A giant pumpkin in Denmark is making the rounds on the internet after weighing nearly a ton.

The pumpkin won the Danish Giant Pumpkin Championship last week, and has been transformed alongside its competitors into special Halloween creations .

By the numbers:

This year’s winner weighed 1,991 lbs. - which is roughly the same weight as a male African buffalo or a small compact car. It’s also just a couple hundred pounds shy of weighing one ton, which is 2,204 lbs.

The other competing pumpkins weighed between 180-969 lbs.

Local perspective:

The pumpkins were transformed by a local artist into giant pumpkin lanterns that are on display at a well-known tourist attraction in Copenhagen, Tivoli Gardens.

Some of the Jack-o’-lantern arts showed off a spooky side with creepy eyes and gna

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