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Giant pumpkin squashes competition, sets new record at Manitoba fair

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Dhillon, T. (2026, October 5). Giant pumpkin squashes competition, sets new record at Manitoba fair. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12088020/giant-pumpkin-squashes-competition-manitoba/

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Cornie Banman's 1,725-pound pumpkin won first place at the Roland Pumpkin Fair in Manitoba, setting a new provincial record. Among 20 entries, Banman’s entry also surpassed his own previous record from 2019 and earned him a $1,500 prize. The article details how Banman grew the massive fruit, noting challenges like excess water and rapid growth rates of up to 40 pounds per day.
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A 1,725-pound (782 kilograms) pumpkin grown by Cornie Banman was crowned the champion at the Roland Pumpkin Fair in Manitoba on Saturday, setting a new provincial record. The giant pumpkin beat 20 other entries, including his wife Helen Banman’s silver-winning 1,546-pound pumpkin. To transport the enormous vegetable to the fair, Banman used a sling and Bobcat machine to lift it onto a pallet for transportation. This victory marks the first time in three years that Cornie has broken his own Manitoba record, which he previously set in 2019. The planting process began in early April when Banman started growing the pumpkin in his garage before moving it outdoors where heavy rainfall initially threatened its survival but ultimately allowed it to flourish.

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The pumpkin stayed in his garden until it was ready for showtime late last week, Banman continued. “I held a Manitoba record already from 2019 until now, and I always said it wasn’t possible to beat that record in Manitoba because of our growing season being so short, but I finally did it,” he said.
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A pumpkin that weighs more than 1,700 lbs. was crowned the champion and broke a record at the Roland Pumpkin Fair in Manitoba Saturday. asserted
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The 1,725 lbs., or 782 kilograms, pumpkin won after 20 weighed in at this year’s fair in the village of Roland. asserted
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It was grown by Cornie Banman, who received a $1,500 prize. asserted
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His pumpkin beat 20 other submissions at this year’s fair, including his wife Helen Banman’s 1,546–lbs. pumpkin, which won silver. asserted
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Banman’s champion fruit set the record for the province’s largest recorded grown pumpkin at the fair. asserted
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To bring the heavyweight champ to Roland, he said a sling and Bobcat helped to lift it onto a pallet, which was then attached to a trailer. asserted
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Get breaking National news The planting process began in his garage at the end of April, he recounted. asserted
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Then, towards the end of the next month, Banman brought the plant, which had a few pumpkins growing on it, outdoors. asserted
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“With all the rain and the spring that we had, the plants turned yellow and they had too much water in the beginning, but then, all of a sudden, they took off,” Banman said in an interview with Global News. asserted
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He added that when a plant has too much water and turns yellow, it can be a setback. asserted
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Luckily for Banman, he said, the water dried and the pumpkins recovered. asserted
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He measured the fruit as they grew, and estimated that at one point, the pumpkins were growing by 40 to 50 lbs. per day. asserted
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The pumpkin stayed in his garden until it was ready for showtime late last week, Banman continued. “I held a Manitoba record already from 2019 until now, and I always said it wasn’t possible to beat that record in Manitoba because of our growing season being so short, but I finally did it,” he said. asserted
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The record-setting pumpkin is on display at a grocery store in Winkler, around 20 kilometres north of the RM of Stanley, where it was grown, Banman said. asserted
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The remaining pumpkins he and his wife grew were donated to a charity event with giant jack-o’-lanterns to raise money for cancer research. asserted
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