Napa resident Leonardo Urena's giant pumpkin tips the scale at 2,175 pounds to claim first prize at the 46th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay. (Photo courtesy of Tim Beeman)

An Atlantic Giant pumpkin weighing more than a ton won $15,225 in prize money at the 46th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay.

“I started my seed April 10, and the pumpkin itself grew for 120 days,” said Napa resident Leonardo Urena.

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