A Massachusetts man broke the Topsfield Fair giant pumpkin record with the size of his gourd, measured as part of the annual New England Giant Pumpkin Growers Contest. Jamie Graham of Tyngsborough had his pumpkin top the scales at 2,480 pounds. The previous record was 2,294.5 pounds, set by Alex Noel of Abington, Connecticut. The Salem News reports that Graham's children dubbed the monster pumpkin Bear Swipe. Graham has been posting the pumpkin's journey on his social media channels, including Instagram, YouTube and Tik Tok accounts.Graham won $6,500 for first place and received a $2,022 bonus for breaking the fair's record, the Salem News reported. Noel came in second place in this year’s contest with a pumpkin weighing 2,234 pounds.The New England Giant Pumpkin weigh-off began at Topsfield Fair in 1984. That year the winning pumpkin, grown by Wayne Hackney of New Milford, Connecticut, weighed 433 pounds.