{
  "id": 14075932,
  "title": "Ontario grower's 1,711-pound pumpkin nearly snagged top prize at Pumpkinfest. Then he was disqualified",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ontario-growers-1-711-pound-pumpkin-nearly-snagged-top-prize-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T23:47:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/pumpkinfest-grower-disqualified-9.7378192"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When Jeff Warner strapped his 1,711-pound pumpkin to a trailer and set off for Port Elgin Pumpkinfest earlier this month, he knew a top prize wasn't guaranteed. Still, the Englehart, Ont., grower says he was hoping for a shot. Instead he was disqualified. The culprit? A soft spot.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}