Unique Halloween Traditions & Pumpkin World Records
Following are some of the world record holders across the U.S. and beyond which pertain to pumpkins and Halloween...
Listen to Bud Light's Real Men of Genius "Mr. Humongous Pumpkin Grower Guy":
Most Lit Jack-o'-Lanterns
Keene, New Hampshire takes its pumpkins seriously. Each year, the town tries to regain its status as World Record Holder for the most lit pumpkins during their annual Pumpkin Festival.
Check out this amazing behind-the-scenes video showing Keene, NH residents going for the world record again in 2005.
Although Keene still holds the record for the most jack-o-lanterns in one place (28,952 in 2003), a competing festival in Boston beat out Keene this year with a total of 24,541 pumpkins on Boston Common, compared to Keene's 22,157.
World's Fastest Pumpkin Carver
A Havertown, Pennsylvania man, Steve Clarke, holds the record as the world's fastest pumpkin carver.
Pumpkin Capital
Morton, Illinois: The Pumpkin Capital of the World
World's Largest Jack-o-Lantern
A pumpkin-shaped 3 million gallon storage tank in Los Angeles, California nicknamed Smilin' Jack appears to be the world's largest jack-o-lantern... literally. Although the Guinness Book of World Records sees it differently. Technically, Scott Cully carved the world's largest jack-o-lantern at the Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts .
Home Of The World's Largest Pumpkin
Roland, Manitoba: Home of the World's Largest Pumpkin
Furthest Pumpkin Cannon
At the Morton Pumpkin Festival in Illinois, as part of their annual Punkin Chuckin contest, pumpkins are hurled at great distances in order to maintain the world record, similar to those seen in this video.
World's Largest Pumpkin Pie
The biggest pumpkin pie (2005) happens to be from New Bremen, Ohio. It was 12 feet, 4 inches, in diameter and weighed 1,500 pounds 2,020 lbs -- more than three times heavier than the 2004 record winning pie made at the Windsor Farmers Market by the Windsor High School Culinary Arts program in California. Before that, the largest pumpkin pie on record was made at the Vancouver Island Pumpkin Festival.
Halloween Capital
Anoka, Minnesota: The Halloween Capital of the World
World's Heaviest Pumpkin
Here are the current world record holders when it comes to giant pumpkins. According to "the offical page of recording pumpkin records", all states weigh in here to maintain the largest pumpkins by state.
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Click on the Bud Light link to Mr humongous pumpkin grower guy. It is totally hilarious and reminded me of you!
Greg -
Thanks for the update... You'll notice the change above.
CONGRATS!
Our Guinness World Record Pumpkin Pie weighed 2,020 lbs. I am a member of The New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers and was one of the seven guys who helped break the record.
To see for yourself just HOW seriously the town of Morton, Illinois takes their annual Punkin Chunkin contest (see above)... watch "Punkin Chunkin" on the Discovery Channel this Tuesday, November 1st at 5PM (Central).
I just watched it this afternoon, and it's pretty serious business in those parts! Don't miss the re-airing on Tuesday...