"By Haven Daley and Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated Press HALF MOON BAY A North Bay engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o'-lantern gourd weighing 2,346 pounds. Brandon Dawson, of Santa Rosa, clinched the victory Monday at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay."
"Dawson pumped his arms in the air and sat his two children on top of the giant pumpkin roughly the same weight as a small sedan or a large bison after being crowned this year's winner. Giant pumpkins are raised by fork lifts before being weighed at the 52nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)"
Brandon Dawson, an engineer and gardening enthusiast from Santa Rosa, won the top prize at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay with a 2,346-pound jack-o'-lantern gourd. He celebrated by pumping his arms in the air and placing his two children atop the giant pumpkin after being crowned winner. The pumpkin's weight approximates that of a small sedan or a large bison. Giant pumpkins were lifted by forklifts onto scales for weighing. Spectators photographed, tapped and inspected pumpkins, including bottom inspections and weight-guessing based on hollowness, with costumed attendees present.
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