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Giant pumpkin weighing 2,480 pounds breaks Topsfield Fair record

Giant pumpkin weighing 2,480 pounds breaks Topsfield Fair record
Giant pumpkin weighing 2,480 pounds breaks Topsfield Fair record 00:42

TOPSFIELD -- A new record-setting pumpkin is on display at the Topsfield Fair.

The pumpkin weighs a staggering 2,480 pounds. The giant guard was grown by Jamie Graham from Tyngsboro. 

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This pumpkin set a new record for weight at the Topsfield Fair. WBZ-TV

It smashed the previous record by more than 185 pounds.

The blue-ribbon pumpkin is on display Saturday and for the rest of the Topsfield Fair.

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