Grayson County man sets Kentucky State Fair record with 1,880 pound pumpkin

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) – A Grayson County man is celebrating a big win with a $3,700 check after he set a new record at the Kentucky State Fair with a 1,882.4-pound pumpkin, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

The man, identified as Josh Monin of Caneyville, not only won Kentucky State Fair’s Largest Pumpkin contest, but he set the state’s fair record, ultimately winning $3,764.80 from the large fruit.

Kentucky State Fair rewards the contest winner with $2 per pound of pumpkin.