Brent Evans Wins Thanksgiving Point Weigh-Off with A 1455 Lb Giant Pumpkin
Brent Evans won the 2015 Utah Giant Pumpkin Grower weigh off at Thanksgiving point with a beautiful 1455 pound pumpkin. The winner was too close to call right down to the wire with the 2 top pumpkins measuring virtually the same size. In the end, Brent's pumpkin edged out the others and Brent captured his first weigh-off win.
Brent's pumpkin, grown from the 1386.5 Sadiq seed, smashed his personal best by nearly 640 pounds. Brent brought his first pumpkin to a UGPG wiegh-off in 2007 and it weighed in at just 289.5 lbs. This is the first time he has placed in the top five. Congratulations to Brent on his very first weigh-off win at Thanksgiving Point!!
| Giant Pumpkins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Brent Evans | 1455 | West Valley Personal Best |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Alan Gebert | 1278 | Millville Personal Best |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Ken Kolb | 1188.5 | Roy Personal Best |
| 4 |
|
Andrew Israelsen | 1022.5 | Taylorsville |
| 5 |
|
Jim Seamons | 1016 | Lewiston Personal Best |
| 6 |
|
Brian Christensen | 999.5 | Rexburg, ID |
| 7 |
|
Ed Dennis | 953 | Highland Personal Best |
| 8 |
|
Travis Evans | 872 | West Valley Personal Best |
| 9 |
|
Jim West | 863.5 | Pinesdale, MT Personal Best |
| 10 |
|
Iris Ford | 812 | Hyde Park Personal Best |
| 11 |
|
Ben McRae | 756.5 | West Jordan Personal Best |
| 12 |
|
Lindsay Bench | 754.5 | Sandy Personal Best |
| 13 |
|
Chad Shoop | 748.5 | Nibley First Time Grower |
| 14 |
|
Ross Bowman | 702.5 | Brigham City |
| 15 |
|
Cliff Warren | 666 | Pocatello, ID Howard Dill Award |
| 16 |
|
Jeff Hanks | 571 | Pleasant Grove Personal Best |
| 17 |
|
Craig Wilson | 563.5 | Kaysville Personal Best |
| 18 |
|
Tanner & James Nielson | 552.5 | South Jordan Personal Best |
| 19 |
|
Kent Van Leeuwen | 524.5 | South Jordan Personal Best |
| 20 |
|
Jacob Zonts | 482 | Pleasant Grove First Time Grower |
| EXH |
|
Craig Wilson | 461 | Kaysville |
| 21 |
|
Craig Jenkins | 279.5 | Orem Personal Best |
| 22 |
|
Nathan Pace | 210 | Salt Lake City First Time Grower |
| 23 |
|
Stewart Hagberg | 196 | Provo First Time Grower |
| 24 |
|
Chandra Jewell | 126.5 | Orem |
| 25 |
|
Bill Montalvo | 112.5 | West Valley First Time Grower |
| Jr. Division - Giant Pumpkins (15 & younger) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Britton Wood | 582 | Kaysville First Time Grower |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Sterling Brinkerhoff | 514.5 | Benjamin First Time Grower |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Cruz Blackhurst | 407.5 | Pleasant Grove First Time Grower |
| 4 |
|
Aspen Brinkerhoff | 305.5 | Benjamin First Time Grower |
| 5 |
|
Miaya Baker | 224 | West Valley |
| 6 |
|
Sarah Baker | 207 | West Valley |
| 7 |
|
Tyler Pace | 183.5 | Salt Lake City First Time Grower |
| 8 |
|
Gordon Anderson | 157.5 | First Time Grower |
| 9 |
|
George Jewell | 106 | Orem |
| 10 |
|
Taylor Montalvo | 91.5 | West Valley First Time Grower |
| 11 |
|
Cole Fox | 42.5 | Pleasant Grove |
| Long Gourds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Length (in) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Ken Kolb | 107.7 | Roy |
| 2nd 🥈 |
Jim West | 99.6 | Pinesdale, MT | |
| 3rd 🥉 |
Brent Wolfley | 88.5 | Layton | |
| 4 | Clint Nash | 85.4 | Riverton | |
| Tomatoes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Dale Thurber | 3.425 | West Valley Ctiy Michael's Portuguese Monster X Delicious |
| EXH |
|
Dale Thurber | 2.520 | West Valley City Big Zac |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Jim West | 1.830 | Pinedale, MT Big Zac |
| 3rd 🥉 |
Aspen Brinkerhoff | 0.735 | Benjamin Kellogg's Breakfast |
|
| 4 | Sterling Brinkerhoff | 0.555 | Benjamin | |
| DMG |
|
Dale Thurber | 4.115 | West Valley Big Zac |
| DMG |
|
Sterling Brinkerhoff | 0.820 | Benjamin Kellogg's Breakfast |
| DMG | Aspen Brinkerhoff | 0.450 | Benjamin Celebrity |
|
| Watermelons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Chad Shoop | 92 | Nibley |
| EXH |
|
Chad Shoop | 83.5 | Nibley |
| Field Pumpkins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Brian Christensen | 112.5 | Rexburg, ID |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Cliff Warren | 95.5 | Pocatello, ID |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Mynoa Andersen | 76 | Pleasant Grove First Time Grower |
| 4 |
|
Craig Russen | 20 | Pleasant Grove |
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