Farmer carves out record with huge pumpkin

Farmer carves out record with huge pumpkin

Jake van Kooten, of Port Alberni B.C., Canada, poses after winning the top prize in the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival Saturday Oct. 4, 2008.

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Story Created: Oct 6, 2008 at 7:39 AM PST

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 2:23 AM PST

By Associated Press

ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) - That's a lot of pumpkin seeds.

A Canadian farmer has won a contest in California with a pumpkin that weighs more than 1,500 pounds.

Jake van Kooten of British Columbia collected more than $9,000 in prize money Saturday at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival.

Festival spokesman Steve Capps says the entry set a new California record - by just 1 pound.

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