Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In Opens 2021 Circleville Pumpkin Show

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After taking last year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Circleville Pumpkin Show officially opened Wednesday morning with beautiful sunshine and pleasant temperatures.

Watch Mike Smith’s Litter Media report from the Circleville Pumpkin Show in our YouTube feature below. (CLICK THE ARROW)

As is tradition, the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In took center stage at the intersection of Court and Main Streets with more than 35 entries vying for $3,000 in cash for the winner.

Steven Thornhill of Canal Winchester took the top prize with a pumpkin that weighed 1,850.5 pounds. Thornhill told Litter Media that this was a “dream come true”, having seen this competition when he attended the Circleville Pumpkin Show as a child.

John Pritchard of Groveport was runner-up, with a pumpkin weighing in at 1,620 pounds.

Third place honors went to Darryl Crosby with a pumpkin weighing 1,448 pounds.

Circleville Pumpkin Show Trustee Ernie Weaver, who has also served as the weigh-in emcee for more than 20 years, says “It is great to be back after a year off. We did weigh pumpkins last year at the fairgrounds, where Doc Liggett won with a pumpkin over over 1,700 pounds.”

The Circleville Pumpkin Show, which is known as “The Greatest Free Show On Earth”, runs through Saturday night. The Show draws an annual crowd of over 400,000 people.