Farmer Don Young, from Des Moines, Iowa, stands next to his winning pumpkin at the Half Moon Bay 36th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Young's pumpkin weighed in at 1658 pounds, setting a weight record for California. AP Photo logo AP Photo 28 months ago

Farmer Don Young, from Des Moines, Iowa, stands next to his winning pumpkin at the Half Moon Bay 36th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Young's pumpkin weighed in at 1658 pounds, setting a weight record for California.