Nov 5, 2021 · The spud, named “Doug” by the couple, may be the largest in the world, weighing in at a whopping 7.9 kilograms (17.4 pounds). The current record is held by British vegetable grower Peter...

Weighing roughly 17.4 pounds (7.9 kg), it was thought to be the largest potato on record for a period after its discovery, topping the 11-pound (5.0 kg) record holder at the time. However, genetic testing revealed that Doug is not, in fact, a potato.

Nov 9, 2021 · Their unusual discovery may be the largest potato on record. When weighed at the local farming store, the spud was whopping 7.8 kilograms (17.4 pounds)—the size of a large Thanksgiving...

Mar 17, 2022 · At 17.4 pounds, it was substantially larger than the world’s heaviest known potato, which weighed in at 11 pounds and was unearthed in 2010 by Peter Glazebrook, a seasoned grower of massive...

Mar 23, 2022 · Dug may not be the world’s largest potato, but it’s still pretty spudtacular. When New Zealand couple Colin and Donna Craig-Brown first discovered the gigantic vegetable in their garden last...

Mar 16, 2022 · A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash after Guinness wrote to say that scientific testing had found it wasn’t, in fact, a potato after all.

Nov 4, 2021 · But it's quite possibly the largest potato on record. When the couple lugged it into their garage and put it on their old set of scales, it weighed in at a remarkable 7.9 kilograms (17.4 pounds).

Mar 16, 2022 · A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash after Guinness World Records ...

Jan 20, 2023 · Late last year, gardeners Colin and Donna Craig-Brown discovered what they believed to be the world's largest potato in their garden: a 17.4-pound mega spud that the couple dubbed "Doug."

Jan 20, 2022 · Weighing an astonishing 7.9 kilograms (17.4 pounds), the dog-sized tuber, which they named "Dug," far exceeds the current record holder for World's Heaviest Potato—a 5 kg British spud reported...