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Plainfield electrician grows 2,492-pound pumpkin in his backyard, setting Illinois record

Name: Plainfield electrician grows 2,492-pound pumpkin in his backyard, setting Illinois record
Uploaded: 2026-09-18T18:09:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 5 s
Description: A Plainfield electrician grew the biggest pumpkin ever recorded in Illinois in his own backyard, and it just won a championship weigh-off in Kentucky.

A Plainfield electrician grew the biggest pumpkin ever recorded in Illinois in his own backyard, and it just won a championship weigh-off in Kentucky.