Travis Gienger came out victorious with a gigantic pumpkin, "Rudy," weighing in at 2,471 pounds at the 2024 Half Moon Bay pumpkin weigh-off.

Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, won the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California, with an enormous, lumpy, orange pumpkin that could produce at least 687 pies.

Travis Gienger reacts Monday after his 2,749-pound pumpkin wins the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., considered the Super Bowl of competitive pumpkin-growing.

A pumpkin tipped the scales at 2,749 pounds in Half Moon Bay on Monday to set a world record and capture the title in the 50th annual weigh off. Defending Half Moon Bay champion Travis Gienger of ...

Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minn., reacts as his pumpkin weighs in at 2,471 pounds to win at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

Travis Gienger won first prize in the 47th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon, California, on Monday for his 2,350-pound pumpkin, according to contest officials.

Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, beat his closest competitor by 6 pounds to clinch the victory at the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco.

Travis Gienger is from Anoka, Minnesota, and won the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco, on Monday.

Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., second from right, celebrates with his daughter Lily, 3, after his pumpkin weighed in at 2,471 pounds to win at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on ...

Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., second from right, celebrates with his daughter Lily, 3, after his pumpkin weighed in at 2,471 pounds to win at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on ...

Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, beat his closest competitor by 6 pounds to clinch the victory at the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on Monday in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco.