Steve Daletas came from Oregon to Half Moon Bay with a pumpkin weighing more than a ton and is leaving as the champion of the 45th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off held on Oct. 8.
Daletas, now a four-time champion in the contest for the heaviest pumpkin, won $15,190—$7 for each pound of his 2,170-pound winning entry.
