Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Some pumpkin !


HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- It's a great pumpkin and it has allowed a Washington state man to pocket more than $6,000.

For the third time, Joel Holland is the winner of an annual pumpkin weigh-off in Half Moon Bay. His giant gourd tipped the scales at 1,223 pounds.

As a prize, he picked up $5 a pound.

A 12-year-old finished second. Amanda Zunio, of Los Altos, Calif., grew a pumpkin that weighed 1,191.

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