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A young girl poses with giant pumpkins during the 42nd annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off Contest in the World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay, California, on Oct. 12, 2015. Josh Edelson/Getty Images
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.
