For the second consecutive year, a gourd grown by Neptune captured the title of King Pumpkin on Wednesday evening, weighing in at 1,479 pounds. It wasn't a record setter - his winning entry last year tipped the scales at 1,503 - but it was big enough to take the prize of $1 per pound plus a $100 bonus for being the biggest pumpkin in a six-county region.
That's not where the real money lies, though; according to Neptune, the biggest value is in its seeds. The 700-800 seeds it contains likely will sell for $20 apiece.