Matt McConkie Breaks the State Record and Wins the Thanksgiving Point Weigh-Off with A 1974 Lb Giant Pumpkin
Even the gray skies and cold wind could not put a damper on the excitement at the 17th annual Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers Weigh-off at Thanksgiving Point. Matt McConkie wowed the crowd with his massive Utah State Record pumpkin, demolishing his previous record, set in 2014, by 157 lbs.
Matt's pumpkin was grown from the 2261.5 Wallace seed. Matt brought his first pumpkin to a UGPG weigh-off in 2008 and it weighed in at just 286 lbs. Matt is the undisputed top heavy hitter in Utah and has grown 6 of the 10 largest pumpkins ever grown in the state. This is the 4th time Matt has broken the State Record.
| Giant Pumpkins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Matt McConkie | 1974 | Mountain Green Utah State Record! |
| EXH |
|
Matt & Eli McConkie | 1477 | Mountain Green |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Cliff Warren | 992 | Pocatello, ID Personal Best |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Ross Bowman | 954.5 | Brigham City |
| 4 |
|
Jamie Johnson | 943.5 | Midway |
| 5 |
|
Ben McRae | 915 | West Jordan Personal Best |
| 6 |
|
Marc Tovar | 858 | Layton Personal Best |
| 7 |
|
Alan Gebert | 803.5 | Millville Howard Dill Award |
| 8 |
|
Bryan Bennett | 653.5 | Salt Lake City Personal Best |
| 9 |
|
Bill McClintock | 587 | Whitehall, MT |
| 10 |
|
Jim Seamons | 547 | Lewiston |
| 11 |
|
Jim West | 530.5 | Pinesdale, MT |
| 12 |
|
Joel Cooke | 523 | West Point First Time Grower |
| EXH |
|
Jim Seamons | 462 | Lewiston |
| 13 |
|
Craig Wilson | 458.5 | Kaysville |
| 14 |
|
Chris Allen | 454 | Tooele First Time Grower |
| 15 |
|
Bill Montalvo | 341 | West Valley City Personal Best |
| 16 |
|
Rae Lynn Allen | 337.5 | Tooele First Time Grower |
| 17 |
|
Chad Shoop | 298.5 | Nibley |
| 18 |
|
Robert Snyder | 296 | Bountiful Personal Best |
| 19 |
|
Stewart Hagberg | 159.5 | Provo |
| 20 |
|
Jordan Jones | 115 | Pleasant Grove First Time Grower |
| 21 |
|
Cameron Davidson | 100 | Saratoga Springs |
| 22 |
|
Maria Farley | 76 | Lehi First Time Grower |
| 23 |
|
Craig Russon | 70 | Pleasant Grove First Time Grower |
| 24 |
|
Cynthia Rhoades | 63 | Pleasant Grove First Time Grower |
| 25 |
|
Gordon Tanner | 45 | Kaysville |
| 26 |
|
Lauren Gardner | 29.5 | Lehi First Time Grower |
| DMG |
|
Craig Jenkins | 486 | Orem |
| Jr. Division - Giant Pumpkins (15 & younger) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Lucy Blaser | 289.5 | Salt Lake City Squash / First Time Grower |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Christian & Hyrum Snyder | 243.5 | Bountiful 1st Time Growers |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Kenzie Evans | 129 | West Valley City Personal Best |
| 4 |
|
Taylorlynn Montalvo | 122 | West Valley City Personal Best |
| 5 |
|
Dominique Riveros | 34.5 | Orem 1st Time Grower |
| 6 |
|
Eliza Ash | 21.5 | Bountiful |
| 7 |
|
Jacee Evans | 11 | West Valley City 1st Time Grower |
| Giant Squash | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Gordon Tanner | 1068.5 | Kaysville Utah State Record! |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Richard Glassford | 379.5 | Lindon |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Lynne Glassford | 338.5 | Lindon |
| 4 |
|
Alexis Morris | 151 | Roosevelt First Time Grower |
| Long Gourds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Length (in) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Marc Tovar | 109.7 | Layton |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Gordon Tanner | 100.1 | Kaysville |
| 3rd 🥉 |
Jim West | 97 | Pinesdale, MT | |
| 4 | Bryan Bennett | 91.3 | Salt Lake City | |
| 5 |
|
Jodi Vollmer | 82.1 | Idaho Falls, ID |
| 6 | Mohamed Sadiq | 81.2 | Bountiful | |
| Tomatoes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Ralph & Juana Laub | 2.920 | Vernal Big Zac |
| 2nd 🥈 |
Dale Thurber | 2.800 | American Fork | |
| 3rd 🥉 |
Jim West | 2.490 | Pinesdale, MT Domingo |
|
| EXH | Dale Thurber | 2.280 | American Fork | |
| EXH | Dale Thurber | 1.980 | American Fork | |
| 4 | Sterling Brinkerhoff | 1.200 | Benjamin | |
| 5 | Aspen Brinkerhoff | 1.150 | Benjamin | |
| 6 | Becky Brinkerhoff | 1.080 | Benjamin | |
| Watermelons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Gordon Tanner | 81 | Kaysville |
| EXH |
|
Gordon Tanner | 66.5 | Kaysville |
| Field Pumpkins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Gordon Tanner | 103 | Kaysville |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Jim Seamons | 62 | Lewiston |
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