{
  "id": 12138312,
  "title": "Giant pumpkin wins BC contest by just 1 pound after weighing 1,485 pounds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/giant-pumpkin-wins-bc-contest-by-just-1-pound-after-weighing-1-485",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/kelowna-grower-jordan-abbates-giant-pumpkin-weighed-1485-pounds-at-british-columbias-2026-contest-beating-the-1484-pound-runner-up-by-just-1-pound-after-six-months-of-daily-care/articleshow/134693371.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kelowna grower Jordan Abbate won the 2026 B.C. Giant Pumpkin Contest with a 1,485-pound pumpkin, beating the runner-up by just one pound. The victory followed six months of daily care, including watering, pruning and soil preparation. The contest also saw two new B.C. records in other giant vegetable categories.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}