LatviaPublished: 15 October 2026 at 16:58

355-Kilogram Pumpkin Wins "Latvia's Biggest Pumpkin Championship"

A 355 kg pumpkin grown by the Eglāji family in Jelgava Municipality won "Latvia's Biggest Pumpkin Championship" on 15 October. The 2018 record of 574 kg remains unbeaten.

The winner of "Latvia's Biggest Pumpkin Championship" was determined in Latvia on 15 October. The title went to a pumpkin grown by the Eglāji family in Jelgava Municipality, which weighed 355 kilograms.

The pumpkins entered in the contest were weighed and measured to establish the heaviest one.

Despite the win for the Eglāji family, the existing championship record still stands. It was set in 2018, when the heaviest pumpkin weighed 574 kilograms. The winning pumpkin did not come close to that figure, so the record has not been broken.

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