Kentucky State Fair awards this year’s ‘great pumpkin’
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Published: Aug. 20, 2022 at 9:05 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE,Ky. (WSAZ) - The Kentucky State Fair has found this year’s “great pumpkin.”
According to Kentucky Venues, Josh Monin’s 1,508.2-pound pumpkin took home top honors during Saturday’s “Largest Pumpkin” competition.
Monin’s gigantic gourd beat out nine others for the grand prize of $1,509.20 – one dollar for every pound of pumpkin flesh, officials said.
The Kentucky State Fair runs through Aug. 28.
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