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Anyone know the results of the Minnesota State Fair? Just curious.

8/23/2007 2:05:37 PM

No Place Special

have no clue, my guess is that Bill Foss won it though!!!

8/23/2007 8:44:23 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Bill didn't win this year he got out grown by Dean C. I'll post the offical results when they post them.

8/23/2007 11:07:46 PM

Wi

Here you go Bill. Congrats to everyone.

http://www.mnstatefair.org/results/gpumpkin.pdf

8/24/2007 11:44:38 AM

Ohio

What seeds was they grown off of Bill, you know? What was your 901 and Deans 990 grown off of? Congrats men!

Brooks

8/24/2007 11:58:04 AM

Western NY

Deans's was either off the 1367 Rose, or my 814. I believe he took the 1367 fruit.

8/24/2007 1:08:50 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Place Name location Weight Seed
1st Dean Christopherson Norwood 990 lbs. ???
2nd Bill Foss Buffalo 902 lbs. 813.5 Foss
3rd Gerald Gray Prior Lake 626 lbs. 576 Foss
4th Adam Jerde Buffalo 542 lbs. 1068 Foss
5th Marie Wuertz Melrose 500 lbs. 818.5 Foss
6th Alexander Bogie Minneapolis 488 lbs. 1213 Foss
7th Steve Frokjer Forest Lake 379 lbs. ???
8th Ronald Lenz Centerville 356 lbs. 1213 Foss

8/24/2007 1:16:54 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Let's not forget about our youth. Also in the adult section there were more entries but they only pay to eight place.

Youth

1st Paul Wuertz Melrose 293 lbs.
2nd Nicholas Daniel Eagan 290 lbs.

Congrats to all.

8/24/2007 1:28:18 PM

Western NY

wow, looks like a foss family reunion of pumpkin genetics there. pretty cool, congrats on the 902 bill.

8/24/2007 1:39:24 PM

Wi

Holy cow! Bill has himself a dynasty! Pretty much the same can be said for those of us in "the metro area" that cannot participate in the fair.

8/24/2007 3:41:26 PM

Massillon, Ohio

Congratulations to all! Special congratulations to the "King of Minnesota"!!!! That lineup is something to be proud of.

8/24/2007 5:12:53 PM

Minnesota

Hi Folks - The 990.0 is a 1367rose X 946.5 geertz. I wasnt able to get anything on the 946 plant. The plant kept trying to grow too fast and kept splitting everything i set so i pulled it aug 3rd. The 990 went light. it was taping 1100. Andy W. was right!! it was a toss up between the 814wolf and the 1367 rose and i decided to bring the smaller one. hehe. Hope to see many of you in Austin.

8/24/2007 6:40:02 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

Great showing there everyone! Looks like a good turn out.

8/24/2007 7:31:51 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Congratulations to all of the Minnesotans!

8/25/2007 1:10:01 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Congrats Dean, Bill & the rest of the growers that entered pumpkins.

Phil

8/28/2007 8:39:51 AM

No Place Special

Wow thats one nice contest you guys have there! Hey any chance you will get it open to out of staters?

Congrats to all!

Mike

8/28/2007 10:09:22 AM

I'm with Mike on this one, I'm sure you'd see some early fruit from WI if you opened it up for cheesehead neighbors.
;-)

8/28/2007 12:50:26 PM

Wi

I think I know 2 other guys from juuuuust across the river that would show up also...that is if Frantz doesn't show up and spoil the show every year :) Ha ha.

8/28/2007 2:20:21 PM