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Brandon Dawson Triumphs with Record 2,346-Pound Pumpkin!

10/16/2025

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Brandon Dawson of Santa Rosa, California, won the 2025 Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay with a 2,346-pound pumpkin, earning $21,114.
This victory follows Dawson's runner-up finish in 2024, when his pumpkin weighed six pounds less than the winner.
The second-place pumpkin weighed 2,017 pounds and was grown by Brian Werner.

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Brandon Dawson of Santa Rosa, California, won the 2025 Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay with a 2,346-pound pumpkin, earning $21,114.
This victory follows Dawson's runner-up finish in 2024, when his pumpkin weighed six pounds less than the winner.
The second-place pumpkin weighed 2,017 pounds and was grown by Brian Werner.