At the Alaska State Fair pumpkin weigh-off Monday, giant pumpkin legend and defending champion Dale Marshall of Anchorage broke the state record with a 2,147 pound giant pumpkin.
Dale Marshall of Anchorage set a new state record with a 2,147 pound pumpkin during a weigh-off at the Alaska State Fair grounds in Palmer on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. At the Alaska State Fair pumpkin weigh-off on Monday, the giant pumpkin legend from Anchorage broke the state record with a 2,147 pound giant pumpkin. The previous record wasAfter the win, Marshall said the accomplishment was unexpected and that he was feeling good.
Marshall said Cookie Monster might be bigger with “a couple more days of sun” and a late summer “not raining every day for six weeks.” She said she helped her grandmother by planting the seeds, watering the pumpkin and checking on it. She was especially worried that moose would eat her pumpkin. Theresa and Thad Phillips came in fourth place with a 64.5-pound pumpkin named George. This year was their first time in the pumpkin competition. Thad represented the married couple at the weigh-in, although he said his wife did most of the work. She is a bus driver and couldn’t get out of work due to the ongoing bus driver shortage.
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