RI man first to grow pumpkin topping 1 tonOct-01-2012
History was made Friday in Topsfield. Ron Wallace of Greene, R.I., became the first person to grow a 1-ton pumpkin, shattering the world record at the giant pumpkin weigh-off at the Topsfield Fair. It is the largest fruit ever grown.
There had been a huge amount of buzz about �Wallace's pumpkin, "The Freak II," leading into the Topsfield Fair, which is considered the Super Bowl of pumpkin weigh-offs. So when the gourd finally made it to the scale, it could not have been more exciting. The digital readout danced around the 2,000-pound mark as handlers moved it into position on the scale and removed the straps used to hoist it.
When the dust settled, the scale read 2,009 pounds, and Wallace erupted.
"Ron Wallace is back!" he yelled again and again, pounding his chest. "Ron Wallace is back! It took six years, but I'm back!"
The 2,000-pound barrier is the giant pumpkin equivalent of the four-minute mile. It was so elusive that Topsfield offered a $10,000 bonus for the first grower to break it.
Wallace's record comes just a day after a pumpkin at the Deerfield Fair in New Hampshire moved the world record to 1,843.5 pounds.
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