Giant Pumpkin Contest

Ron Root (L) of Citrus Heights, California as his pumpkin is weighed during the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Giant Pumpkin Contest

Trucks loaded with giant pumpkins line up before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Giant Pumpkin Contest

Ron Root of Citrus Heights, California celebrates after winning the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 1,535 pound pumpkin on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Giant Pumpkin Contest

Trucks loaded with giant pumpkins line up before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Giant Pumpkin Contest

A giant pumpkin sits in the back of a pickup truck before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Giant Pumpkin Contest

A giant pumpkin sits in the back of a pickup truck before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Giant Pumpkin Contest

Workers use a forklift to move a giant pumpkin during the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Giant Pumpkin Contest

Ron Root of Citrus Heights, California celebrates after winning the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with his 1,535 pound pumpkin on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Giant Pumpkin Contest

Trucks loaded with giant pumpkins line up before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)