Giant Pumpkin Tipped Scales to Set New Fair Record
Previous Fair record broken by same grower
Puyallup, WA – Sept. 21, 2009 – A full audience watched as Stan Pugh of Puyallup set his pumpkin onto the scale and watched as it read out 1,136.5 pounds making it the heaviest pumpkin the Fair has seen. The pumpkin will be on display during the Fair in the Agriculture Department through the rest of the Puyallup Fair, ending on Sept. 27.
More than 20 pumpkins were weighed, but Pugh took top honors winning $1,136.50, one dollar per pound. This pumpkin not only broke last year’s winner of 1,034 lbs grown by Dean Biss of Sedro Woolley, but also the previous Fair record of 1,050 pounds set by Pugh earlier.
Second place and $500 was taken by Joel Holland of Sumner with his pumpkin weighing in at a whopping 996 pounds. Ryan Ewing of Redmond took third place honors, winning $400 for his 991 pound pumpkin.
The junior division champion pumpkin weighed in at 622 pounds, thanks to the care and nurturing of co-growers, Breana Barker and Jon Christiani, Sumner. Second place for the juniors was taken by Amy Maggi of Bonner’s Ferry, ID, weighing 534 pounds. Cameron Jensen of Enumclaw’s 522.5 pound pumpkin took third place.
The top three pumpkins in each division will be on display in the Americraft ShowPlex for the duration of the Puyallup Fair. All of the other entries will be used for pumpkin carving each Saturday and Sunday of the Fair.
Place Name Hometown Weight in Pounds
Open Division:
1
Stan Pugh
Puyallup
1136.5
2
Joel Holland
Sumner
996
3
Ryan Ewing
Redmond
991
4
Walker Dixon
Enumclaw
943
5
Rick Maggi
Bonners Ferry, ID
912
6
Clyde Wilson
Chehalis
898.5
7
Scott Pugh
Puyallup
871
8
Dean Biss
Sedro Woolley
866.5
9
Mari Lou Holland
Sumner
830.5
10
Joanne Mcnab
Auburn
724
11
Rollie Kroeger
Covington
598
12
Brian Halbert
Auburn
598
13
Bob Risi
Enumclaw
531
14
LInda Risi
Enumclaw
511.5
15
Chris Michalec
Covington
447
16
Cindy Tobeck
Olympia
411
17
Ron Barker
Sumner
388.5
18
Chris Michalec
Covington
369
19
Jeff Uhlmeyer
Olympia
274.5
20
Shane Briggs
Gig Harbor
193
Exhibition
Tom Macnab Auburn 810
Junior Division:
1
Breana Barker/Jon Christiani
Sumner
662
2
Amy Maggi
Bonner's Ferry, ID
534 3
3
Cameron Jensen
Enumclaw
522.5
4
Ben Halbert
Auburn
447
5
Garth Safford
Graham
226
6
Aidan Richter
Kirkland
117
The Puyallup Fair first started in 1900. This Pacific Northwest tradition is one of the top ten fairs in the world in attendance, and features big name entertainment, the PRCA Rodeo, rides, exhibits, food, flowers, and animals. For further information about the Sept. 11-27, 2009 Puyallup Fair, visit www.thefair.com or call the 24-hour hotline at (253) 841-5045.
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