2,175-pound pumpkin wins world championship weigh-off in Half Moon Bay

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KTVU) - A pumpkin weighing well over a ton won the annual Half Moon Bay pumpkin weigh-off and set a new state record. 

Leonardo Urena's 2,175-pound mega-gourd took the top prize at the  46th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off.

Urena won more than $15,000 in prize money and he and the champion pumpkin will play a starring role at this weekend's Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival.