ANOKA, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota's Travis Gienger won the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California for the second year in a row, with his pumpkin Rudy taking home the grand prize.

The big picture: A giant gourd grown by Travis Gienger of Anoka was crowned the winner of the Safeway World Championship ...

Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., second from right, celebrates with his daughter Lily, 3, after his pumpkin weighed in at 2,471 pounds to win at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on ...

Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, beat his closest competitor by 6 pounds (2.7 kilograms) to clinch the victory at the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San ...

Minnesota horticulture teacher Travis Gienger's 2,749lb (1,247kg) pumpkin beat the previous record by 47lb. "It was quite the feeling," said Mr Gienger at the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off ...

The 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off took place ... Reigning champion Travis Gienger from Anoka, Minnesota, secured his fourth consecutive win. Gienger’s biggest competition this ...

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Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, beat his closest competitor by 6 pounds (2.7 kilograms) to clinch the victory at the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San ...