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NOW. THIS YEAR’S IOWA STATE FAIR WAS ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS. YOU’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT THE FAIRGROUNDS TONIGHT WHERE VENDORS ARE WORKING TO PACK UP AFTER A BUSY 11 DAYS. BETWEEN THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND THE HIGH ATTENDANCE, IOWA’S LARGEST EVENT WAS A MAJOR SUCCESS. THIS YEAR. ����vlog BEAU BOWMAN IS LIVE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH WHAT ORGANIZERS ARE CELEBRATING TONIGHT. BO. YEAH, BEN, THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER WE’VE HAD OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS LED THE IOWA STATE FAIR TO RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS, BUT MORE PEOPLE CAN SOMETIMES MEAN MORE PROBLEMS, WHICH IS WHY WE COULD SEE MORE SPRAWL ACROSS THE GROUNDS IN THE FUTURE. IT’S MOVE OUT DAY ON THE IOWA STATE FAIR GROUNDS. SEMI TRUCKS ARE LOADING UP AND THE BELOVED FOOD VENDORS ARE CLOSING THEIR WINDOWS. WE HAD A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND WE ENJOYED IT. OVER THE TOP ICE CREAM MOVED ON TO GRAND AVENUE THIS YEAR AND BENEFITED FROM THE LARGE CROWDS, ESPECIALLY ON THE FIRST SATURDAY. THE MOST ATTENDED STATE FAIR DAY IN HISTORY. WE DEFINITELY FELT THAT WE GOT TO BRING IN LOTS MORE ICE CREAM THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS GREAT NUMBERS AS WELL, SO WE HAD LOTS OF PEOPLE WORKING JUST TO KEEP THOSE LINES MOVING FAST. WHEN YOU GET THE WEATHER THAT WE HAD, OBVIOUSLY THAT PROVIDES THAT INCENTIVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS OUT HERE, THE FAIR AND OBVIOUSLY THEY DID. FAIR CEO JEREMY PARSONS SAYS WITH THE RECORD SETTING 1.18 MILLION FAIRGOERS, IT’S IMPORTANT TO DECONGEST SOME AREAS OF THE GROUNDS, LIKE THE GRAND CONCOURSE. HOW CAN WE SPREAD ALL OF OUR AIRGOERS OUT A LITTLE MORE, GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE ROOM, BUT MAYBE SEE SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. PARSONS SAID THE NEW VENDOR, BUBBLY BAR AND BISTRO, HELPED DRAW FAIRGOERS TO THE TOP OF THE HILL, AND HAVING ALL THREE TOP FOOD VENDORS IN ONE AREA NEAR THE CRAFT BEER TENT CREATED AN ATTRACTION IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE FAIRGROUNDS. THIS WAS DEFINITELY A NEAT NEW AREA THAT THE FAIRS CREATED, AND IT WAS JUST AWESOME. KURT MUMM, CO-OWNER OF DESTINATION GRILL, IS BREAKING DOWN HIS STAND IN THAT SOUTHWEST CORNER MONDAY AFTER SELLING THOUSANDS OF LOBSTER, CORN DOGS IN THEIR FAIR DEBUT. HE SAYS HAVING WINNERS WIN IN SARAH’S KITCHEN. WHAT YOU’RE SMOKING AND THE CRAFT BEER TENT RIGHT NEXT DOOR HELPED PROPEL ALL THEIR SALES. IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR FIRST YEAR OUT HERE WITH THE FOOD TRAILER. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY SAID ONCE YOU GET IT IN YOUR VEINS, IT’S IT’S HARD NOT TO. AND SO YEAH, DEFINITELY. IT WAS DEFINITELY A BUSY FAIR DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER NEAR THE JACOBSON BUILDING. WIN FROM WIN. AND SARAH’S KITCHEN TELLS ME THEY SOLD. BETWEEN 28 AND 29,000 OF THEIR AWARD WINNING CHEESEBURGER EGG ROLLS. UH, FAIR OFFICIALS ARE STILL ADDING UP SOME NUMBERS. LIKE HOW MANY CORN DOGS WERE SOLD HERE AT THE FAIR AND HOW MANY TICKETS WERE SOLD FOR THE SKYGLIDER. WE’LL BE SURE TO STAY ON TOP OF THAT AND KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ����vlog.COM, BUT FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR. BEAU BOWMAN ����vlog EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. MY GOSH. BO THOSE NUMBERS ARE MIND NUMBING FROM THE NUMBERS IN THE FOOD TO EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. ����vlog COVERED ALL THINGS IOWA STATE FAIR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. FOR MORE ON THIS YEAR’S FAIR, HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE ����vlog.COM. YO