An Italian farmer has carved out his place in history, staking claim to the largest pumpkin on record.
A pumpkin weighing in at approximately 2,702 pounds broke the Guinness World Record to become the heaviest on record, the reference book company announced Thursday. Stefano Cutrupi, an Italian farmer, submitted the pumpkin to the Campionato della Zuccone pumpkin festival in Peccioli, near Pisa, on Sept. 26, according to Guinness.
“At the time of the weigh-in, I had my back to the screen,” Cutrupi said. “When my friends and the audience saw the weight, they swept me up in celebration. At that moment I knew I had made it. I screamed until I lost my voice.”
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Cutrupi’s pumpkin beats the previous 2,624-pound record set by Belgian grower Mathias Willemijns in 2016. It was enough for Cutrupi to claim the first, second, and third places at the Lo Zuccone contest, with two other entries weighing approximately 2,158 and 1,751 pounds, respectively, the outlet reported.
Two weeks after the Pecciolo competition, Cutrupi’s pumpkin made its way to Ludwigsburg, Germany, to be presented at the European Giant Pumpkin Championship on Oct. 10. While its bulk had slightly reduced, the roughly 2,684-pound gourd was still large enough to claim first place there, too, according to the outlet.
Cutrupi has been growing pumpkins since 2008 and has been growing his monstrous pumpkin since March. The high temperatures in the summer did leave Cutrupi a bit concerned because there were often temperatures between 91 degrees Fahrenheit and 104 degrees Fahrenheit from mid-June to mid-August, the outlet reported.
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Cutrupi expressed optimism that he can someday defeat his own record.
“Everything is possible,” he said. “Records are made to be broken. I’ll try next year.”
