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UK fans pay $200,000 for 300 pieces of NCAA championship floor

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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- University of Kentucky fans helped donate more than $200,000 to help fight pediatric cancer.

The money, which was raised by bids on 300 pieces of the NCAA championship floor, will now be split between Kosair Children's Hospital and Kentucky Children's Hospital in Lexington.

Two hundred pieces are still available.

Dan Rivers of Northwestern Mutual says, "You're going to see pieces of the floor show up in live auctions over the next six months....You'll have an opportunity to purchase a piece of the floor if you didn't have that opportunity last week or you missed out on the bidding, you'll have another chance in one of these live auctions.  We hope to raise many, many, many, many more dollars for this fight against pediatric cancer."

Each piece was autographed by Coach John Calipari.  Another 500 pieces of the floor were donated to the Calipari Foundation.

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