There were 21 pumpkins and 13 watermelons registered in the competition.
This year, two pumpkins weighed more than 2,000 pounds each.
Albert Rodebaugh of Craigsville, West Virginia, placed first with a 2,244.5-pound pumpkin, setting a record for the N.C. State Fair.
Terry Nelson of Thomas, WV, came in second with a 2,114.5-pound pumpkin.
Steve Hall of Convington, Virginia, placed third and won the Howard Dill Award for best-looking pumpkin for his 1,511.1-pound pumpkin.
In the North Carolina-only competition, the winning pumpkin was grown by the Donald Murphy family of Pink Hill and weighed 682.6 pounds.
David Allen of Garysburg placed second with a 577.4-pound pumpkin and Mark Rollins of Clyde placed third with a 307.7-pound pumpkin.
In the watermelon competition, Chris Kent of Sevierville, Tennessee, placed first with his 288.6-pound watermelon.
H.C. Williams of Bailey placed second with his 245-pound pumpkin. Theron Ray of Bailey placed third with his 230.9-pound watermelon.
The top three winners in pumpkins took home between $1.50 and $3 per pound. The top three winners in watermelons were awarded between $3 and $6 per pound.
A $2,500 bonus will be paid to any world record-breaking watermelon. The current record is 350.5 pounds. The winners will be displayed in the Agri Supply Expo Center.