Buffett’s Charity Auction Breaks Record With $4.57 Million Bid

  • Winning bid surpasses previous record by more than $1 million
  • Funds will benefit San Francisco-based charity Glide
Warren BuffetPhotographer: Houston Cofield/Bloomberg
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Warren Buffett is an increasingly expensive lunch date.

The winning offer for a Buffett charity lunch auction set a record for the annual event at $4.57 million. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, can bring as many as seven friends to dine with the billionaire investor at Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in New York.