. 2019 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,183.90 lb
10. 2020 — Paton, Ian & Stuart — 2,158.30 lb
Site Updates
Sites Reported
Total 79
Sites Not Reported
From last year 57
Sites Yet To Weigh
Estimated 0
States Represented — 2026
🏆 All-Time Record 14 represented — Bluegrass Championship Weigh-Off (2026)
🥇1 Bluegrass Championship Weigh-Off 14 represented
States: Alabama · Arkansas · Colorado · Illinois · Indiana · Kansas · Kentucky · Michigan · Mississippi · New York · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Virginia
🥈2 Wild and Wonderful Weigh-off 9 represented
States: Kentucky · Michigan · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Virginia · West Virginia
🥉3 New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off 7 represented
States: Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New York · Rhode Island · Vermont · Washington