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Canadian Jake van Kooten shows off his great pumpkin Saturday at a festival in Elk Grove, Calif.
Canadian Jake van Kooten shows off his great pumpkin Saturday at a festival in Elk Grove, Calif.
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ELK GROVE, Calif. — That’s a lot of pumpkin seeds.

A Canadian farmer has won a contest in California with a pumpkin that weighs more than 1,500 pounds.

Jake van Kooten of British Columbia collected more than $9,000 in prize money Saturday at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival.

Festival spokesman Steve Capps says the entry set a state record — by 1 pound. The Associated Press

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