2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge

Entrants arrive for the Great Long Island Tomato Challenge at Newsday Headquarters in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013).

Garden Detective Jessica Damiano welcomes contestants to the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Readers attend the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Readers arrive for the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Garden Detective Jessica Damiano welcomes entrants to the Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Attendees watch a Powerpoint demonstration during the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge. (Aug. 23, 2013)

A contestant fills out an entry form at the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge. (Aug. 23, 2013)

A tomato is weighed at the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge. (Aug. 23, 2013).

The winning tomato, a Belgian Giant grown by William Bouziotis of Northport, weighs in at 3 lb. 5 oz. at the Great Long Island Tomato Challenge at Newsday headquarters in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Garden Detective Jessica Damiano names William Bouziotis the 2013 Tomato King at the Great Long Island Tomato Challenge at Newsday headquarters in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013).

William Bouziotis holds up his 3 lb., 5 oz. first-place tomato at the Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Gary Schaffer, the defending champion. shows off his 2nd place tomato at the Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Gary Schaffer, the defending champion shows off his 2nd place tomato at the Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Nellie Nicolova of Hampton Bays weighs her 2 lb., 1.5 oz tomato, which won first place in the Children Ages 7-12 category at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013).

Nellie Nicolova weighs her tomato, which won first place in the Children Ages 7-12 category at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013).

Nellie Nicolova shows off her prized tomato at the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Rachel Haimowitz, with her father, Steve, shows off her tomato. The fruit, which bears a striking resemblance to the cartoon character Squidward from the "Spongebob Squarepants" TV show, won in the Ugliest category at the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Corinn Kraemer shows off her tiny tomato, which won in the Smallest category at the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Garden Detective Jessica Damiano congratulates Corinn Kraemer for winning the Smallest Tomato prize at the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville. (Aug. 23, 2013)

Contenders at the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge. (Aug. 23, 2013)