Oregon man's gourd crowned king at Half Moon Bay pumpkin weigh-off

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Oregon man's 2,170-pound pumpkin crowned king at Half Moon Bay weigh-off
A new pumpkin king has been crowned in Half Moon Bay.

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- A new pumpkin king has been crowned in Half Moon Bay.

Steve Daletas from Pleasant Hill, Oregon won with a gargantuan gourd weighing 2,170 pounds.

This is his fourth time winning the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off.

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The winning pumpkin will be on display at the Half-Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival this weekend.

The current world record is 2,624 pounds.

Just a little perspective, that's about the weight of a Honda Civic.