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Partial results:

Mike Nepereny 584.5 lbs.
Wallace Simmons 536
Brial Hildebrand 400 lbs.

There were other entrants, but these were the top 3.
That's Brian not Brial LOL!!

8/24/2002 3:49:41 PM

Long Island,New York

Way to go Pappy !!!!!.......G

8/24/2002 3:50:29 PM

North Ga

Thanks G!! What a great time!!! Hat's off to Mike and Wallace!!

8/24/2002 3:55:11 PM

North Ga

Also had the honor of meeting White Feather and Snake Oil!! What a couple of great guys!!!!! Thanks for the wonderful time!!!

8/24/2002 4:01:42 PM

Carrollton, Ga.

Good job Pappy. did anyone make any pictures? we were planning on coming but my son had a ballgame at 10 am.
doug

8/24/2002 7:49:38 PM

Knopp, Germany

Congrats to al three. What a great season Pappy....owen

8/25/2002 1:28:46 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Way to go Pappy! Great to see ya make it to the show! Pictures I'm sure will follow!! How's that second season going! Jeff's being awfully quiet again...hmm...LOL . Chuck

8/25/2002 6:37:01 AM

Pumpkintown, SC

Great pumpkins and great people = great time. It was fun meeting my fellow southern growers that I knew were out there somewhere. I just didn't know where. I knew I couldn't be the only one. I only wish I had known about this weight off earlier in the year so I could have geared one of my biggins to be ready this early. It was funny to see my little 100lb+ cull "sidewinder" get swallowed up by the biggins. Thanks Bob Attaway and others for making this weighoff happen and making sure everyone had a great time there and at your get-together afterwards. First class people! And Pappy, thanks for the brews. All your pictures with them on your pumpkins just makes a guy thirsty! Ya'll have to make it to the Pumpkintown, SC. festival in Oct to see what my bigguns do(:^}>

8/25/2002 4:02:32 PM

Rydal, Georgia

Yes, Thank you to all for a great time. I was so surprised to see 400 and 500 lb pumpkins. This was the first time I had been able to touch one and see it in person. I finished 5th and 6th place out of 5 people, HA, HA. No matter, it was just great to meet other growers and see this amazing vegetable grow to these sizes. Keep um Big!

8/25/2002 10:22:07 PM

North Ga

> Here are the weights from Saturday as provided by the Hall County
extension service.
>
> Mike Nepereny 584.5
> Wallace Simmons 536
> Brian Hildebrand 400 (Pappy)
> Brian Fawcett 112.5 (Snake oil)
> Jared Bookhardt 86& 78 (White Feathers)


Good luck to everybody else at your weigh-offs this year!!

8/27/2002 3:14:33 PM

North Ga

Also thanks to Bob Attaway for setting this weigh-off up and for the picnic that followed it. Great ribs Bob!

8/27/2002 3:17:20 PM

Knopp, Germany

congrats to all, good to see that Snake oil and white feathers got an official wieght, that what its all about. next year they will be kicking Mike, Wallace's and Pappy's butts!! having fun, getting some dirt under the fingernails and praying for some growth. isn't that right ocrap, walcott and scott? LOL

8/27/2002 3:38:25 PM

North Ga

Notice that Fatback was one lb. heavier than 2nd place. LOL!

8/27/2002 10:11:45 PM

Rydal, Georgia

Yes it did. Us Georgia Boys are going to break 650 lbs next year. You just wait and see. Well, maybe not me, but somebody will. I think he lives in Loganville?

8/27/2002 10:55:08 PM

Long Island,New York

Not for nothing but lets just see what comes out of Ga in the fall...........

8/28/2002 4:32:48 PM