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Grand Champion Ham Fetches Record Price

By Rick Howlett
Published August 27, 2009 at 5:38 PM EDT

The Kentucky State Fair grand champion country ham has fetched a record $1.3 million at a charity auction this morning.After bidding between the Suthernland Foundation and Republic Bank and Trust Company reached $650,000,  representatives from the two organizations decided to combine their bids.                  

Grand Champion Ham 2009

Among those sharing in the proceeds will be the Wayside Christian Mission, Louisville flood victims, and the University of Louisville's Bucks for Brains program.                   This year's grand champion ham (displayed in photo by Miss Kentucky Mallory Ervin) was produced by Scott Hams of Greenville, Kentucky.                               The auction was held at the annual Kentucky Farm Bureau country ham breakfast at the fair.
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Rick Howlett
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
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