A Ton of Fun at the 2023 Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Our 15th Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off is now in the books!  

This year’s weigh-off attracted dozens of growers from all over the Colorado and Wyoming region. The competition featured entries from several different categories including pumpkins, watermelons, tomatoes, green squash, bushel gourds, long gourds and sunflowers. Cheyenne growers Andy & Amy Corbin submitted a monster pumpkin weighing in at a whopping 2,062 lbs. Their winning entry set a new Wyoming state record as well as a Fort Collins Nursery site record! 

Here is a list of this year’s entries:

Heaviest Pumpkin

• 1^st Place-  Andy & Amy Corbin (2,062 lbs) *New Wyoming State Record
• 2^nd Place-  France Stinchcomb (1,353 lbs)
• 3^rd Place- Tim Hanauer (1,115 lbs)
• 4^th Place-  John Stellern (1,028 lbs)
• 5^th Place- Dave Lind (529 lbs)
• 6^th Place- Joe Notaro (323 lbs)
• 7^th Place- Charlie Nystrom (281 lbs)
• 8^th Place – Anne-lise Aultsch (191 lbs)
• 9^th Place –  Rjeyna Vaillancourt & Colton Comer (167 lbs)
• 10^th Place – Robert Walsh (119 lbs)

Heaviest Watermelon

• 1^st Place – Chad New (157 lbs)

 Howard Dill (Prettiest Pumpkin)

• 1^st Place- Andy & Amy Corbin

Heaviest Squash

• 1^st Place-  Teresa Rodriquez (327)

Heaviest Tomato

• 1^st Place – Sue Johnson (2.16 lbs)
• 2^nd Place – Calvin Wohlert (2.15 lbs)

Bushel Gourd

• 1^st Place-  Teresa Rodriquez (33 lbs) 

Long Gourd

• 1^st Place – Joe Scherber (89″)
• 2^nd Place – Teresa Rodriquez (70.75″)
• 3r^d Place – Rjeyna Vaillancourt & Colton Comer (45″)
• 4^th Place – Brett Martine (43.25″)

Sunflower Height

• 1^st Place – Brad Bledsoe (219″)
• 2^nd Place – Teresa Rodriquez (106″)
• 3^rd Place – Karen Sellins (98.25″)

Sunflower Head

• 1^st Place – Chad New 57″)
• 2^nd Place – Ellen Woods (56″)
• 3^rd Place – Calvin Wohlert (46.25″)

Kids Division Heaviest Pumpkin

• 1^st Place – Cruz Mendoza (293 lbs)
• 2^nd Place – Olivia Thayer (231 lbs)
• 3^rd Place – Jasper & Kendley Fredrickson (221 lbs)
• 4^th Place – Poppy Thayer (220 lbs)
• 4^h Place – Ben Thayer (220 lbs)
• 6^th Place – Avery & Grayson Martine (159 lbs)
• 7^th Place – Mia Monene (115 lbs)
• 8^th Place – Jasper & Kendley Fredrickson (89 lbs)
• 9^th Place – Sampson & Charlotte Schroeder (69 lbs)
• 10^th Place – Jasper & Kendley Fredrickson (56 lbs)

Click here to see a list of competition results from previous years.

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Originally published on October 16th, 2023. Updated on March 20th, 2024.