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A giant loss: Travis Gienger’s reign paused for 2025 after loss of Happy the pumpkin

Travis Gienger will not be participating in the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California, this year due to a growth issue with his pumpkin, as he stated, "I had to chop it up, get rid of it."
Gienger's pumpkin had a barely visible pinhole that halted its growth, ending his hopes to win for a fourth consecutive year.
He expressed disappointment, recalling the last time he had no pumpkin in 2021, saying, "so it sucked."
Despite this setback, Gienger is planning a comeback, reflecting on his success with "four out of five years" winning championships.

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A giant loss: Travis Gienger’s reign paused for 2025 after loss of Happy the pumpkin

Minnesota’s own pumpkin-growing king Travis Gienger won’t be taking a pumpkin to the scale this year at the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California, considered to be the Super Bowl of pumpkins. The culprit? A barely visible pinhole in the blossom end of his prize pumpkin, which halted its growth and dashed hopes for a chance to four-peat at the West Coast event. On Aug. 2, Gienger wrote on social media: “Most people ca…

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