On Sep 26, 2015, Scott Carley’s giant pumpkin (1 of his 4 largest ones) weighed in at 1,427 pounds and placed 1st (out of 20 entries) in Washington, USA!! He was close to the site record of 1,450 pounds that was set by Giant Pumpkin World Record holder Joel Holland in 2014! Scott was featured by the Seattle Times (http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-little-pumpkin-at-the-competition) and other media — this was contest #1 of 3 this season!!