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1Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors2Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches3Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsMaine grower Sarah Whitty, who posts as Pumpkinista, says her giant marrow named Secretariat weighed 170 pounds at an October 1, 2026 weigh-off. Dexerto reported the next day that the fruit set a North American record. The result is reported as a record, not independently confirmed by a current official record listing.
Who grew the 170-pound zucchini?
Sarah Whitty of Maine grows giant vegetables and shares them online as Pumpkinista. According to Dexerto’s October 2, 2026 report, her specimen, named Secretariat, weighed 170 pounds at a weigh-off the previous day. Dexerto also reproduced Whitty’s post describing Secretariat as “the new North American record marrow (zucchini).”
Dexerto said the weigh-off video showed the New Hampshire Giant Pumpkin Growers Association logo. That detail provides context for the event, but a logo in a video does not by itself establish that an association formally certified a record.
Is a marrow the same as a zucchini?
The report uses “marrow,” the competition-facing name for the giant fruit, and adds “zucchini” to make the category familiar to many American readers. The Maine Pumpkin Growers Organization also records marrow as its own state-record category. Its state records page lists Sarah Whitty of Veazie, Maine, with a 60.5-pound Maine marrow record. That listing is prior state-record context; it does not name Secretariat or confirm the reported 2026 North American result.
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Was the North American record officially confirmed?
Dexerto reported the 170-pound weigh-in as a North American record, but the sources available for this account do not include a current official association listing or published rules confirming the result. The careful description is therefore “reported North American record.” The available information also does not establish Guinness recognition.
How does this compare with Whitty’s earlier giant marrow?
Whitty’s 2026 Secretariat should not be confused with a different fruit she entered in 2025. In a report that year, WABI said Whitty’s earlier marrow weighed 162.5 pounds but was disqualified after a split reached the fruit’s cavity. The Maine growers organization’s listing of her 60.5-pound state record is a separate record entry, not confirmation of either weigh-off result.
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How Whitty got into giant-vegetable growing
WABI reported that a volunteer pumpkin vine grew from a jack-o’-lantern discarded in a compost pile, inspiring Whitty to try growing giant pumpkins. She later branched out into other giant vegetables. Her earlier disqualified marrow shows why size and eligibility are distinct: in a competition, a fruit can be large yet fail a rule because of its condition. The specific rules applied to Secretariat have not been established here.
For general background, the Maine Pumpkin Growers Organization describes its purpose as sharing knowledge among giant-pumpkin growers and promoting the hobby. Its weight-estimation guidance uses circumference, end-to-end, and side-to-side measurements. That is general guidance; it does not document how Secretariat was measured or weighed.
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