Entrant stand next to their pumpkins at the 2018 Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off (Photo Credit: Bradley Wittke/Miramar Events)

Every October, farmers across the US harvest millions of pumpkins. Some make it to the dinner table in the form of delicious soups or pies, while others get transformed into scary Halloween monsters. Then there are the select few whose only purpose is to win contests like the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off held annually in Half Moon Bay, CA – the self-proclaimed “World Pumpkin Capital.”