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Ian Paton, 65, from Lymington, Hampshire, has broken the world record for the largest pumpkin once again at the Wargrave Nursery Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off in Berkshire. His latest creation weighed an astounding 2,856.8 pounds (1295.8 kg), comparable to the weight of a female hippopotamus. This achievement marks Paton's third time growing the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded and his first solo win since parting ways with his brother Stuart, who had previously shared five out of the ten largest pumpkins in world history with him.

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Ian Paton, a 65-year-old grandfather from Lymington, Hampshire, smashed the world record for the biggest pumpkin at the Wargrave Nursery Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off in Berkshire on Saturday. His pumpkin weighed an astounding 2,856.8lb (1295.8kg), equivalent to a female hippopotamus. This marks Paton's third time growing one of the heaviest pumpkins ever recorded. He achieved this feat after his partnership with brother Stuart ended last year when Stuart decided to travel the world. The brothers had previously grown five out of the ten heaviest pumpkins together over their half-century-long collaboration and were crowned world champions three times and European champions ten times. Paton’s granddaughters, aged five and seven, were thrilled by his success, and he made a call to them after winning the competition.

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A grandfather has broken the world record for the biggest pumpkin again. asserted

grandfather → break → pumpkin

Ian Paton, 65, spent up to six hours a day working to grow the pumpkin, which weighed 2,856.8lb (1295.8kg), the same as a female hippopotamus. asserted

which → spend → hippopotamus

Mr Paton has now grown the three heaviest pumpkins ever recorded, with his latest triumph coming in the first year after his partnership with his brother Stuart ended after he decided to travel the world. asserted

he → grow → world

The brothers grew five of the ten heaviest pumpkins ever in their half-century of growing together. asserted

brothers → grow → century

As a pair they were crowned world champions three times and European champions ten times. asserted

they → crown → pair

Mr Paton said his granddaughters Etta, five, and Martha Syrett, seven, were 'amazed' by his success and called them after winning the competition. asserted

granddaughters → say → competition

Competing in the Wargrave Nursery Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off in Berkshire on Saturday, Mr Paton said he knew his pumpkin was a winner when the telehandler lit up like a 'Christmas tree' on seeing its heft. asserted

telehandler → compete → heft

Mr Paton, from Lymington, Hampshire, said: 'I'm super happy. asserted

I → say → Lymington

On Saturday we broke the world record. asserted

we → break → record

Ian Paton pictured with his world record-breaking pumpkin on Saturday in Berkshire The giant pumpkin weighed 2,856.8lb and took Mr Paton up to six hours of work a day to grow to its enormous size Mr asserted

pumpkin → picture → size

Paton's seven-year-old granddaughter Martha Syrett pictured on top of the huge gourd The Hampshire man has now grown the heaviest three pumpkins the world has ever seen ' asserted

world → picture → pumpkins

I knew it was a big one as when I lifted it with the telehandler, all the warning lights came on like a Christmas tree, saying it was too heavy. asserted

it → know → tree

It's good to have achieved it without my brother because it was an immense amount of work. asserted

it → achieve → work

It's nice to know I can do it myself. asserted

I → know → it

'A lot of that work is burying the vines so it gets more roots - that's where the size comes from. asserted

size → bury → where

The pumpkin grows about a foot and a half or 40cm a day in every direction so it starts to get to be a lot. asserted

it → grow → direction

I think someone Googled it and said it's the size of a female hippo. asserted

it → think → hippo

I put it on a WhatsApp call to them when I won and you could hear them shouting down the phone. uncertain

them → put → phone

'Between Stuart and myself we have got five out of the top 10 heaviest pumpkins in the world. asserted

we → get → world

But now I have grown the top one, two and three in the world. asserted

I → grow → world

That feels really good. asserted

That → feel → ?

It feels especially good knowing the Americans haven't got it. asserted

Americans → feel → it

I have a lot of friends there who grow pumpkins. asserted

who → have → pumpkins

'It's a very friendly sport and everyone works together, so it's not like other sports.' asserted

it → work → sports

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