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A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback
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What happenedA massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky grown by horticulture teacher Travis Gienger has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California.
The headline splitKABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback". WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in...".
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A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback
A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky grown by horticulture teacher Travis Gienger has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California.
A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback
A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky grown by horticulture teacher Travis Gienger has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California.
A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback
A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky grown by horticulture teacher Travis Gienger has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California.
A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback
A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky grown by horticulture teacher Travis Gienger has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California.
A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback
A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky grown by horticulture teacher Travis Gienger has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California.
A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback
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A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky grown by horticulture teacher Travis Gienger has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California.
