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WE'RE RIDING INTO THE WEEKEND,
EVERYBODY!
EVERYBODY! IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
RIGHT BACK THERE IS OUR
SECURITY GUARD WHO IS THE
HARDEST WORKING MAN AT THE
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR RIGHT NOW
AND WE THANK HIM FOR HIS
SERVICE.
SERVICE.
SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> NOW WE'VE GOT TO TALK ABOUT
HOW LONG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
COMING TO THIS FAIR.
>> YEAH, THE FAIR IS BASICALLY
ALWAYS BEEN CALLED THE GREAT
MINNESOTA GET TOGETHER BRINGING
PEOPLE TOGETHER FOREVER SINCE
THE BEGINNING.
THE BEGINNING. MAYBE NOT SINCE THE BEGINNING.
BASICALLY IT'S BRINGING
STRANGERS TOMORROW AND FAMILIES
TOGETHER AND IT GOT ME THINKING
HOW MANY GENERATIONS HAVE BEEN
COMING HERE?
COMING HERE? I CALLED PEOPLE AT THE STATE
FAIR AND THEY DON'T KEEP TRACK
OF THAT.
OF THAT.
OF THAT. WE DECIDED TO FIND OUT
OURSELVES.
OURSELVES. >> COOL.
>> COOL.
>> COOL. >> Reporter: LAST YEAR, TWO
MILLION PEOPLE CAME HERE TO THE
STATE FAIR FINDING ONE PERSON
SPECIFICALLY IS LITERALLY LIKE
THEY SAY FINDING A NEEDLE IN
HAYSTACK ONLY HERE THE
HAYSTACKS KEEP MOVING.
WHEN WE FIND OUT WHO HAS BEEN
HERE THE LONGEST WITH THE MOST
GENERATION, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
WE'D FIND.
WE'D FIND. >> FIRST TIME EVER MINNESOTA
FAIR.
FAIR.
FAIR. >>
FAIR. >> Reporter: WE FOUND A NEWBY
FROM ARKANSAS.
FROM ARKANSAS. WE FOUND ONE GENERATION.
>> I TRY TO COME EVERY YEAR.
>> Reporter: NOW WE'VE GOT TWO.
>> MY GRAND BABIES.
WAVE.
WAVE.
WAVE. EVERYBODY'S FIRST TIME AT THE
FAIR AND WE HAVE KYLIE.
>> Reporter: THREE GENERATION,
THAT WAS FAST.
>> TRY TO MAKE IT A TRADITION
TO COME EVERY YEAR.
>> Reporter: SAME FOR THE
THOMAS-RIEFTER FAMILY COMING
FOR 20 YEARS.
THREE IS THE NUMBER TO BEAT.
>> IT'S MY 13th YEAR, RIGHT?
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. >>
YEAH. >> Reporter: LET'S SEE IF DREW
AND HIS FAMILY CAN BEAT THEM
HERE SHOWING OFF HIS PRIZE-
WINNING CHARLIE.
WINNING CHARLIE. >> I'VE NEVER MISSED A STATE
FAIR IS WHAT MY PARENTS TELL ME
FROM THE START.
>> Reporter: AIM ASSUMING
THAT'S GRANDPA OVER HERE.
>> I'M SURE I'VE BEEN HERE
AROUND 55 YEARS.
>> Reporter: WITH GRANDPA KENT
RUNNING IT, CAN WE MAKE IT FOUR
GENERATION AS SOON AS.
>> I HAVE TO CALL GRANDMA THE
FOURTH GENERATION TO TELL HER
WHEN TO WATCH IT.
>> Reporter: WE HAVE GRANDMA AT
HOME IN FAIRMONT PROBABLY
WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW.
HI, GRANDMA.
HI, GRANDMA. DAD, DREW, OVER HERE HAS FOUR
GENERATIONS ON HIS SIDE.
>> MY GRANDMOTHER SHOWED DOWN
HERE AT THE STATE FAIR AND I
BELIEVE IT WAS THE JUNIOR
LIVESTOCK SHOW AT THAT TIME.
>> Reporter: FOUR GENERATIONS.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO
BEAT THAT.
BEAT THAT. HOLD ON.
HOLD ON.
HOLD ON. READY TO GET THAT OUT OF THE
WAY?
WAY?
WAY? AT
WAY? AT THE HAMLIN CHURCH DINING
HALL, THERE'S A FAMILY THAT
MIGHT HAVE THEM BEAT STARTING
WITH GRANDMA KATHY ANDERSON WHO
HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING FOR
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> I TAKE IN THE MONEY.
>> Reporter: THIS YEAR SHE
CONVINCED HER SON, KIRK, TO
HELP HER OUT.
HE HASN'T BEEN HERE SINCE HE
WAS A KID.
>> MY MOM RAISED ME THREE
BLOCKS FROM HERE.
>> Reporter: HE NOW LIVES IN
ATLANTA AND HIS SON, DUNCAN,
HERE LIVES IN CHICAGO.
>> THIS IS A MONSTER OF A FAIR
AND I LOVE EVERYTHING IS ON A
STICK.
STICK.
STICK. I
STICK. I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC.
>> Reporter: THREE GENERATIONS
ALL VOLUNTEERING AT THE SAME
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THE
TIME. THE FOURTH GENERATION, KATHY'S
PARENTS, USED TO VOLUNTEER HERE
SO WE'VE GOT FOUR.
CAN WE MAKE IT FIVE?
>> THEY COULD HAVE, YEAH.
THEY WERE IN FARMLAND SO THEY
MIGHT HAVE COME UP.
>> Reporter: SHE DOESN'T KNOW
FOR SURE IF THEY EVER MADE IT
HERE TO THE FAIR.
WE DO KNOW THEY'LL MAKE IT FOR
SURE TO FIVE GENERATIONS
SOMEDAY WITH DUNCAN HERE
PROMISING TAKE HIS KIDS HERE
SOME DAY.
SOME DAY.
SOME DAY. >> DUNCAN, DO YOU HAVE A
GIRLFRIEND?
GIRLFRIEND? [ LAUGHTER ]
>> COME ON, NOW.
>> FAMILY JOKES ARE THE BEST
JOKES.
JOKES.
JOKES. NORMALLY WE PLOP DOWN IN THE
CROWD AND SIT BY WHOEVER WE SIT
BY.
BY.
BY. WHO
BY. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE, GORDON?
THEY ARE GRABBING YOU.
>> Reporter: WE'VE GOT THE
SECOND GENERATION RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE STARTING ON THE FIFTH
GENERATION, BUT PROBABLY
ANOTHER 100 YEARS BEFORE WE
CATCH UP TO THAT FAMILY.
>> THIS IS YOUR SON?
>> THIS IS MY SON, ELI, WHO IS
1 1/2, FIRST TIME AT THE FAIR.
HE'S HAVING A FUN TIME.
[ APPLAUSE ] THIS IS MY WIFE
ASHLEY.
ASHLEY.
ASHLEY. I
ASHLEY. I THINK YOU SAID IT'S THE
SECOND TIME.
SECOND TIME. >> YEAH, SECOND TIME.
>> THE SECOND TIME?
>> YEAH, ONLY SECOND TIME I'VE
BEEN TO THE FAIR.
>> DO YOU LIKE IT BETTER THIS
TIME OR THE FIRST TIME?
WERE YOU HORRIFIED OR WERE YOU
LIKE I HAVE TO GO BACK?
>> I HAD TO GO BACK.
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. >> WHAT DOES ELI LIKE ABOUT IT?
>> PEOPLE WATCHING.
HE'S A PEOPLE WATCHER.
>> LOOK AT HIM PEEPING ON
EVERYBODY OVER HIS DAD'S
SHOULDER.
SHOULDER.
SHOULDER. THIS CHILD IS ON LIVE
TELEVISION FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND COULDN'T CARE LESS.
HE WANTS TO LOOK AT ALL OF YOU.
THERE YOU GO.
>> WE CONFIRM FOUR GENERATIONS,
MAYBE FIVE.
MAYBE FIVE. WITH TWO MILLION PEOPLE COMING
HERE, I GUARANTEE YOU WE HAVE A
FIVE GENERATION, POSSIBLY SIX.
MAYBE SOMEONE HERE IN THE
AUDIENCE HAS FIVE GENERATIONS.
>> THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO MEETS
THAT CRITERIA, HIT US P ON
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