Prized pork: $325K ham sold at Kentucky State Fair auction
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Ham brings $325,000 at Kentucky State Fair breakfast
Central Bank bid $325,000 for the 21-pound of pork goodness but in 2014, $2 million was bid.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A ham just sold for more than a Rolls-Royce at the Kentucky State Fair.
No, really.
In an old state fair tradition, the 21-pound prized piece of pork was sold for $325,000 at the Kentucky Farm Bureau's 54th annual Ham Breakfast and auction Thursday morning.
The winning bid by Central Bank will go to numerous charities of their choosing. By comparison, a Rolls Royce Wraith has a market price of about $306,000 according to Newsday.
The most expensive ham was bid on in 2014 by Republic Bank and Hermitage Farms with Bridgeman Foods, who paid $2 million.