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The great pumpkin
Martin Schnicker of Mt. Pleasant, a perennial placer in the Iowa State Fair?s Big Pumpkin Contest, captured first place this year with a 1,131-pound pumpkin. Schnicker is shown with his mammoth pumpkin. His pumpkin easily won the competition as the second-place winner weighed 780 pounds. Schnicker?s first place was worth $1,000.
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Sep. 30, 2018 9:36 pm
Martin Schnicker of Mt. Pleasant, a perennial placer in the Iowa State Fair?s Big Pumpkin Contest, captured first place this year with a 1,131-pound pumpkin. Schnicker is shown with his mammoth pumpkin. His pumpkin easily won the competition as the second-place winner weighed 780 pounds. Schnicker?s first place was worth $1,000.

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