State fair grand champion country ham nets $10M bid

LOUISVILLE — Kelly and Joe Craft and Central Bank placed a combined winning bid of $10 million Thursday for the Kentucky State Fair Grand Champion Country Ham, sending the proceeds to charities in every corner of the commonwealth. The bid closed the 62nd annual Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Country Ham Breakfast and Charity Auction, the largest farm-city event in Kentucky and one of the state fair’s most anticipated mornings.
Auctioneer Luke Wood worked the room as business owners, farm