Archived Weights
At our annual Pumpkin Weigh-Off, we celebrate the dedication and passion of growers with a rewarding payout structure! Prizes will be awarded based on the official weight of each entry, with larger pumpkins earning larger payouts. The top ten pumpkins will receive cash prizes, trophies, and bragging rights, with additional payouts for other top finishers depending on total entries.
Welcome to Dundee’s Pumpkin Palooza!
2024
Heaviest Pumpkin
1st Place – Glenn Hoornstra 2021#
2nd Place – Tom Trombley 1978#
3rd Place – Don VanHoutte 1837#
4th Place – Frank Morse 1672#
5th Place – Don Barron 1495#
6th Place – Todd Swarts 1490#
7th Place – Owen Walton 1461#
8th Place – Derek & Erin Ruthruff 1332#
9th Place – Joe Platte 1313#
10th Place – Mike Danilowski 1253#
Heaviest Squash
1st Place – Joe Platte 907#
2nd Place – Derek & Erin Ruthruff 428#
Heaviest Watermelon
1st Place – Don VanHotte 128#
2nd Place – John Harnica 127#
Heaviest Field Pumpkin
1st Place – Tom Trombley 233# STATE RECORD
Howard Dill Award – GPC
Bill Hummel
Longest Long Gourd
1st Place – John Harnica 111.25″
Heaviest Tomato
1st Place – Don VanHoutte 3.638#
Heaviest Butternut Squash
1st Place – Jeff Boutain 137#
Largest Sunflower Head
1st Place – Karrie Landis 17.25″
Tallest Sunflower
1st Place – Karrie Landis 200″
Tallest Corn
1st Place – Marshall Landis 215″
Heaviest Bushel Gourd
1st Place – Tom Trombley 414# STATE RECORD
Heaviest Marrow
1st Place – Tom Trombley 126#
Heaviest Cantaloupe
1st Place – Jeff Boutain 12#
Heaviest Pumpkin
1st Place – Glenn Hournstra 1,849#
2nd Place – Jeremy Walijewski 1,841#
3rd Place – Josh Larsen 1,668.5#
4th Place – Earl Thompson 1,621.5#
5th Place – Derek Ruthruff 1,549.5#
6th Place – Cecil Weston 1,516.5#
7th Place – Joe Platte 1,384#
8th Place – Alan Laginess 1,377#
9th Place – Tom Trombley 1,347#
10th Place – Karrie Landis 1,215.5#
Heaviest Squash
1st Place – Nic Welty 1,893.5# – STATE RECORD
Heaviest Watermelon
1st Place – Tim Brussel 245#
2nd Place – John Harnica 128.5#
Heaviest Field Pumpkin
1st Place – Tom Trombley 143.5#
Howard Dill Award
Alan Laginess
Longest Long Gourd
1st Place – John Harnica 138.63″ STATE RECORD
Heaviest Tomato
1st Place – Richard Boutain 5.73#
Heaviest Butternut Squash
1st Place – Derek Ruthruff 104.5# WORLD RECORD
Largest Sunflower Head
1st Place – Tucker Ruthruff 18 1/4″
Tallest Sunflower
1st Place – Alan Laginess 186″
Tallest Corn Stalk
1st Place – Don VanHoutte 163 1/4″
Heaviest Bushel Gourd
1st Place – Mark Goodwin 224.5#
Heaviest Marrow
1st Place – Dan Fleser 61#
Heaviest Pumpkin
1st Place – Joe Platte 2,110#
2nd Place – Glenn Hournstra 1,815#
3rd Place – Mark Mourlas 1,813#
4th Place – John Harnica 1,806#
5th Place – Gerald Eason 1,678#
6th Place – Tom Trombley 1,619#
7th Place – Dan Fleser 1,414#
8th Place – Alan Laginess 1,406#
9th Place – Bill Hummel 1,272#
10th Place – Frank Morse 1,270#
Heaviest Squash
1st Place – John Harnica 1,464# – STATE RECORD
Heaviest Watermelon
1st Place – John Harnica 95#
2nd Place – Kaiden Meyers 48#
Heaviest Field Pumpkin
1st Place – Joe Platte 125#
Howard Dill Award – GPC
Alan Laginess
Longest Long Gourd
1st Place – John Harnica 137 3/8″
Heaviest Tomato
1st Place – Richard Boutain 4.55#
Heaviest Canteloupe
1st Place – Joe Platte – 25#
Largest Sunflower Head
1st Place – Tim Jones 17 1/2″
Tallest Sunflower
1st Place – Don VanHoutte 174 1/2″
Tallest Corn
1st Place – Darrell Berry 229 7/8″
Heaviest Bushel Gourd
1st Place – Tom Trombley 313#
Heaviest Marrow
1st Place – Derek Ruthruff 35#
Heaviest Marrow
John Harnica – 69#
Tallest Sunflower
Darrel Berry – 153 1/2″
Tallest Corn Stalk
Darrel Berry – 197 1/2″
Heaviest Tomato
Richard Boutain – 3#
Biggest Sun Flower
Darrell Berry – 17 1/4″
Heaviest Watermelon
Tim Brussel – 190#
John Harnica – 131#
Longest Long Gourd
John Harnica – 137 1/2″
Heaviest Field Pumpkin
Dan Fleser – 127#
John Harnica – 115#
Heaviest Bushel Gourd
John Harnica – 153#
Heaviest Squash
John Harnica – 502##
Jeff Boutain – 176##
Heaviest Pumpkin
Joe Platte – 1,673#
Todd Cotterman – 1,558#
Glen Hoornstra – 1,504#
Dan Fleser – 1,316#
Joe Kurlich – 1,312#
Doug Leitch – 1,286#
Eri Welton – 1,135#
Jackson Clementz – 987#
Derek Ruthruff – 952#
Bill Hummel – 841#
Tallest Corn Stalk
Don Van Houtte – 196 ½”
Heaviest Tomato
Chris Konieczwy – 4#
Chris Konieczwy – 3#
Ric Sadler – 2#
Biggest Sun Flower
Doug Toben – 17 ¼”
Andy Clark – 15 ¾”
Shane Clark – 13 7/8”
Seth Clark – 13”
Heaviest Watermelon
Aly Kurilich – 139#
John Harnica – 136#
Longest Long Gourd
John Harnica – 135 7/8”
Ric Sadler – 108 ¼”
Heaviest Field Pumpkin
Dan Floser – 146# – STATE RECORD
John Harnica – 121#
Joe Kurilich – 102#
Ric Sadler – 80#
Heaviest Bushel Gourd
John Harnica – 207#
Mark Goodwin – 174#
Ric Sadler – 89#
Heaviest Squash
Dan Floser – 612#
John Harnica – 315#
Heaviest Pumpkin
Glen Hoornstra – 1599#
Joe Kurilich – 1585#
Joe Platte – 1577#
John Harnica – 1380#
Don VanHoutte – 1362#
Tim Jones – 899#
Clint Knochel – 721# – Howard Dill Award GPC
John Harnica – 501# – Howard Dill Award Michigan
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