Chad-New_Winner_October_2021 — Chad New (Photo by Fort Collins Nursery)

The results were announced Saturday, and a new Wyoming State Record was set for a pumpkin weighing in, from Harold Stinchcomb of Cheyenne, WY, at a whopping 1,544 pounds.

Chad New, of Parker, was only 9 pounds short of a Colorado State Record. His pumpkin weighed in at 1,676 pounds. It was a Fort Collins Nursery record.

Chad New and Jim Grande secured their coveted GPC jackets for growing over 4,000 lbs. of pumpkins each between their 2021 competition entries.

Winner Crowd, October, 2021 (Photo by Fort Collins Nursery)

The annual event was sold out with 500 spectators from Cheyenne to Parker and everywhere in between. They had a record number of pumpkin entries, a new Wyoming state record, and nearly a new Colorado state record as well.

Here is a list of this year’s winners.

Heaviest Pumpkin

1^st Place- Chad New (1,676 lbs)
2^nd Place- Harold Stinchcomb (1,544 lbs)
3^rd Place- Jim Grande (1,491 lbs)
^4th Place- Andy & Amy Corbin (1,396 lbs)
5^th Place- Joe & Michelle Scherber (990 lbs)
6^th Place- Leif Ritter & Jo’el Robinson Lambe (893 lbs)
7^th Place – Teresa Rodriguez (870 lbs)
8^th Place – Andrew Pilger (513 lbs)
9^th Place – Robbin Flockhart (405 lbs)
10^th Place – Thaddaeus Christensen (359 lbs)
11^th Place – Mike Phelps (256 lbs)
– Haddie Phelps (256 lbs)
13^th Place – Mark Smith (248 lbs)
14^th Place – Brad Bledsoe (195 lbs)
15^th Place – Gary Shenfish (180 lbs)
16^th Place – Julia & Brian Koval (95 lbs)
17^th Place – Renee & Mark Spickard (85 lbs)
18^th Place – Renee & Mark Spickard (82 lbs)
19^th Place – Nicole Chaves (58 lbs)
20^th Place – Mario Chaves (52 lbs)

Heaviest Watermelon

1^st Place- Calvin Wohlert (134 lbs)

Howard Dill (Prettiest Pumpkin)

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1^st Place- Robbin Flockhart

Heaviest Tomato

1^st Place – Leif Ritter (.44 lbs)

Kids Division Heaviest Pumpkin

1^stPlace – Austen Smith, August Busch, Willa Kate Smith (157 lbs)
2^nd Place – Zach Thayer & Carolyn Speshock (156 lbs)
3^rd Place – Brixton Bird (154 lbs)
4^th Place – Sampson Schroeder (98 lbs)
5^th Place – Olivia Thayer & Carolyn Speshock (75 lbs)
6^th Place – Charlotte Schroeder (72 lbs)
7^th Place – Wally Matz (50 lbs)
8^th Place – Wally Matz (27 lbs)

Additional photos can be found at fortcollinsnursery.com.