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Squashing the competition: 91³ΙΘΛ΅ΌΊ½ student wins prize at National Pumpkin Weigh Off
Ashton Beattie stands with his prize-winning pumpkin at the National Pumpkin Weigh Off.
91³ΙΘΛ΅ΌΊ½ student Ashton Beattie β25 has grown his share of giant pumpkins, but this yearβs pumpkin squashes the rest.
The computer engineering major cultivated a gargantuan gourd at his home in Lodi weighing in at 1,310 pounds. The pumpkin placed 13th at the National Pumpkin Weigh Off in Wheatland, California, earning him $700 in prize money.
βItβs the biggest one Iβve grown so far,β Beattie said. His pumpkin-growing prowess was featured shortly before the weigh off in .
