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Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

Seeking a clarification of the rules... Let's say I bring two fruit to a GPC weighoff. The ugly one weighs 999 pounds and a beautiful orange HD contender weighs, let's say 800 pounds. I want to keep the 999 pounder because it puts me in the top-10 for the weighoff. The smaller one becomes EXH. Is the smaller one still eligible for the HD award?

8/3/2015 11:54:40 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

At our weigh offZ here it would be....Just no DMG's for HD as far as I know... but will see what otherZ say....

8/3/2015 12:03:24 PM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

The one thing I seem to remember is that the HD is at the discretion of the weighoff organizers. Some hold a vote among attendees, some use judges, etc., so I probably need to ask them.

8/3/2015 12:21:53 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Probably depends on individual site rules. Back before they were calling it the HD award, our site gave out a prize for prettiest and ugliest pumpkin. Ralph Trumm won prettiest pumpkin with a 900#+ orange beauty exhibition entry.

8/3/2015 12:23:32 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

I think it should be NO.

8/3/2015 1:26:39 PM

Colorado

definitely no-exhibition is to see what it weighs. Its not a legal fruit so sorry on awards

8/3/2015 3:54:27 PM

New England

I would say definitely no also.

8/3/2015 4:30:39 PM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

Interesting. Before I asked I was thinking "no" but I wanted to get some opinions. The thing to take away from this is "make sure you clarify the rules before weighoff day."

8/3/2015 5:09:32 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

It all depends on the individual weighoffs and have heard arguments from both sides of this coin. Both sides have valid points too.

8/3/2015 5:33:12 PM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

Some weigh-offs allow multiple entries, some don't. Some will let you bring "extra" exhibition fruit, some won't. Since the GPC supports this award, the Howard Dill should be for an official GPC entry at the Weigh-Off you choose to go to.

8/3/2015 5:38:37 PM

Wixom MI.

Best thing to do is to enter at two different sites to make it officoal

8/3/2015 6:00:52 PM

Putnam Ct.

At our team-pumpkin weigh off at Woodstock Fair , we will display exhibition or DMG but they are exhibition only. No awards. Just to show appreciation to the grower for his or her hard work.

8/3/2015 6:09:45 PM

Putnam Ct.

At our team-pumpkin weigh off at Woodstock Fair , we will display exhibition or DMG but they are exhibition only. No awards. Just to show appreciation to the grower for his or her hard work.

8/3/2015 6:11:59 PM