2007 Allardt Pumpkin Weigh-off Billy Burton of Nancy, KY , wins Oct. 6, 2007, pumpkin weigh-off with his entry weighing 1,112 lbs., the largest ever weighed in Allardt, breaking last year's record. (Burton's pumpkin set a new Kentucky state record when it was previously weighed and certified at 1,126 lbs.)

 

photo by Sandra Turner

 

2nd place --Christopher Kent, Sevierville, TN -- 962 lbs. 3rd place -- John VanHook, Somerset, KY -- 881 lbs. 4th place -- Dwayne Poter of Dungannan, VA -- 688 lbs. Prettiest Pumpkin -- Gail Newsom, Pinnacle, NC Giant Squash 1st place -- Gary Volkenand, Allardt, TN -- 493 lbs. 2nd place -- Dave Franks, Maynardville, TN -- 442 lbs. 3rd place -- Gail Newsome, Pinnacle, NC -- 433 lbs. 4th place -- Betty Franks, Maynardville, TN -- 408 lbs. Watermelon shared 1st place -- Freddie Burcham , Ashland City, and son Matthew of Pleasant View, TN, each weighing in a watermelon at 209 lbs. 3rd place -- Eric Burcham -- 208 lbs. 4th place -- Gail Newsom, Pinnacle, NC -- 200 lbs.
 
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