{Louisville, Kentucky}...Miss Kentucky 2012, Jessica Casebolt, showcased the Kentucky State Fair’s grand champion ham to bidders during the 49th annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast and Auction. A country ham weighing 17.62 pounds was auctioned off for $300,000. The winning bidder was Louisville businessman Mark Lynn. The money will go to the charity of his choice. The record bid from a single bidder was $600,000 last year from Republic Bank. Two bidders in 2010, Lynn and Republic Bank, offered the all-time high bid of $1.6 million. The winning ham came from Scott Farms in Muhlenberg County.
