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<b>PHOTOS:</b> World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off

A young boy looks at giant pumpkins in the back of a pickup before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

A young boy looks at giant pumpkins in the back of a pickup before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Giant pumpkins took the stage in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. Ron Root, from Citrus Heights, Calif., won with a 1,535 pound Atlantic Giant and took home the prize money of $10,210.

Little girl, big pumpkin

Siyana Odabasi, 19 months old, looks at a large pumpkin during the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif.  (Paul Sakuma/AP)

Whole lot of pies

Trucks loaded with giant pumpkins line up before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Pumpkin in a pickup

A giant pumpkin sits in the back of a pickup before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Heavy competition

Trucks loaded with giant pumpkins line up before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Competitors

Trucks loaded with giant pumpkins line up before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Heavy lifting

Workers use a forklift to move a giant pumpkin during the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Waiting

A giant pumpkin sits in the back of a pickup before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Tiny pumpkin

A man wears a plastic pumpkin on the brim of his hat before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Rolling along

Workers use a forklift to move a giant pumpkin during the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Giant pumpkin

Ron Root, left, of Citrus Heights, Calif. watches as his pumpkin is weighed during the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Ron Root's champion pumpkin

A winning pumpkin weighing 1,535 pounds grown by Ron Root, from Citrus Heights, Calif., is moved into place during the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif. He won $10,210 for his Atlantic Giant pumpkin.   (Paul Sakuma/AP)

Mighty gourds

Ron Root of Citrus Heights, Calif., celebrates after winning the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 1,535 pound pumpkin in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Big pumpkin

Ron Root of Citrus Heights, Calif., celebrates after winning the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 1,535 pound pumpkin in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Pumpkin prize winner

Ron Root, from Citrus Heights, Calif., celebrates with his winning pumpkin of 1,535 pounds during the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 11, 2010.   (Paul Sakuma/AP)

Ron Root celebrates

Ron Root, from Citrus Heights, Calif., celebrates with his winning pumpkin of 1,535 pounds during the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Paul Sakuma/AP)

Champion grower

Ron Root of Citrus Heights, Calif., celebrates after winning the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 1,535 pound pumpkin in Half Moon Bay,  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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