The final Amador County Fair numbers have at last been released, and the results are good. Amador County Fair CEO Troy Bowers reports that attendance was about 29,500, up from last year’s 28,815. “Paid gate (sales) were actually down. What we did well with (this year) was our presale (tickets). A lot of people took advantage of the discount.” Also, about 200 youngsters took advantage of this year’s promotion, which was free admission for all those dressed as a crawdad. The fair drew people from as far away as Livermore, reports Bowers. “The rodeo was a big draw this year, but the rodeo and the derbies both did extremely well.” The junior livestock auctions also did well. Bowers says it was “a good, solid auction,” slightly less than last year, which was a “record auction” for the fair. Overall, 227 lots, or animals, were purchased for a total of 300,444 dollars, all of which goes straight to the kids for upcoming college expenses, and for “socking away for next year’s projects,” says Bowers.