Answer & explanation
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
3,156
pounds
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
Giant pumpkins get lifted onto the scale with a forklift. Picture one next to a dairy cow, which weighs about 1,500 pounds. How many cows is the record holder? It's wider than a cow is long, so call it two.
- Dairy cow
- ~1,500 lb
- Record pumpkin, in cows
- × 2
- 1,500 × 2
- ≈ 3,000 lb
Giant pumpkins get lifted onto the scale with a forklift. Picture one next to a dairy cow, which weighs about 700 kilograms. How many cows is the record holder? It's wider than a cow is long, so call it two.
- Dairy cow
- ~700 kg
- Record pumpkin, in cows
- × 2
- 700 × 2
- ≈ 1,400 kg
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Ron Wallace's pumpkin, Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off, 10 Oct 2026
- 1,431.5 kg
- In pounds
- ≈ 3,156 lb
Reference cited by Fermi: Guinness World Records, heaviest pumpkin (2026)
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