"This giant pumpkin here is what we call a 2560 Gienger ... It's only his fourth year growing and second time competing in Half Moon Bay, he's hopeful he can walk away with a growers jacket.

Defending champion Travis Gienger of Minnesota won top prize in the 51st annual Safeway World Champion Pumpkin Weigh-Off in ...

It started in 1974 as a fun, light-hearted contest between Circleville, Ohio, and Half Moon Bay, California - two cities proclaiming to be the pumpkin capital of the world. Organisers say it has ...

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15 last month. Monday brings about the return of the staple World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay. It's Democrat versus Democrat in the race for California's 16th Congressional ...