2023 Weigh Off Results - The Gateway Salt Lake City
Long-Time Grower Clint Nash Wins His 1st UGPG Weigh-off
After years of growing giant pumpkins, Clint Nash pulled out a big win at the first annual Gateway Pumpkin Palooza in Salt Lake City. Clints previous best was 3rd place at the Hee Haw Farms weigh-off in 2021 where he came in 3rd with a 1258 pound pumpkin.
Clint's pumpkin, grown from the 1905 Sadiq seed, came in nearly 15% over estimate. Clint brought his first pumpkin to a UGPG weigh-off in 2007 and the pumpkin weighed in at 174 pounds. You've come a long way, baby! Congratulations to Clint on a palooza of a pumpkin season!!
| Giant Pumpkins | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight | Hometown | Comments |
| 1 |  |
Clint Nash | 1478 | Riverton, UT | Personal Best |
| 2 |  |
David Bradley | 1426 | Salt Lake City | Personal Best |
| 3 |  |
Brandon Crain | 943 | Shelley, ID | |
| 4 |  |
Brent Evans | 856 | West Valley City | |
| 5 |  |
Alan Gebert | 771 | Millville | |
| 6 |  |
Ella Crain | 756 | Shelley, ID | |
| 7 |  |
Ralph Laub | 682 | Vernal | |
| 8 |  |
Cliff Warren | 609 | Pocatello, ID | |
| 9 |  |
Ben McRae | 209 | West Jordan | |
| Jr. Division - Giant Pumpkins (15 & younger) | |||||
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight | Hometown | Comments |
| 1 |  |
Evan Miyagi | 41 | Salt Lake City | First Time Grower |
| Giant Squash | |||||
| Ranking | Photo | Grower | Weight | Hometown | Comments |
| 1 |  |
Gary Merrell | 183 | West Bountiful | |
| EXH | |
Gary Merrell | 182 | West Bountiful | |
| Long Gourds | |||||
| Ranking | Photo | Grower | Length | Hometown | Comments |
| 1 |  |
Ken Kolb | 118.75 | Roy | New State Record |
| 2 |  |
Clint Nash | 97 | Riverton, UT | Tomatoes |
| Ranking | Photo | Grower | Weight | Hometown | Variety |
| 1 | |
Sterling Brinkerhoff | 2.25 | Benjamin | Swarlo's Polish Plum |
| 2 |  |
Lynne Glassford | 1.95 | Lindon | ? |
| 1 | Richard Glassford | 1.87 | Lindon | ? | |
| Watermelons | |||||
| Ranking | Photo | Grower | Weight | Hometown | Comments |
| 1 | |
Juana Laub | 124.00 | Vernal | |
| Field Pumpkins | |||||
| Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight | Hometown | Comments |
| 1 |  |
Alan Gebert | 116 | Millville | |
| 2 |  |
Lynne Glassford | 65 | Lindon | |
| 3 |  |
Richard Glassford | 64 | Lindon | |
| Sunflowers & Other Vegetables | |||||
| Variety/Rank | Photo | Grower | Weight | Hometown | Comments |
| Sunflower - Tall |  |
Clint Nash | 200" | Riverton, UT | |
| Sunflower Head |  |
Nancy Nalley | 19.75" | ? | |
| Sunflower Head | |
Juana Laub | 15.5" | Vernal | |
| Sunflower Head | |
Aspen Brinkerhoff | 8.875" | Benjamin | |
| Radish | |
Rebecca Brinkerhoff | ? | Benjamin | |
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