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2024 Iditarod Winter Raffle Winners Announced

  The 2024 Iditarod Winter Raffle drawing took place at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at the Great Alaska Sportsman Show in Anchorage, Alaska. Fifty-five (55) lucky raffle ticket holders now share $200,000 in cash prizes which consist of forty-nine (49) $1,000 prizes, five (5) $10,000 prizes and one (1) $101,000 grand prize. …

Eye on the Trail: Winner Has Likely Reached Nikolai

It’s mid-afternoon on Tuesday.  While Insiders Greg Heister and Bruce Lee gave an update from Nikolai, they both agreed that the champion for 2024 would likely come from the group of 12 mushers that have reached Nikolai at this time.  Statistics from past races support that statement.  Time will tell but I did take a …

2024 Educational Trail Mail Design Winner Announcement

Just like the mushers of the Iditarod, Karlyn T. of WY showed perseverance and has been selected as the artist for the 2024 Trail Mail envelopes.  Karlyn entered last year’s Trail Mail design contest as well and was a top finalist. Meeting and exceeding the criteria of content and artistic aptitude, this 13 year old’s …

Announcing the 2023 Iditarod Summer Raffle Winners!

  The 2023 Iditarod Summer Raffle drawing took place at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 4, 2023 at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska. Thirty (30) lucky raffle ticket holders now share $147,050 in cash prizes which consist of twenty-seven (27) $1,000 prizes, two (2) $10,000 prizes and one (1) $100,050 grand prize. The …

2023 Iditarod Winter Raffle Winners Announced!

The 2023 Iditarod Winter Raffle drawing took place at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at the Great Alaska Sportsman Show in Anchorage, Alaska. Fifty-five (55) lucky raffle ticket holders now share $200,000 in cash prizes which consist of forty-nine (49) $1,000 prizes, five (5) $10,000 prizes and one (1) $101,000 grand prize. The …

Eye on the Trail: Jason Mackey is Red Lantern Winner

As the final musher to complete the 2023 race, Jason Mackey reached Nome at 17:03 on St. Patrick’s Day with five dogs in harness. Mackey completed the race in 12 days, 2 hours and 3 minutes earning 29th place.  He is the recipient of the Lynden “Committed  Through the Last Mile” Red Lantern Award.   In …

Jr Iditarod Winner Emily Robinson Wears the #1 in Anchorage

2023 “Return to the Southern Route” Trail Mail Design Winner Announced

Over 50 entries were submitted for the 2023 Trail Mail Art Design contest.  There were many, many outstanding designs and choosing just one was difficult. The Education Department thanks our judges Jon and Jona Van Zyle as well as Wendy Brott for their continued support in this project. In the end they took into consideration …

2022 Iditarod Summer Raffle Winners Announced!

The ITC would like to express our extreme gratitude to each ticket buyer and race supporter. Raffles, auctions and fundraising are vital to keeping The Last Great Race alive and running strong. It couldn’t happen without your support and we are grateful for each and every one of you! Your raffle ticket purchase perpetuates Joe …

Announcing the 2022 Iditarod Trail Raffle Winners!

  The 2022 Iditarod Winter Raffle drawing was conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 2022 at the Great Alaska Sportsman’s Show and broadcast on The Iditarod Facebook Live. Fifty lucky raffle ticket holders now share approximately $180,050 in prizes, which includes one (1) $100,050 grand prize, four (4) $10,000 prizes, and forty-5 (45) $1,000 …