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Wallingford,CT

1 Matthew DeBacco 1353
2 Mark Lombardi 1246
3 Scott A. Palmer 1095
4 John B. Williams 994
5 Joe Jutras 966
6 Paul LaBosky 890
7 Mike Oliver 849
8 John A. Colburn 670 new grower
9 Chris Fasciano 634
10 Ken Ness 611
11 Carl T. Runkle 556 new grower
12 James C. Lynch 530
13 John Ciesielski 520
14 Gary Vincent 515 new grower
15 Brian Stevens 482
16 Nicholas Wilkinson 456
17 Everett J. Colburn Jr. 426 new grower
18 Greta Wilt 393 new grower
19 Thomas Wilt 351 new grower
20 Dan Chubka 301
21 Dan Auburn Jr. 245 new grower
22 Debi Berry 231
23 Kenneth L. Carlson 213 new grower
24 Aileen Magda 210 new grower
25 Richard Burrell 201 new grower
26 Kathy Schultz 185 new grower
27 John Stasiuk 138 new grower
28 Nacy Delliber 129 new grower
29 Layne Manginella 78 new grower

watermelon
1 John Ciesielski 63
2 Bart Toftness 54


no list would be complete without recognizing the extreme effort by the one and only abbynormal (aka Norman Gansert) of Rhode Island. Norm did everything possible to bring this one to the scale. On first inspection it appeared he had won the contest with the evil pumpkin spirits but it wasn't to be. Deep within the reaches of the defect was a hidden hole into the cavity. Norm got the big DQ for his fruit that weighed 836 pounds. Norm, your a good sport and we hope you'll be back with a bigger (and better) one next year.

Team-Pumpkin is proud to see 14 of our new growers make it to the scale this year. We all know how much there is to learn and we expect to see them all back at the scale with even bigger fruit next year.

9/25/2008 5:58:53 PM

Somerset,Ky

Congrats to all !!!

9/25/2008 6:19:46 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Very nice! Look at all those new growers..awesome!!

9/25/2008 6:30:14 PM

Congrats to everyone

9/25/2008 6:33:34 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Kudos to all. This was a tough year for many CT growers.

I just got off the phone with Jim (Matt's Dad). Matt defied the odds by applying well earned skills in a fresh plot. I am so impressed with Matt's results!

Mark pulled off the near impossible in his already grown in garden. You sand-bagger Mark! LOL

Joe taking 5th is a shocker.

All those new growers are a very positive sign. I hope you all had fun, learned a bunch & stick with this crazy hobby.

What a weigh-off. I am in awe.

9/25/2008 6:41:32 PM

South East

Beautifull results, congrats to all growers!!

9/25/2008 6:43:53 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Great job...Congrats to all! Love all the new growers! Hope everybody had fun growing....next year is always better!
GrowEmBig! Chuck

9/25/2008 7:50:04 PM

Morris, Connecticut

Congrats...everyone Great to see some CT growers winning over the RI guys....

9/25/2008 8:38:38 PM

Minnesota

Congrats

9/25/2008 8:46:17 PM

Massillon, Ohio

wow matt that is totally awesome!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/25/2008 9:11:20 PM

Congrats to all and to the club that proved new growers can do the job if given the time and info.

(Norm those congrats are to you too,,,you lost the battle but fought to the very end)

9/25/2008 9:21:22 PM

Sparta, NC

Congrats to Everyone

9/25/2008 10:06:10 PM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

Congrats to all!!!

9/25/2008 11:53:18 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Congrats to all, and Mr. Bart I will be back............

9/25/2008 11:59:01 PM

Netherlands

Great job all!

9/26/2008 1:34:49 AM

Connecticut, Usa

Congrats to all, it was indeed a very bad year for growing pumpkins..it must have been a tough job..

9/26/2008 3:41:00 AM

Bethlehem CT

Congratulations to everyone! Especially to Matt and Mark. I was awestruck by all the pumpkins! Matt Debacco and Bart Toftness have really brought alot of new growers up to speed with Team-pumpkin. A very successfull weigh-off, in what has been a very challenging year in New England.

9/26/2008 10:13:39 AM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Very nice results! Congrats to all.

9/26/2008 11:39:15 AM

Massillon, Ohio

Congratulations everyone!
Way to go, Team Pumpkin, for all your work with the new growers!

9/26/2008 11:57:28 AM

Coventry R.I.

Nice Job,, Matt,, Norm,,, Scott,,Joe, and the rest.

9/26/2008 2:37:31 PM

Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

Congrats to all !!!
Jean louis

9/26/2008 3:18:12 PM