A Northern California pumpkin hobbyist has won first place at the 46th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh Off, setting a record for the largest in California.

一名北加州南瓜爱好者在第46届西夫韦世界南瓜重量锦标赛中获得第一名，创下了加州最大南瓜的纪录。

Leonardo Urena of Napa won $15,000 Monday when his pumpkin logged 2,175 pounds.

纳帕的莱昂纳多·乌丽娜于本周一赢得了1.5万美元的大奖，他的南瓜重达2175磅。

Weigh-off spokesman Timothy Beeman says Urena’s pumpkin is the second largest in the contest’s history. A pumpkin from Washington state weighed nearly 2,400 pounds and won in Half Moon Bay in 2017.

称重发言人蒂莫西·比曼说，乌丽娜的南瓜是大赛历史上第二大南瓜。2017年，来自华盛顿州的一个南瓜重近2400磅，在半月湾获胜。

The 51-year-old says he took up the hobby in 2000 and says he enjoys the pumpkin growing community. He also won the Half Moon Bay contest in 2011.

这位51岁的老人说，他是在2000年开始有这个爱好的，他很喜欢这个南瓜种植社区。他还赢得了2011年的半月湾比赛。

Urena says he always tells his pumpkins he’s proud of them and he encourages them to keep growing.

乌丽娜说，他总是对自己的南瓜说，他为它们感到骄傲，并鼓励它们继续生长。