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Pumpkin records exist in both weight and carving. They can be found in the Guiness World Book of Records. Many organizations and festivals are held each fall around Giant Pumpkin weighoffs. More than one person display their expertise and speed at carving pumpkins.

Here are the current records:

Giant Pumpkins(World record)

Giant Pumpkins(State records)

Fastest Pumpkin Carver

Largest Pumpkin Pie

Most Lit Pumpkins

Most Pumpkins(by weight) on one vine

Pumpkin Chuckin(Distance)

Just how much pumpkin will one vine support? (Keep reading...) Most growers of Atlantic Giants carefully select one or two fruit to keep on the vine. Keeping two on the vine for a time is an insurance policy in case something goes wrong with one of them. Many growers will then select the largest and fastest growing of the two somewhere along the season and cut off the smaller one. The common belief is that the plant will direct all of it's energy towards this one fruit.

To answer the question of how many pounds of pumpkin could grow on one vine, here is an article about someone who grew 2,715 pounds of pumpkin on one plant The site includes a log of growth and activity. Can you top this? Let us know.

The fastest pumpkin carving ever: On December 14, 2000, Steve Clarke of Havertown, Pa became the fastest pumpkin carver. Steve carved a pumpkin Rosemont High School where he teaches, in a record one minute and 14.8 seconds. In the process, Steve carved 19 seconds off the prior record held by Jerry Ayers of Baltimore, Ohio.

Most pumpkins: Jerry Ayers of Baltimore Ohio is not only fast, he has stamina. In 1999, he set a world record by carving one ton of pumpkins (detailed designs) in seven hours and 11 minutes. Now that's a lot of pumpkins!

World's Largest Pumpkin Pie

The current world record stands at 2,020 pounds (after baking).  It was prepared and baked by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers at New Bremen, Ohio. This huge pie was made on October 8, 2005. This world record pie is recognized by Guiness World Book of Records.

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Most Lit Pumpkins

For years, the folks in Keene, New Hampshire held and routinely broke this record. In 2006, their record stood at 28,952 lit pumpkins. Yes, the pumpkins must all be lit at the same time in the same place.

On October 26, 2007, Boston Ma. shattered this record with 30,128 lit pumpkins! Rumor has it, they are still "glowing" over this feat. The record was part of a fundraiser for Camp Sunshine, raising over $250,000.

Will the record be broken again? Sure!!!!!

Pumpkin Chuckin (Distance)

Using an air cannon to propel a pumpkin a pumpkin thousands of feet is called "Pumpkin Chuckin".

The world record stands at 4,4091 feet.

A couple of years ago, we were working with a pumpkin chucker to further the record. The air cannon is not the problem. The trouble is a pumpkin can not stand up to the G forces involved. Unfortunately, the pumpkin can not be frozen.