2021 Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off

 It was a beautiful day for giant pumpkins!

2018 Ridgefield Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off Results!

The results are in for the 2018 Ridgefield Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off!

The giant squash were up first!

In 3rd place, Andy Box's squash weight in at 183 pounds.

Sandercock's squash took 2nd place at 202 pounds.

Joe Jutras set a world record last year with a squash that weighed in at over 2,000 pounds! Today his squash took home first place at 927.5 pounds!

Three impressive long gourds were entered. Ridgefielder, Steve Maydan, took home 3rd place. Joe Jutras earned 2nd place honors and top honors went to Andy Box.

Last up were giant pumpkins!

The Pilley pumpkin came in at 195 pounds and took home 7th place.

Andy Box's pumpkin took 6th place honors at 280 pounds.

Event organizer and Ridgefield grower, Steve Maydan, took home 5th place with his pumpkin that weighted in at 907 pounds.

 This was Tony Scott's first weigh off and he went home with 4th place honors and a half ton pumpkin patch for growing this giant that weighted in at 1,515 pounds.

Sperry's beauty earned 3rd place weighing in at 1,608 pounds. This pumpkin also won the Howard Dill award for being the prettiest pumpkin. 

It was a special day for Eddy Giarrusso whose pumpkin started the day with a ferry ride from Prudence Island, RI. Giarrusso set a personal best and took home 2nd place with this giant who topped the scale at 1.659.5 pounds!

 Last year's winner, Ron Wallace, returned to Ridgefield from RI with another giant. This massive pumpkin took home top honors for Wallace weighing in at 1,806.5 pounds!

Congrats to all of the growers!

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The pumpkin results are in!

Growing a giant pumpkin or squash requires a lot of work, special seeds, a lot of water, a lot of time in the garden and a little bit of luck. Please join me in congratulating all of our growers! They have all worked so hard this year to grow these giants.

The top three in the long gourd category:

Congratulations to Connecticut grower Ken Carlson whose long gourd took 1st place measuring 110.5 inches! 

Next up were the giant squashes!

Ridgefield's own giant pumpkin and squash grower (and the person who co-chaired the weigh off with me!), Steve Maydan, brought this giant squash to Ballard Park. His squash weighed in at 322 pounds! Congratulations Steve!

Sandercock's squash weighed in at 461 pounds!

Joe Jutras brought this 812 pound squash to the scale to take 2nd place.

Box took the 1st place win in the squash division with this giant green squash that weighed in 

at 894 pounds!

Lastly, the giant pumpkins made it onto the scale!

Connecticut grower Larry Brown brought his 249.5 pound pumpkin to Ballard Park!

Connecticut grower Roger Spencer's pumpkin weighed in at 832.5 pounds.

Labosky's pumpkin brough the 1,000 pound mark weighing in at 1,031 pounds.

Vogler brough an exhibition pumpkin that weighed in at 726 pounds and his pumpkin that was competing in the weigh off that weighed in at 1,113.5 pounds!

The giant pumpkin growers worked together to get all these giants to the scale (also, have to give a shoutout to Bob from Ridgefield Supply for the amazing job he did lifting these giants).

Box, who won the squash category, also brought his giant pumpkin to the scale. This giant weighed in at 1,195 pounds!

Bobier's giant pumpkin broke the 1,200 pound mark weighing in at 1,244.5 pounds!

Vincent's giant pumpkin weighed in at 1,321 pounds!

Giarusso's pumpkin traveled by ferry to come to our weigh off! He took third place with his giant that weighed in a 1,415 pounds!

Connecticut grower, Ray Leonzi took second place. His giant pumpkin weighed in at 1,525 pounds!

Ron Wallace brought this giant pumpkin all the way from Rhode Island. He took home the first place prize when his giant weighed in at 1,767 pounds. Wallace set a new Ridgefield Weigh Off record with this giant pumpkins! Congrats Ron!

The top three pumpkins!