The pressure is on ...

In 2012, a cushaw gourd used a secret weapon to go the distance.

The pumpkin heads are feeling the pressure. Tomorrow is the big day. The seeds are thinking last minute strategies to win ....

At the same time, Vice-President Joe Biden is in Charlotte tomorrow. Secret Service officials ask media to be set up by 11 a.m. so they can be given clearance. He will speak later in the afternoon, but that takes media resources away from the pumpkin chunking. BOO!