World's Largest Pumpkin 2010: Chris Stevens's 1,810-Pound Gourd Declared New Record By Guinness (PHOTOS)

NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Guinness World Records has confirmed that a massive pumpkin grown in Wisconsin is officially the world's heaviest.

The gourd grown this year by Chris Stevens of New Richmond tips the scales at 1,810.5 pounds. That's 85 pounds heavier than the previous record, a 1,725-pound pumpkin grown last year in Ohio.

Stevens' pumpkin has a circumference of 186.5 inches, or more than 15 feet. When turned on its side, the pumpkin is more than waist-high to an average-size person.

Stevens unveiled his pumpkin earlier this month at the Stillwater Harvest Fest in Minnesota. He said at the time his secret is a precise mixture of sunshine, rain, cow manure, fish emulsion and seaweed.

Massive Pumpkin

• • • • • A forklift moves the largest pumpkin in the world, weighing 1,810.5 pounds, into place for display at the New York Botanical Garden in New York, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. The pumpkin, which was grown by Chris Stevens of New Richmond, Wis., will be on display through Oct. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Guinness World Records: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com

Comments

[NoSillyName]

02:11 AM on 10/28/2010

I thought it was the back end of an elephant.

[Chaling]

03:37 PM on 10/26/2010

is there a story about the Old World' Record Pumpkin? I know they originated in the Americas, but don't they grow them in the Old World?

[p456]

10:22 PM on 10/25/2010

All the money, water and time spent to grow this thing and it is still nothing more than a pumpkin.

[ConcernedAboutRFuture]

10:40 AM on 10/25/2010

Should we test it for steroids? ;o)

[Kevin Atlanta]

05:29 PM on 10/24/2010

What a fun Jack-O-Lantern that would be...

[rikster]

04:21 PM on 10/24/2010

pumpkin...! oh..I thought it was a white truffle...

[ConcernedAboutRFuture]

10:41 AM on 10/25/2010

me tooo at first! LOL!

[liberalbug]

02:06 AM on 10/24/2010

That's some serious pie there---more serious than my senior prom date.

[vetxcl]

01:27 AM on 10/24/2010

this just in : today, an abcess was removed from g. bonker's cranial cavity. on further examination, the surgeons determined there was enough space in there for several more.

[outofstepper]

07:18 PM on 10/23/2010

LOL

That headline needs to be reworked a little. According to the way it is written that pumpkin resides in the New World.

[Jeanpierre Prieur]

06:45 PM on 10/23/2010

Breaking news - It's maybe the biggest pumpkin but nobody says yet than "she" is the "Biggest Organic Pumpkin"!!!

"NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Guinness World Records has confirmed that a massive pumpkin grown in Wisconsin is officially the world's heaviest.
The gourd grown this year by Chris Stevens of New Richmond tips the scales at 1,810.5 pounds. That's 85 pounds heavier than the previous record, a 1,725-pound pumpkin grown last year in Ohio."

[DrObvious]

05:18 PM on 10/23/2010

Congratulations to the farmer! That is one impressive garden trophy

[Red45]

03:01 PM on 10/23/2010

I see a giant pie in this gourd's future!

[BlackYowe]

09:58 AM on 10/23/2010

If it is not orange its not a pumpkin in my book. This is a monster squash.

[Samson1]

09:47 AM on 10/23/2010

The thing is like a Tea Partier, it is not a pumpkin at all (that would be Cucurbita Pepe) it is a squash pretending to be a pumpkin as it is Cucubita maxima. A pretty ugly one at that.

[DrObvious]

05:20 PM on 10/23/2010

don't think you or i'd be very pretty at 1,800 lbs either ; )

does look like a pumpkin shape-wise. pumpkins vary quite a bit in their complexion, like us

[powerhuff]

06:05 AM on 10/23/2010

all i see is goatse