"Kudos to Jesse Sapolu, the ex-49ers lineman who will preside as Grand Marshal for Saturday's Great Pumpkin Parade in Half Moon Bay. Despite his four Super Bowl rings, however, Sapolu will not be the biggest star at this gourd-centric pageant. That distinction belongs to a pale orange, slightly slumped behemoth named Beetle Handle, winner of this year's Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off."
"That victory was good for a $21,000 check, and came as sweet relief for Brandon Dawson, the squash-whispering Santa Rosa dad who nurtured his prize pumpkin from pollination to its peak weight of 2,346 pounds."
Jesse Sapolu will serve as Grand Marshal for the Great Pumpkin Parade in Half Moon Bay. A pale orange, slightly slumped pumpkin named Beetle Handle won the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with a peak weight of 2,346 pounds. The win earned Brandon Dawson of Santa Rosa a $21,000 prize. Dawson nurtured the prize pumpkin from pollination to its full size. Travis Gienger, last year's champion, congratulated Dawson after the weigh-off. Photographs captured Dawson celebrating in Half Moon Bay on Oct. 13, 2025, with family members and the giant pumpkin displayed on a pickup bed.
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