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3,156-pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island is inspected for possible…
Inspectors are weighing the gourd for a possible world record; at over three thousand pounds, it outweighs most compact cars.
On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Finally, Some Good NewsPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Griffin Daily News: “3,156-pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island is inspected for possible world record”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 2:20 AM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Rhode Island.
- BBN covered this story before: New pumpkin record: 3,156 pounds, a week after the last one (October 15).
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFolks, a pumpkin grown in Rhode Island weighs three thousand one hundred fifty-six pounds, and it is being inspected right now as a possible world record.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree thousand pounds. That's a car with a stem.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSomebody watered it, and talked to it, and sat with it through the cold nights. I'm sorry, I need a second, it's just so round.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou're crying at a gourd.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorInspectors are measuring it like a proud parent at graduation, and I would give anything to be in that patch with a folding chair and a camera.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, fine, that's kind of beautiful. It sat there all summer getting bigger and never posted once.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes it have a name?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGerald. And he's going to do great.
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The story so far
- Viola Davis and husband donate $1.2 million to her Rhode Island… · The Times of India
- Rhode Island farmer's giant pumpkin weighs in at 3,156 pounds · UPI
- Rhode Island farmer grows 3,156-pound pumpkin, a new record · The New York Times
- Rhode Island Farmer Grows Record-Breaking Pumpkin · The New York Times
- World's heaviest pumpkin tops 3,000 pounds, Rhode Island man sets… · USA Today
- New pumpkin record: 3,156 pounds, a week after the last one · ABC News
- 3,156-pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island is inspected for possible… (this story)
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