Jake van Kooten of British Columbia collected more than $9,000 in prize money Saturday at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival.
Festival spokesman Steve Capps says the entry set a new California record - by just 1 pound.
Farmer carves out Calif. record with huge pumpkin
ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) - October 5, 2008 A Canadian farmer has won a contest in California with a pumpkin
that weighs more than 1,500 pounds.
