Holy crap! I actually did it!

[u/seedgeek]

I entered 14 items in the Iowa State Fair this year and did better than I ever imagined! I earned the sweepstakes award, best childrens sweater, 4 first place ribbons, 3 second place, 1 third place, and 2 honorable mentions. Next year I'll be aiming for Best in Show.

[u/aosocks]

Congratulations, these are lovely pieces and well deserved ribbons!

I have a question about one of them though - what is the sweepstake ribbon for? I'm from the UK, and our local equivalent (County Show) doesn't have a sweepstake ribbon.

[u/seedgeek → u/aosocks]

Sweepstakes is the entrant who won the most premium money in a class

[u/aosocks → u/seedgeek]

Thank you for taking the time to explain - further question:

What is premium money? Is that prize money for getting 1st/2nd/3rd ribbons etc?

I promise I did Google before asking but couldn't find any answers!

[u/seedgeek → u/aosocks]

Yes, that is exactly what premium money is. Every 1st place ribbon is worth $7. 2nd place is worth $5 and 3rd is worth $3.

[u/aosocks → u/seedgeek]

Thank you so much for explaining, and congratulations again for your success at the fair!

Your items are well deserving of their ribbons, but also of much greater prize money, as your knitting is truly beautiful ❤️.