Christy Harp shows off her huge pumpkin in Jackson Township, Ohio. The entry topped the 1,689-pound record-holder grown in 2007 by a Rhode Island man.
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A high school math teacher has won top honors in a pumpkin-growing contest with a 1,725-pound behemoth that could land worldwide bragging rights.

Christy Harp of Jackson Township, Ohio, took first place at the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers annual weigh-off Saturday in Canfield. She won $2,500 and could claim the world title.