David Muir reports on the new world record for heaviest pumpkin, which weighs 3,156 pounds – smashing the previous record of 2,856 pounds set merely a week ago. The world’s biggest pumpkin record has been smashed twice in just seven days, with a Rhode Island grower producing a 1,431.5kg monster weighing almost 200kg more than the previous champion. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• David Muir reports on the new world record for heaviest pumpkin, which weighs 3,156 pounds – smashing the previous record of 2,856 pounds set merely a week ago.S1

• The world’s biggest pumpkin record has been smashed twice in just seven days, with a Rhode Island grower producing a 1,431.5kg monster weighing almost 200kg more than the previous champion.S2