A horticulture teacher from Minnesota has clinched the annual 47th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with this 2,350lb (1,066kg) monster.
The gigantic gourd — which weighs about the same as a crappy hatchback – was driven 35 hours to the contest in the back of Travis Gienger’s ute.
He won $US16,450 for his efforts.
The world record was set by in 2016 by a Belgian farmer at the Giant Pumpkin European Championship in Germany. That behemoth weighed in 2,600 pounds (1,179 kilograms).
To markets — The ASX opened weaker before bouncing back, with the ASX 200 down only marginally by lunchtime Wednesday.
WINNERS:
Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Wednesday, October 14:
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CODE | NAME | PRICE | % CHANGE | MARKET CAP |
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SCU | Stemcell United | 0.024 | 100 | $ 7,699,300.37 |
GLH | Global Health | 0.39 | 70 | $ 9,682,613.60 |
UNL | United Networks | 0.11 | 57 | $ 27,466,556.74 |
PRM | Prominence Energy | 0.007 | 40 | $ 1,998,567.84 |
SRY | Story-I | 0.023 | 35 | $ 6,288,585.41 |
MSI | Multistack International | 0.031 | 29 | $ 2,695,294.18 |
IDZ | Indoor Skydive | 0.019 | 27 | $ 5,050,501.49 |
RXH | Rewardle Holding | 0.01 | 25 | $ 4,210,571.90 |
DOU | Douugh | 0.13 | 24 | $ 32,009,077.38 |
ODM | Odin Metals | 0.033 | 22 | $ 7,012,422.05 |
CST | Castile Resources | 0.445 | 22 | $ 72,894,194.17 |
RNX | Renegade Exploration | 0.0085 | 21 | $ 6,038,386.47 |
IKE | Ikegps Group | 1.02 | 20 | $ 111,581,350.45 |
DLC | Delecta | 0.006 | 20 | $ 5,043,106.03 |
SAN | Sagalio Energy | 0.019 | 19 | $ 3,274,562.08 |
CDT | Castle Minerals | 0.013 | 18 | $ 5,351,930.00 |
ZEU | Zeus Resources | 0.021 | 17 | $ 3,242,700.00 |
CGB | Cann Global | 0.007 | 17 | $ 21,399,492.80 |
CZN | Corazon | 0.0035 | 17 | $ 9,760,077.44 |
The first drill hole in Castile Resources’ (ASX:CST) first ever drilling program at the ‘Rover 1’ prospect has pulled up a stunning intercept of 30.4 metres at 35.6 g/t gold, 506.5m from surface.
Cashed-up ~$5m market cap minnow Castle Minerals (ASX:CDT) is drilling its recently acquired Wanganui gold project in WA.
Infrastructure technology company ikeGPS (ASX:IKE) has landed another contract in the US market.
StemCell United (ASX:SCU) announced it had signed a joint venture to cultivate and farm sea grapes in Singapore – which would utilise the company’s plant stem cell technology.
And health software stock Global Health (ASX:GLH) announced a partnership with Asthma Australia.
LOSERS:
Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Wednesday, October 14:
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CODE | NAME | PRICE | % CHANGE | MARKET CAP |
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ANW | Aus Tin Mining | 0.001 | -33 | $5,161,327.76 |
CCE | Carnegie Cln Energy | 0.001 | -33 | $ 16,712,178.68 |
UUV | UUV Aquabotix | 0.001 | -33 | $ 2,688,366.91 |
CLZ | Classic Minerals | 0.0015 | -25 | $ 26,678,279.47 |
QFY | Quantify Tech | 0.0015 | -25 | $ 4,017,099.49 |
GGX | Gas2Grid | 0.002 | -20 | $ 3,309,992.46 |
VAL | Valor Resources | 0.004 | -20 | $ 9,604,240.43 |
BSX | Blackstone Minerals | 0.41 | -15 | $ 154,075,862.15 |
AHL | Ahalife Holdings | 0.006 | -14 | $ 9,309,919.74 |
ASP | Aspermont | 0.006 | -14 | $ 15,941,203.17 |
FPL | Fremont Petroleum | 0.003 | -14 | $ 13,738,127.16 |
RDN | Raiden Resources | 0.038 | -14 | $ 23,697,240.73 |
HCD | Hydrocarbon Dynamic | 0.028 | -13 | $ 11,099,223.78 |
AQC | Australian Pacific Coal | 0.14 | -13 | $ 8,077,569.60 |
AQS | Aquis Entertainment | 0.031 | -11 | $ 1,250,171.16 |
ARO | Astro Resources | 0.008 | -11 | $ 13,166,207.21 |
BIQ | Buildingiq | 0.008 | -11 | $ 3,363,056.54 |
IPB | IPB Petroleum | 0.033 | -11 | $ 10,456,380.12 |
PSC | Prospect Resources | 0.17 | -11 | $ 54,327,939.56 |