HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—A 2,560-pound pumpkin named “Maverick” set a new North American record on a foggy Monday at the 2022 Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif. on Oct. 10. The weigh-in reward was $9 per pound, so the winner took home $23,040 for this behemoth. “At first I expected…