Bauman’s 2016 Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off was October 1st!
The largest pumpkins and squash in the country have made their way to Bauman’s Harvest Festival during the last decade. And wow, have records been made…last year, with the largest pumpkin ever in Oregon, weighing in at 1,997 pounds. This year the largest squash in the world was grown in Oregon. What records will be broken this next year?
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2016 LARGEST SQUASH IN THE WORLD GROWN IN OREGON!
Scott Holub of Eugene, Oregon, was able to grow a squash that registered 1,844.5 pounds, breaking the previous world record.
Holub also held the record for largest squash in Oregon previously (1,175 lbs), and he shattered that record cleanly! The weight was recorded and verified by the Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers Association.
2016 GIANT PUMPKIN WINNER
Jim Sherwood’s giant pumpkin weighed 1,812.5 pounds. Last year’s champ weighed 1,997 pounds which eclipsed the record for the largest pumpkin ever grown in Oregon by nearly 300 pounds.
Bauman’s Giant Pumpkin Drop Shootout!
The Giant Pumpkin Drop was at 1:00pm on October 1st with hosts Mike & Amy from 99.5 THE WOLF! Watch the video below as a 1,000 pound pumpkin is dropped from a crane into a pool of water below!
Once the weigh off and pumpkin drop are complete, the giant pumpkins will be on display at Bauman’s Harvest Festival along the midway through October 31. If you’ve never seen a pumpkin at more than 1,000 pounds, you are in for a surprise and delight. The Farm will have dozens of pumpkins this size and bigger, making it one of the top weigh offs in the country.
BAUMAN WEIGH OFF RESULTS 2016
Giant Pumpkin Results
| Name | Weight | Cir | s/s | e/e | Total | Rookie | Place |
| Sherwood, Jim | 1812.5 | 208 | 109 | 115 | 432 | 1 | |
| Tobeck, Cindy | 1602 | 194 | 110 | 116 | 420 | 2 | |
| Cooper, Brett | 1581.5 | 207.5 | 119 | 112.5 | 439 | 3 | |
| Holub, Scott | 1545.5 | 198 | 107 | 105 | 410 | 4 | |
| Gadberry, Gerry | 1405 | 174 | 107.5 | 106 | 387.5 | 5 | |
| Barker, Ron | 1341 | 164 | 110 | 101 | 375 | 6 | |
| Handy, Steve and Sheri | 1331 | 175 | 104 | 102 | 381 | 7 | |
| LaRue, Jack | 1330 | 181 | 103 | 101 | 385 | 8 | |
| Bowers, Larry | 1263.5 | 174.5 | 109 | 104.5 | 388 | 9 | |
| Nelson, Larry | 1263.5 | 177 | 109.5 | 102.5 | 389 | 10 | |
| Marvin, David | 1213.5 | 180 | 104 | 97 | 381 | 11 | |
| Spaziani, Rick | 1156 | 163 | 103 | 101 | 367 | 12 | |
| Kristensen, Gary | 1040 | 174 | 97.5 | 97 | 368.5 | 13 | |
| Duffy, Tom | 1018 | 167 | 100 | 96 | 363 | 14 | |
| Edwards, Ron | 984 | 155.5 | 90 | 93 | 338.5 | 15 | |
| Spriggs, Jason | 967.5 | 157 | 106 | 106 | 369 | 16 | |
| Ogren, Ron | 946 | 167 | 95.5 | 93 | 355.5 | 17 | |
| Henderson, Andy | 919 | 150 | 94 | 92 | 336 | 18 | |
| Edwards, Zelma | 833.5 | 154 | 86 | 88 | 328 | 19 | |
| Dobson, Florian | 817.5 | 141 | 90 | 90.5 | 321.5 | X | 20 |
| Baehr, John | 740.5 | 143 | 85 | 88 | 316 | 21 | |
| Scott, Norm | 722 | 132 | 97 | 86 | 315 | 22 | |
| Tenney, Val | 701.5 | 138 | 88 | 85 | 311 | 23 | |
| Marshall, Charity | 672.5 | 145 | 85 | 81 | 311 | 24 | |
| Woodward, Ron #2 | 665 | 159 | 96 | 86 | 341 | Dec’d | 25 |
| Trautman, Pat/Rudelitsch, Karen | 648.5 | 131 | 83 | 75 | 289 | HD | 26 |
| Draper, Tom | 629 | 138 | 78 | 75 | 291 | X | 27 |
| Raunig, Brett | 613.5 | 130 | 83 | 90 | 303 | 28 | |
| Speilman, Kendall | 569 | 139 | 76 | 77 | 292 | 29 | |
| Rutland, Bobby | 558 | 135 | 84 | 78 | 297 | 30 | |
| Connors, Isaac | 557.5 | 121 | 77 | 76 | 274 | 31 | |
| McGuire. Michael | 392 | 114 | 64 | 72 | 250 | 32 | |
| Zerr, Tim | 323.5 | 107 | 74.5 | 69 | 250.5 | 33 | |
| Arlint, Diane | 314 | 102 | 62 | 66 | 230 | 34 | |
| Raymond, Richard | 189.5 | 90 | 56 | 55 | 201 | X | 35 |
Giant Squash
| Name | Weight | Cir | s/s | e/e | Total | Rookie | Place |
| Holub, Scott | 1844.5 | 195 | 127 | 115 | 437 | 1 | |
| Marvin, David | 759.5 | 153.5 | 93 | 90 | 336.5 | 2 | |
| Cooper, Brett | 35.5 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 117 | 3 |
Junior Division
| Name | Weight | Cir | s/s | e/e | Total | Rookie | Place |
| Hernandez, Alanea | 478 | 122 | 78 | 77.5 | 277.5 | 1 | |
| Connors, Luke | 309.5 | 108 | 66 | 68 | 242 | 2 | |
| Brewster, Mia | 233 | 83 | 64.5 | 60 | 207.5 | 3 | |
| Brewster, Henry | 137 | 80 | 55 | 56 | 191 | 4 | |
| Brewster, Max | 75 | 69.5 | 45 | 43 | 157.5 | 5 |
Field Pumpkin
| Name | Weight | Place |
| Treece, Jef #1 | 150 | 1 |
| Daletas, Steve | 139.5 | 2 |
| Daletas, Jeannette | 132.5 | 3 |
| Ogren, Ron | 109 | 4 |
| Trautman, Pat | 92 | 5 |
| Tenney, Val | 83 | 6 |
| Raymond, Richard | 61 | 7 |
| Duffy, Tom | 44 | 8 |
Tomato
| Name | Weight |
| LaRue, Jack #1 | 7.13 |
| Spaziani, Rick | 4.39 |
| Duffy, Tom | 4.05 |
| Spaziani, Garren | 3.9 |
| Rudelitsch, Karen | 3.22 |
| Daletas, Steve | 2.95 |
| Henderson, Andy | 2.82 |
| Daletas, Jeannette | 2.79 |
| Tenney, Val | 2.76 |
| Marvin, David | 2.65 |
| Spaziani, Chase | 2.59 |
| Sherwood, Jim | 2.4 |
| Dobson, Florian | 2.24 |
| Cooper, Brett | 2.16 |
| Ogren, Ron | 2.07 |
| Drahn, Ron | 1.79 |
| Raunig, Mya | 1.6 |
Longest Gourd
| Name | Inches | Place |
| Marvin, David | 54.25 | 1 |
Watermelon
| Name | Weight | Place |
| Ogren, Ron | 33 | 1 |
| Connors, Luke | 1.36 | 2 |
Sunflower
| Name | Inches | Place |
| Handy, Steve | 23 | 1 |
| Duffy, Tom | 22.5 | 2 |
| Marvin, David | 22 | 3 |
| Rutland, Mike | 22 | 3 |
| Drahn, Ron | 21 | 5 |
| Rutland, Patrick | 20 | 6 |
| Raunig, Elle | 19 | 7 |
| Rudelitsch, Karen | 18 | 8 |
Most Awesome
| Name | Item | Place |
| Cooper, Brett | Kohlrabi | 1 |
| Connors, Amy | Cucumber | 2 |