Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers


Utah’s All-Time Top 10 Heavy Hitters

To be considered a heavy hitter, you must have weighed in a minimum of 5 pumpkins at UGPG (or other) weigh-offs since 1992 and the pumpkins must have been grown in the State of Utah. The weights of the grower’s top 5 pumpkins are averaged together. Pumpkins must weigh a minimum of 300lbs to qualify.

1. Gordon Tanner
Average Weight – 955
  1054.5 (2008)  963.5 (2006) 932.5 (2005)  920.5 (2005) 906 (2004)
2. Kenny Blair
Average Weight – 889
  1104 (2006) 988 (2007)   969.5 (2008)   752 (2003) 633 (2000)
3. Andrew Israelsen
Average Weight – 806
  948 (2007) 919 (2009)  893.5 (2008)  647 (2004)  620 (2007)
4. Brent Wolfley
Average Weight – 751
  877 (2009) 737 (2005) 731 (2007) 706.5 (2009)    703 (2005)
5. Bruce Orchard
Average Weight – 619
  777.5 (2001)  620.5 (1997)  591 (2002)   588 (1999)   518 (1997)
6. Kevin Card
Average Weight – 613
  650 (2006)  628 (2008)  620 (2007)    599(2006)   568 (2000)
7. Ray Tolman
Average Weight – 551
  635.5 (2006) 605 (2008) 581 (1999)    503 (2001)  428 (1993)
8. Randy Tousley
Average Weight – 531
  697.5 (2007)  497 (2006)  494.5 (2007) 490 (2006)   474 (2006)
9. David Bradley
Average Weight – 477
  583 (2009)     572.5 (2009)     517 (2008)   394.5 (2007)   316 (2008)
10. David Latour
Average Weight – 472
  606 (2006)   540 (2002) 479.5 (2003) 394.5 (2001) 338 (2001)

 

Red – Utah State Record              Blue – Weighoff Winner - Non-Record

Other heavy hitters:  Matt Isom, Joe Chapman, Rick Carlson & Scott Nelson