Oh my gourd! Pumpkin king wins Alaska State Fair weigh-off yet again

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The heftiest pumpkin was crowned Monday afternoon at the Alaska State Fair with a familiar name attached to it.

Dale Marshall of Anchorage once again grew the largest pumpkin for the annual weigh-off, a gourd that tipped the scales at 1,436 pounds.

It’s not Marshall’s biggest pumpkin ever — he owns the state record of 2,147 pounds set at the 2022 state fair — but it does extend his remarkable streak of fair victories; it’s the ninth straight year and 15th overall that Marshall has claimed the pumpkin weigh-off title.

Monday wasn’t the last day for giant vegetables: The 30th annual giant cabbage weigh-off is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. at the farm exhibits building…

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