U.S. farmer Leonardo Urena wins first place with 15,000 US dollars at the 46th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh Off at Half Moon Bay, setting a record for the largest pumpkin with 2,175 pounds (986 kilograms) in California, US., October 14, 2019. /VCG Photo

The 51-year-old spent all summer in Napa carefully fertilizing and grooming the pumpkin in a roughly 1,200-square-foot plot of land and finally unveiled the jumbo, pale orange pumpkin. /VCG Photo

Urena's pumpkin is the second largest in the contest's history. A pumpkin from Washington state weighed nearly 2,400 pounds (1,088 kilograms) in 2017. /VCG Photo

In all, 20 of the heaviest pumpkins received prize money. The contest also selected out the biggest pumpkin and the most beautiful pumpkin. /VCG Photo