State fair country ham brings $325K at auction
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Updated: Aug. 24, 2017 at 2:27 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The eighth day is one of the most delicious days of the Kentucky State Fair. The 54th annual Country Ham Breakfast and Auction was held this morning in the South Wing at the Kentucky Expo Center.
Kentucky's top politicians were on hand, as the championship ham was auctioned off for $325,000.
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Central Bank was the winning bidder and the proceeds from the sale will go the University of Kentucky.
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