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Meet Jay Richard, also known as the Pumpkin King and competitive pumpkin grower, grows gargantuan gourds and vegetables inside his 85 degree greenhouse

Amy and Andy Corbin, champion pumpkin growers of Wyoming, welcomed Halloween by exploding a 1,500 pumpkin at a carnival on Oct. 29. Watch the footage here.

CHEYENNE — To beat the state pumpkin record, Andy and Amy Corbin had to beat themselves.

CHEYENNE — To beat the state pumpkin record, Andy and Amy Corbin had to beat themselves.

Amy and Andy Corbin of Cheyenne have smashed Wyoming's 'Biggest Pumpkin Grown' record again. The couple have grown a giant pumpkin weighing over 1 ton (2062 lbs!)

Andy and Amy Corbin of Cheyenne broke their own state record for the most massive pumpkin ever grown in Wyoming weighing in at 2,062 pounds over the weekend.

Although Wyoming's Pumpkin King, Jay Richard, won three pumpkin-growing championships this year, his pumpkins are still about 1,000 pounds shy of the world record set this year by Minnesota's Travis Gienger. But Jay says he can catch him.

Worland’s Jay Richard won another pumpkin championship over the weekend with 1,686-pound “Joanie” taking first place honors in Colorado. Next up, the Wyoming State Championship in Worland on Saturday.

Worland pumpkin grower Jay Richard won a Utah pumpkin-growing championship with a gigantic 1,784-pound pumpkin named "Marion." Richard's pumpkin is the 2nd-largest pumpkin ever grown in Wyoming.

Jay Richard built his greenhouse to grow one thing — a humongous 2,000-pound pumpkin. Marion is 1,750 pounds and growing. He's preparing for the Wyoming Pumpkin Growing Championship and Pumpkin Drop in early October.