A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California

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Travis Gienger, a teacher from Minnesota, won more than $20,000 in prize money after hauling his 2,389-pound pumpkin across the country.

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A pumpkin named Rocky won a major annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California, tipping the scale at 2,389 pounds, but fell far short of a possible new world record set just days earlier in Rhode Island.

Horticulture teacher Travis Gienger hauled his pumpkin across the country from Minnesota to win the contest for a fifth time. He's going home with $21,501 in prize money after beating dozens of other giant pumpkin-growers in Half Moon Bay, sout...

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