A specimen from what could be the world’s biggest potato is to be sent for testing in Scotland.
Dug the Potato has the potential to be the world's biggest potato
The spud - nicknamed as ‘Dug the Potato’ - weighs in at a whopping 7.9kg after it was discovered on a farm in Hamilton in New Zealand by Colin and Donna Craig-Brown while they cleaned their vegetable garden in August.
Colin told Stuff: “I said to Donna, ‘should we go for the Guinness World Record,” which is currently held by a tatty found in Nottinghamshire, to which Donna replied: “can you really be bothered?”
After jumping through all the hoops, they now need certification that Dug is indeed a potato.
Of the requirement, Colin said: ““Do they think I genetically modified it?” Colin said.
“It makes me feel s***, it’s been a roller-coaster of emotion.”
He continued: “While it’s extremely deflating, I want to prove them wrong. We will do everything they ask of us… so at the end of the day, they can say yes or no.”