Gracie Venters, 9, of Redmond won the junior division of the Super Pumpkin Weigh-In at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. Her pumpkin tipped the scales at 445.5 pounds.

The first-place prize awards the winner $1 for every pound, and Venters will receive a check for $445. She plans to put her winnings into a savings account.

Venters started her pumpkin seed at the end of May at Faith Farm on Union Hill. It was her first time growing a competitive pumpkin, which was lifted into the back of the family truck with a tractor and driven to the fair.

She is planning on going to another pumpkin weigh-off this year as she has another pumpkin that looks to be bigger than the first one, said her father, Josh.