New Zealand claim to world's largest potato is actually a tuber A New Zealand couple who thought they had uncovered the world's largest potato have been told it is not a potato after all. ABC News · Mar 16, 2022
When is a potato not a potato? New Zealand couple’s world record dream turns to mash ‘We can’t say we don’t believe you, because we gave them the DNA stuff,’ said a disappointed Colin Craig-Brown Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2022
World's largest potato called Doug isn't actually a spud as record hopes crushed The 'potato' dug up by Guinness World Records hopefuls Colin and Donna Craig-Brown, from New Zealand’s Waikato region, discovered the monstrous 7.8kg potato in their vegetable garden in August Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2022
DNA testing to decide whether 'world's largest spud' nicknamed 'Doug' is a potato Colin and Donna Craig-Brown, from near Hamilton, New Zealand, unearthed what could be the world's biggest spud, nicknamed 'Doug' last summer but now have to face DNA testing to confirm their claims Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022