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We report the discovery of KELT-12b, a highly inflated Jupiter-mass planettransiting a mildly evolved host star. We identified the initial transit signalin the KELT-North survey data and established the planetary nature of thecompanion through precise follow-up photometry, high-resolution spectroscopy,precise radial velocity measurements, and high-resolution adaptive opticsimaging. Our preferred best-fit model indicates that the $V = 10.64$ host, TYC2619-1057-1, has $T_{\rm eff} = 6278 \pm 51$ K, $\log{g_\star} =3.89^{+0.054}_{-0.051}$, and [Fe/H] = $0.19^{+0.083}_{-0.085}$, with aninferred mass $M_{\star} = 1.59^{+0.071}_{-0.091} M_\odot$ and radius $R_\star= 2.37 \pm 0.18 R_\odot$. The planetary companion has $M_{\rm P} = 0.95 \pm0.14 M_{\rm J}$, $R_{\rm P} = 1.79^{+0.18}_{-0.17} R_{\rm J}$, $\log{g_{\rm P}}= 2.87^{+0.097}_{-0.098}$, and density $\rho_{\rm P} = 0.21^{+0.075}_{-0.054}$g cm$^{-3}$, making it one of the most inflated giant planets known. The timeof inferior conjunction in ${\rm BJD_{TDB}}$ is $2457088.692055 \pm 0.0009$ andthe period is $P = 5.0316144 \pm 0.0000306$ days. Despite the relatively largeseparation of $\sim0.07$ AU implied by its $\sim 5.03$-day orbital period,KELT-12b receives significant flux of $2.93^{+0.33}_{-0.30} \times 10^9$ ergs$^{-1}$ cm$^{-2}$ from its host. We compare the radii and insolations oftransiting gas-giant planets around hot ($T_{\rm eff} \geq 6250$ K) and coolstars, noting that the observed paucity of known transiting giants around hotstars with low insolation is likely due to selection effects. We underscore thesignificance of long-term ground-based monitoring of hot stars and space-basedtargeting of hot stars with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) tosearch for inflated giants in longer-period orbits.

KELT-12b: A $P \sim 5$ Day, Highly Inflated Hot Jupiter Transiting a Mildly Evolved Hot Star