Potato Grower

The enormous tuber tips the scales at 12,130 lbs. television commercial that aired on popular cable stations for several months. In the spot, Coombs is looking for the truck and asks viewers who see it to tell it to "come home." The commercial was such a success this year's new commercial features Coombs, who is still searching for the truck, but has brought along his trusty dog to help him with his quest. You'll have to tune in to see if they find it. Coombs may be having a hard time finding the truck because of its busy schedule. In 2012, the truck traveled 28 Potato Grower | JANUARY 2014 16,500 miles, visited 38 states and over 150 cities including Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis and Philadelphia. While in these different cities, the truck has participated in events ranging from the grand opening of a local supermarket to NASCAR, National Football Hall of Fame or College Baseball World Series festivities. The 2013 tour is several thousand miles longer and includes new cities and return trips to areas that requested the truck again. While on its journey, the truck has visited some of America's oddest structures such as the Fork in the Road in Pasadena, Calif.; the World's Largest Catsup Bottle in Collinsville, Ill.; and the World's Largest Egg in Mentone, Ind. And, at every one of these stops the press is there to cover it. The Great Big Idaho Potato Truck has been featured on the TODAY Show, CNBC, The Weather Channel, in The Wall Street Journal and on thousands of local news programs across the country. So if you're still wondering whether it's real or not, chew on these statistics…A

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