GPC Rules - Updated June, 2002
THis is a scanned copy of the rules. The weighoff site
will have a printed copy.
GREAT PUMPKIN COMMONWEALTH
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GIANT PUMPKIN COMPETITORS
l. The pumpkin must be grown, cared for, and exhibited
by the grower. In cases of emergency (serious illness,
death in the family, etc.) the site co-ordinator will
make the decision as to allowing exceptions to the
rule, and the site co-ordinator's decision will be
final.
2. An exhibitor may enter only one specimen per class
and there may be no more than two entries per family
per class (household).
3. Each family (household) will be eligible for only
one G.P.C. cash award per class per year. Second
entries will be allowed and recognized (See rule #2),
but will not be eligible for the over-all G.P.C. prize
awards.
4. A specimen must be entered and weighed at one of
the official Great Pumpkin Commonwealth sites.
5. Each site will seek to have two active or retired
agricultural agents and/or government representatives
to assist as judges, inspect entries and supervise
weighing.
6. Color requirements: To be eligible for the heaviest
pumpkins, and to qualify for G.P.C. prize money, the
pumpkin must be 75% to 100% pumpkin color or colors
(Note stipulation 6a below). All others will be
considered squash.
(6a.) Pumpkin colors will include orange, red, yellow,
tan, cream, white, and/or combinations of these
colors: Squash colors will include green, gray, blue
and/or combinations of these colors.
(6b) All of the surface area of the entry, (including
the area between the ribs} visible when the pumpkin is
resting in the position it was grown, must be
considered. The color of the (not visible) area
underneath the pumpkin will not be considered.
(6c) Any pumpkin arriving at a weigh-off that is
questionable, color wise, will be set aside for
Special Attention, requiring that five (not two or
three) judges will ultimately rule on such entries.
The five judges will be composed of the original two
judges, plus the site co-ordinator, plus two
experienced growers appointed by the site co-ordinator
prior to the weigh-off. These last two appointed'
"deputy" judges must not have grown an entry in
question, and they must not have entries in the
weigh-off that appear to be in the top five. A vote by
these five will make the final decision on the
questionable entries.
(6d) Before the weigh-off begins, a grower may request
that the five "Special Consideration" judges inspect
his or her entry to rule on its classification;
pumpkin or squash. (This is to correctly position the
entry for judging in the appropriate class at those
sites where pumpkins and squash are displayed and
weighed at different times.)
7. The specimen must be sound, healthy and undamaged.
Entries must be free or rot, holes/cracks through to
the cavity, chemical residue (fungicides) and serious
soft spots.
8. No foreign material (fungicides, caulking material,
etc ) is permitted to be included in the weighing.
Vine must be trimmed to one inch from the stem of the
fruit. The judges reserve the right to fully inspect
each specimen before the weight is announced and
official. Refusal to
allow the inspection of an entry will cause said entry
to be deemed "exhibition only."
9. Any specimen previously entered or weighed at any
other National or International competition prior to
the G.P.C. contest is not eligible for competition.
10. In the event of a tie, the prize money for those
two places will be combined and split equally.
11. To be eligible for G.P.C: prize money, the entry
(pumpkin or squash} must ultimately be weighed without
a tarp or other lifting device.
12. Decisions of the judges are final in all cases.
The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth and its sites shall not
be liable for compensation for loss or damage to any
exhibit or personal property.
Updated June, 2002 ,
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