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Ever feel like the pumpkin you picked at Publix weighs a ton? This one did. Literally. Half Moon Bay’s Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World’s Biggest Gourd Half Moon Bay’s…

HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 14: Workers take measurements of giant pumpkins during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Ever feel like the pumpkin you picked at Publix weighs a ton? This one did. Literally.

Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: A forklift picks up a giant pumpkin from the bed of a truck before the start of the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Leonardo Urena of Napa, California, pumps his fist as he stands next to his 2,175 pound pumpkin during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Cindy Tobeck of Olympia, Washington, stands on tiop of her 1,736 pound pumpkin during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Judges inspect the underside of a giant pumpkin during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Cindy Tobeck of Olympia, Washington, sits on top of her 1,736 pound pumpkin as the heaviest giant pumpkins are displayed during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Workers load a giant pumpkin onto a forklift during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Workers take measurements of giant pumpkins during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Workers take measurements of giant pumpkins during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Workers take measurements of giant pumpkins during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: A giant pumpkin sits in a trailer before the start of the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


Half Moon Bay's Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off Determines World's Biggest Gourd

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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: A giant pumpkin sits in the bed of a pickup truck before the start of the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 14, 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California. Leonardo Urena, a farmer from Napa, California, won the annual Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175 pumpkin. Urena won $7.00 per pound for a total of $15,225. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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