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"The one thing I will tell you, because we're in this crowd:
It's a woman," Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire
Hathaway Inc, said at a United State of Women conference in
Washington.
The winner and up to seven friends can dine with Buffett at the
Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in midtown Manhattan. An anonymous
bidder also paid $3,456,789 to win the 2012 auction.
Proceeds go to Glide, a San Francisco charity that provides
food, healthcare and other services to people who are homeless,
poor or struggling with substance abuse.
Buffett has raised roughly $23.6 million for Glide in 17
auctions dating to 2000.
At least one prior winner was a woman. In 2009, Courtenay Wolfe
of Canada's Salida Capital prevailed with a $1,680,300 bid.
Buffett called Glide, led by the Rev. Cecil Williams and his
wife Janice Mirikitani, a "remarkable social organization," and
encouraged higher bids in 2017.
"If you'd like to buy it next year, $3.5 million is just a
suggested price," he told the audience. "Plus tip, of course,
for the lunch."
A webcast of Buffett's comments was available on YouTube.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York, editing by G Crosse)
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