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Congratulations to the 2025 Giant Pumpkin Winners

11/04/2025 @ 11:15 am

Special thanks to Puckerville Farms in Lemont for hosting the event and Cook-DuPage Beekeepers Association for SPONSORING and judging the honey contest, as well as the many volunteers, contestants, and spectators that supported all the activities!

 

Click HERE to see photos from the 2025 contest.

 

Giant Pumpkin Contest | Adult

1st $250.00 Dave Wilkes 385 lbs

2nd $150.00 Rick Homerding 363 lbs

3rd $75.00 Roger Freeman 251 lbs

4th Mary Schoenheider 84 lbs

 

Giant Pumpkin Contest | Youth

1st $100.00 Valerie Doorneweerd 105 lbs

2nd $75.00 Landon Milella 89 lbs

3rd $50.00 Livia Milella 22 lbs

 

Honey Contest

1st $100.00 Kate Swain

2nd $50.00 Cynthia Brasic

3rd $25.00 Rick Homerding

 

Carving Contest

1st $100.00 Cassandra Rivera

2nd $50.00 Carolina Rivera

3rd $25.00 Donny Carlson

 

Pumpkin Dessert Contest

1st $100.00 Cassandra Rivera - Pumpkin Caramel Pie

2nd $50.00 Theresa Doorneweerd - Pumpkin Harvest Spice Cake

3rd $25.00 Masry Schoenheider - Pumpkin Bundt Cake

 

Youth Guess the Weight | 0-14 yrs

1st Pumpkin: 40 lbs Landon Milella’s Guess: 35 lbs

 

Adult Guess the Weight | 15+ yrs

1st Pumpkin: 36.5 lbs Lynne Rine’s Guess: 37 lbs

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