What started as a seedling and a dream has turned into a record-breaking feat for a Lockwood man, whose five-year passion for giant pumpkins has officially paid off. Insurance salesman Joe Nigro broke Montana’s state record for the heaviest pumpkin on Saturday, hauling in a massive 1,591-pound gourd at the Wyoming State Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Pumpkin Drop in Worland, Wyoming.

Isabel Spartz reports - watch the video: Montana state record: 1,591-pound pumpkin

The previous record of 1,348 pounds was crushed by more than 200 pounds.

“It kept growing like 10 pounds a day, even a couple of weeks ago," said Nigro.

Nigro has been growing Dill’s Atlantic Giant pumpkins since 2021. Inspired by his friends on the East Coast who gave him seeds, he began chasing his personal bests each season and

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