Heaviest pumpkin

The heaviest pumpkin weighed 1,295.8 kg (2,856 lb 12.8 oz) when presented by Ian Paton (UK) at the Wargrave Nursery Giant Vegetable Weigh-off in Berkshire, UK, on 3 October 2026, as ratified by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth.

The gargantuan gourd was nicknamed "Bagheera" after the panther character in children's book The Jungle Book.

Two weeks earlier, Paton had claimed first prize at the UK National Giant Vegetables Championship at the Malvern Autumn Show with a specimen named "Baloo" that logged 1,258 kg (2,773 lb). While falling just short of a world record, it was at the time the second-heaviest pumpkin ever recorded.

Paton beat his own record of 1,278.8 kg (2,819 lb 4 oz) for a specimen called "Muggle" that was grown collaboratively with his twin brother, Stuart, and assessed at Wargrave Nursery on 6 October 2025. After more than 50 years of growing giant pumpkins with his brother, Stuart decided to retire after setting the world record in 2025, but Ian decided he wasn't done yet!