Pumpkin contest winner

"Ron Root of Citrus Heights, California shows off his first place ribbon next to his 1,535 pound Atlantic Giant Pumpkin during the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California on October 11, 2010. Root pocketed more than 10,000 dollars for his colossal cucurbita." UPI/Terry Schmitt

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