Veteran Grower, Andrew Israelsen, Wins His 2nd Weigh-Off with a 1608 Lb. Pumpkin
The crowd at Thanksgiving Point went wild when Andrew Israelsen's pumpkin topped the scales at 1608. Andrew has been growing pumpkins for over 20 years and this was the 2nd time he has taken top honor. His first UGPG win was in 2009, weighing in at 919 lbs. The current club record holder for the most 2nd place finishes, he is excited to get a first place win once again.
Andrew's pumpkin was grown from the 2170 Daletas seed. Andrew brought his first pumpkin to a UGPG weigh-off in 1999 and it weighed in at 153 lbs. This pumpkin is a new personal best for Andrew, beating out the 1246 he grew in 2014 by a whopping 362 lbs. He currently stands at 2nd place on Utah's heavy hitter list.
| Giant Pumpkins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
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Andrew Israelsen | 1608 | Taylorsville Personal Best |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Jamie Johnson | 1325 | Midway Personal Best |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Joey Hogan | 1200 | Cottonwood Heights Personal Best |
| 4 |
|
David Bradley | 876 | Salt Lake City |
| 5 |
|
Mohamed Sadiq | 864 | Bountiful |
| 6 |
|
Ken Kolb | 660 | Roy |
| 7 |
|
Cliff Warren | 611 | Pocatello, ID |
| 8 |
|
Jim Seamons | 587 | Benson |
| 9 |
|
Brent Evans | 583 | West Valley City |
| 10 |
|
Richard Glassford | 493 | Lindon |
| 11 |
|
Alan Gebert | 469 | Millville |
| 12 |
|
Ryan O'Berry | 429 | Taylorsville Personal Best |
| 13 |
|
Dustin Baker | 421 | Grantsville |
| 14 |
|
Lynne Glassford | 276 | Lindon Howard Dill Award |
| DMG |
|
Dale Thurber | 96 | American Fork |
| Jr. Division - Giant Pumpkins (15 & younger) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Bode Johnson | 299 | Midway Personal Best |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Logan Williams | 198 | Ogden First Time Growers |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Jonathan Cichoski | 167 | Orem First Time Grower / Squash |
| 4 |
|
Katelyn & Lucy Merten | 157 | American Fork |
| 5 |
|
Jacob & Samuel Merten | 132 | American Fork |
| 6 |
|
Brooklyn Hogan | 58 | Cottonwood Heights First Time Grower |
| 7 |
|
Suri Taylor | 36 | Highland |
| 8 |
|
Emery Fox | 19 | Pleasant Grove First Time Grower |
| Giant Squash | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Lynne Glassford | 195 | Lindon |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Jim Seamons | 107 | Benson |
| Long Gourds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Length (in) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Connor Wolfley | 112 | Layton First Time Grower |
| EXH |
|
Connor Wolfley | 99 | Layton |
| 2rd 🥈 |
|
Ken Kolb | 94.5 | Roy |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Clint Nash | 83 | Riverton |
| 4 |
|
Samuel Merten | 32 | American Fork |
| Tomatoes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Richard Glassford | 2.18 | Lindon Big Zac |
| 2nd 🥈 |
|
Dale Thurber | 2.16 | American Fork Domingo |
| EXH |
|
Dale Thurber | 2.01 | American Fork Domingo |
| 3rd 🥉 |
|
Lynne Glassford | 1.73 | Lindon Big Zac |
| EXH |
|
Lynne Glassford | 1.72 | Lindon Big Zac |
| Watermelons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Owen Parry | 119 | Kearns First Time Grower |
| Field Pumpkins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight (lbs) | Details |
| 1st 🥇 |
|
Jim Seamons | 51 | Benson |
| Miscellaneous Vegetables & Gourds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Photo | Grower | Weight/Size | Details |
| Bushel Gourd |
|
Clint Nash | 13.06 | Riverton |
| Cantaloupe |
|
Brent Wolfley/Layne Barber | 34.8 | Layton State Record |
| Cantaloupe |
|
Brent Wolfley/Layne Barber | 30.4 | Layton |
| Cantaloupe |
|
Brent Wolfley/Layne Barber | 16.4 | Layton |
| Corn - Tall |
|
Dale Thurber | 146" | American Fork Mexican June |
| Dipper Gourd |
|
Lynne Glassford | 28.75 | Lindon |
| Dipper Gourd |
|
Richard Glassford | 26.52 | Lindon |
| Dipper Gourd |
|
Richard Glassford | 26.22 | Lindon |
| Onion |
|
Lee & Dory Perry | 2.31 | Vernal |
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