2019 Results
Leonardo Urena from Napa, California, took top honors at the 46th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 2,175-pound giant. The grand champion mega-gourd, along with the top four pumpkins from the weigh-off, were on display at the 49th annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival.
Napa Grower Leonardo Urena Now a 2-Time Champion at Half Moon Bay’s Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off Capturing the Coveted Title With a Beautiful 2,175-Pound Beast
It was a momentous reckoning day in the World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay, California.
Leonardo Urena’s goliath 2,175-pound mega-gourd won the 46th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay CA and set a new California record. Urena, a 51-year old winery landscape manager from Napa CA, won $15,225 in prize money and he and champion pumpkin played a starring role at the 49th annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival.
2019 WEIGH-OFF RESULTS |
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Open Division |
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| PLACE | NAME | CITY/STATE | WEIGHT | PRIZE MONEY |
| 1st | Leonardo Urena | Napa, CA | 2,175 lbs | $15,225 |
| 2nd | Reuben Frias | Napa, CA | 2,017 lbs | $3,000 |
| 3rd | Cindy Tobeck | Olympia, WA | 1,736 lbs | $2,500 |
| 4th | John Hawkley | Napa, CA | 1,727 lbs | $2,000 |
| 5th | Jack Larue | Tenino, WA | 1,492 lbs | $1,000 |
| 6th | Gary Miller | Napa, CA | 1,379 lbs | $1,000 |
| 7th | Ron Edwards | Dallas, OR | 1,374 lbs | $1,000 |
| 8th | Don Bollinger | Monte Sereno, CA | 1,045 lbs | $1,000 |
| 9th | Eric Carlson | Portola Valley, CA | 1,038 lbs | $1,000 |
| 10th | Clint Dyson | Los Molinas, CA | 965 lbs | $1,000 |
Special Prizes |
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Biggest from State of California |
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| 1st | Leonardo Urena | Napa, CA | 2,175 lbs | $1,000 |
Biggest from the Coastside |
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| 1st | John Muller | Half Moon Bay, CA | 881 lbs | $1,000 |
Most Beautiful Pumpkin/Howard Dill Award
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| 1st | Eric Carlson | Portola Valley, CA | $1,000 | |
