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What will be the winning weight in the European Biggest Pumpkin Championships 2008?
The Pumpkin came in at over 660KG
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1077023/The-giant-Halloween-pumpkin-weighs-Mini.html
Background:
Growers at the fair in Ludwigsburg, Germany, have sculpted their prize pumpkins into spectacular displays.
At the end of the show in October the producers of the heaviest pumpkin will compete in a Europe-wide weigh-in competition.
The European Biggest Pumpkin Championship weighing will take place on October 12th. Last years winning weight was 583kg, from Jos Ghaye, Belgium: A new European record.
The first place winner will receive prize money of 1500 EUR. If this year's winning weight exceeds 600 kg, an extra 1000 EUR prize will be awarded.
http://www.juckerfarmart.de/kuerbisevents/2008/em_kuerbiswiegen.pdf
http://itn.co.uk/news/bd969b14ce150fbfc7f28925d0da6802.html
http://www.blueba.de/Veranstaltungen/Kuerbis/kuerbis.html
https://www.ludwigsburg.de/servlet/PB/menu/1200985_l1/query.html?tcp=3&xid=474719&xstart=1&egov=v5150q7w01rx5w367w02
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
| Lesser than 500 kg |
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| 500 kg to lesser than 550 kg |
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| 550 kg to lesser than 600 kg |
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| 600 kg or more |
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- Activity: H$27,120 |
- Predictions: 108 |
Comments: 3
Suspend date: Sat 11th Oct 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Wed 15th Oct 2008 6:14am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 11th Oct 2008 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Lesser than 500 kg: 10%, 500 kg to lesser than 550 kg: 30%, 550 kg to lesser than 600 kg: 40%, 600 kg or more: 20%
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: http://en.ce.cn/end/gallery/200810/15/t20081015_17072556.shtml
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1077023/The-giant-Halloween-pumpkin-weighs-Mini.html
ryanj
: The Pumpkin came in at over 660KG
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1077023/The-giant-Halloween-pumpkin-weighs-Mini.html
Suspend date: Sat 11th Oct 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Wed 15th Oct 2008 6:14am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 11th Oct 2008 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
Get widget!Predictions (108)
jensir
predicted 550 kg to lesser than 600 kg (H$50 at 78%)
nola713
predicted 600 kg or more (H$50 at 18%)
predicted 600 kg or more (H$500 at 13%)
bernardo
predicted 600 kg or more (H$3 at 11%)Comments (3)
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