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. …
The 2024 special awards given to mushers during and after Iditarod 52 were presented at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race awards banquet in Nome, Alaska on the evening of Sunday, March 17, 2024. These special awards are listed below: Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Alaska Award The Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Alaska …
Rookie Iditarod musher Jeff Reid (bib #35) of Two Rivers, Alaska, is the final musher to reach Nome today at 2:22 a.m. with 7 dogs in harness. In its third year as a sponsor, Lynden once again chose to honor the Red Lantern finisher for their perseverance and commitment to completing the Iditarod …
Iditarod rookie Josi Thyr (bib #22) of Fairbanks, Alaska, won Rookie of the Year when she and her team crossed under the Burled Arch in 15th place on March 13, at 9:43 p.m. She became the rookie with the best time in 2024, finishing in 10 days, 6 hours, 43 minutes and 37 seconds …
Rookie Iditarod musher, Sean Williams (bib #27), of Chugiak, Alaska left the Elim checkpoint en route to White Mountain at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday of March 13. Iditarod Race Officials had been in contact with Williams after sufficient progress on the trail was not made. After much deliberation, Williams made the decision to scratch …
Rookie Iditarod musher, Bryce Mumford (bib #6), of Preston, Idaho, left the Kaltag checkpoint en route to Unalakleet at 6:56 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12. Iditarod snowmachiners were dispatched on the trail to make welfare checks after sufficient progress on the trail was not made. After discussions with the Iditarod snowmachiners, Mumford decided he …
On March 12, 2024 at approximately 7:30 p.m. Race Officials were notified that a snow machine had made contact with Bailey Vitello’s team between the Koyuk and Elim checkpoints. The driver of the snowmachine fled the area; however, Troopers and VPSOs identified a person of interest based on the description of the snowmachine and …
Dallas Seavey wins the 52nd Running of The Last Great Race on Earth® Making race history with his sixth Iditarod Championship Nome, Alaska – Veteran musher Dallas Seavey of Talkeetna, Alaska, crossed the finish line of the 52nd running of the Iditarod in Nome at 5:16 p.m. today, claiming his sixth Iditarod Trail Sled Dog …
Rookie Iditarod musher, Calvin Daugherty (bib #37), of Sterling, Alaska scratched at 12:26 p.m. today at the Shaktoolik checkpoint pursuant to Rule 42. Daugherty had 13 dogs in harness he scratched.
Veteran musher Dallas Seavey (bib # 7), of Talkeetna, Alaska was the first musher to reach the White Mountain checkpoint on March 11, 2024 at 11:53 p.m. with 10 dogs in harness, earning him the Northrim Bank Achieve More Award. Northrim Bank’s award was first given out in 2018. Seavey will receive a …