“They’ve named the potato Doug, after the way it was unearthed”
“near Hamilton, New Zealand”
“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). That’s equal to a couple of sacks of regular potatoes, or one small dog.”
“The current Guinness World Records entry for the heaviest potato is a 2011 monster from Britain that weighed in at just under 5 kg. The couple say they’ve applied to Guinness to have Doug recognized and are waiting to hear back.”
(https://apnews.com/article/oddities-lifestyle-new-zealand-gardening-a6ce44c5937ff8e180554fe4e27169da)
Update: Guinness World Records determined it to be a tuber of a gourd and rejected the application.
(https://apnews.com/article/worlds-largest-potato-doug-a440afd3c656018c585078ed3ac18970)
danelabonte 