Thursday, September 30, 2004

The results of the 3rd Annual Big Sky Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off are in!!!

On a day of perfect temps and bluebird sky we weighed in a record number of pumpkins in front of a record number of spectators.

Here are the 2004 stats:
Number of Pumpkins Entered: 39
Number of Growers/Families: 23
Number of 1st year Growers: 18
Number of Children Division Entries: 15
Estimated Number of Spectators: 150
Best Pumpkin Name: Cheetah
Number of Volunteers: 18
Number of Sponsors: 12
(All of the above numbers are all time highs.)

Here are the Pumpkin Weigh Off Results:
Competition Class

1st: 393lbs - George Brown (1st yr Grower!!)
2nd: 349lbs - Mike Violette
3rd: 341lbs - Mike Violette
4th: 315lbs - Don Coon
5th: 307lbs - Dave Moak
6th: 306lbs - Kim Thomas
7th: 262lbs - Kim Thomas
8th: 214lbs - Khyley Haugen
9th: 193lbs - Len Ballek
10th: 186lbs - Karla Schriver
11th: 148lbs - Tiffany Haugen
12th: 145lbs - Benjamin Schmidt
13th: 143lbs - Allen Sperry
tie - 14th: 141lbs - Allen Sperry
tie - 14th: 141lbs - Maya Gurgiolo
15th: 133lbs - Kyle Lubke
16th: 102lbs - Maya Gurgiolo
17th: 90lbs - Kate Davis
18th: < 1.0lb - Jane Stoll

Exhibition Class
216lbs - Western Ag Research
188lbs - Western Ag Research
138lbs - Lewis Harmon
78lbs - Larry Johnson
53lbs - Anne Garde

Children's Class
1st: 195lbs - Kiana Ballek
2nd: 111lbs - Kyle Lubke
3rd: 99lbs - Sedona Gaudin
4th: 95lbs - Tyler Coorough
5th: 93lbs - Helen & Henry Madeen
6th: 90lbs - Jade Thomas
7th: 61lbs - Hunter DiBrito
8th: 58lbs - Hudson DiBrito
9th: 40lbs - Serena Howard
10th: 30lbs - Tanner Thomas
11th: 24lbs - Stevensville After School Program
12th: 18lbs - Amber Ibey
tie - 13th: 15lbs - Isaac Schmidt
tie - 13th: 15lbs - Andrea Schmidt
14th - 1lb - Eric Ibey

Big Sky Giant Pumpkin Grower’s Historical Stats:
2002:
our first event, 12 entries from 8 growers ranging from 2lbs to 186lbs, for an average of 109.5 lbs.
2003: 34 entries from 30 growers, 25 1st time growers!, ranging from 7lbs to 500lbs for an average weight of 162.5. Amazingly, 10 pumpkins were over 200lbs!
2004: 39 entries from 23 growers, 18 1st time growers (including the winner!), ranging from less than 1lb to 393lbs for an average of 142lbs.



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