Gourd-geous! British grandfather smashes world's biggest pumpkin record... again

Daily Mail - Oct 6, 2026

Ian Paton, 65, spent up to six hours a day working to grow the pumpkin, which weighed 2,856.8lb (1295.8kg), the same as a female hippopotamus.

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