Pumpkin Weigh off

Date:  Tuesday, September 10th
Time:  4:00 – 5:30 PM
Place:  Corner of First Street and Jefferson Street

The Pumpkin Weigh-Off, sponsored by LIBBY’S Pumpkin, is a competition showcasing pumpkins of all sizes! Trophies and prizes will be awarded for the Giant King Pumpkin, the Queen Pumpkin, and the Tiniest Pumpkin grown by Morton children.

Anyone can enter the Mature Pumpkin Weighing Exactly 58 Lbs. or the Open Class Giant Pumpkin competitions. The Open Class Winner will receive a $300 cash prize! Winners will be announced and/or recognized on the Pumpkin Festival Entertainment Stage on Thursday, September 12th beginning at 6:30pm.

Categories open to anyone are:

• Open Class Giant Pumpkin

• Mature Pumpkin Weighing Exactly 57 Pounds

Categories open to Morton children are: 

• Giant King Pumpkin

• Queen Pumpkin (½ size of King)

• Tiniest Pumpkin

Weigh Off Rules:

1. The entry must be a minimum of 75% orange in color.  All others will be considered squash.

2. The specimen must be sound, healthy, and undamaged; free of rot, holes/cracks through to the cavity, chemical residue (fungicides), and serious soft spots.

3. No foreign material is permitted to be included in the weighing.

4. Vine must be no longer than one inch from the stem of the fruit.

5. The judges reserve the right to fully inspect each specimen before, or after, the weight is announced.  Refusal to allow the inspection of an entry will cause said entry to be deemed “exhibition only”.

6. Winners are deemed officially determined upon the close of the Weigh-Off.

7. In the event of a tie in a cash-prize category, the prize money for those two places will be combined and split equally.

8. Growers will not be permitted to challenge or touch any other competitor’s pumpkin.

9. Decisions of the judges are final in all cases.

10. The Morton Chamber of Commerce shall not be liable for compensation for loss or damage to any exhibit or personal property.