The 2025 All New England giant pumpkin weigh-off was one for the books on Friday!

Alex Noel , of Abington, Connecticut, smashed the Topsfield Fair record with his green-orange gourd weighing in at 2,507 pounds. Noel broke the previous record of 2,480 that was set in 2022.

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This is Noel's third time winning the contest, according to the Boston Globe , but this win was different from the others, as Noel and his wife just welcomed their first child on Thursday.

Noel held up a photo of his wife, Liz, and newborn daughter, Nova, following his big win, telling the Globe he wanted it to be a family moment even though Liz and Nova are still in the hospital.

According to the Globe, Noel started growing pumpkins at 8

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