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That's One Fat Pumpkin! (With Video)

1,478 pound giant gourd at Durham Fair is the largest pumpkin ever grown in Connecticut.

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Ken Desrosiers of Broad Brook, CT, took top prize at the Durham Fair pumpkin weigh-in Wednesday night when his giant gourd tipped the scales at 1,487.5 pounds.

Desrosiers started growing the pumpkin in June, according to NBC 30. To watch a time lapse video of it click here.

The pumpkin beat the old record by 40 pounds. You can find state-by-state records here.

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Other entries include a pumpkin weighing 1,256 pounds grown by Matthew DeBacco of Rocky Hill and a 93.5 pound pumpkin grown by Kelly Shoneck of Meriden.

The top three heaviest pumpkins earn $1 per pound (over 300lbs) in cash prizes for their growers.

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