Ever wanted to know when the world record for the heaviest giant pumpkin got broken? Scroll down to see the years and weights of the pumpkins that set a new record.
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1900
William Warnock 400 lb (181 kg)
Country: Canada
This photo was from 1898 as I couldn’t find a photo of his 1900 winning entry.
1904
William Warnock 403 lb (182 kg)
Country: Canada
1980
Howard Dill 459 lb (208 kg)
Country: Canada
1981
Howard Dill 493.5 lb (223 kg)
Country: Canada
1984
Norm Gallagher 612 lb (277 kg)
Country: USA
1986
Robert Gancarz 671 lb (304 kg)
Country: USA
1989
Gordon Thomson 755 lb (342 kg)
Country: Canada
1990
Ed Cancarz 816.5 lb (370 kg)
Country: USA
1992
Joel Holland 827 lb (375 kg)
Country: USA
1994
Herman DeJong 990 lb (449 kg)
Country: Canada
1996
Nathan & Paula Zehr 1061 lb (481 kg)
Country: USA
1998
Gary Burke 1092 lb (495 kg)
Country: Canada
1999
Gerry Checkon 1131 lb (513 kg)
Country: USA
2000
Dave Stelts 1140 lb (517 kg)
Country: USA
2001
Geneva Emmons 1262 lb (572 kg)
Country: USA
2002
Charlie Houghton 1337.6 lb (606 kg)
Country: USA
2003
Steve Daletas 1385 lb (628 kg)
Country: USA
2004
Al Eaton 1446 lb (655 kg)
Country: Canada
2005
Larry Checkon 1469 lb (666 kg)
Country: USA
2006
Ron Wallace 1502 lb (681 kg)
Country: USA
2007
Joe Jutras 1689 lb (766 kg)
Country: USA
2009
Christy Harp 1725 lb (782 kg)
Country: USA
2010
Chris Stevens 1810.5 lb (821 kg)
Country: USA
2011
Jim & Kelsey Bryson 1818.5 lb (824 kg)
Country: Canada
2012
Ron Wallace 2009 lb (911 kg)
Country: USA
2013
Tim Mathison 2032 lb (921 kg)
Country: USA
2014
Beni Meier 2323.7 lb (1054 kg)
Country: Switzerland
2016
Mathias Willemijns 2624.6 lb (1190 kg)
Country: Belgium
2021
Stefano Cutrupi 2702 lb (1226 kg )
Country: Italy
2023
Travis Gienger 2749 lb (1246.9 kg)
Country: USA
2025
Ian & Stu Paton 2819.3lb (1278.8kg)
Country: USA