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Veteran Iditarod musher Brent Sass (bib #27) of Eureka, Alaska, crossed the finish line of the 50th running of the Iditarod in Nome at 5:38 a.m. today, claiming his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race championship. Sass wins his first championship in his seventh time competing. After two previous top-10 finishes, Sass crosses under Burled …
Close, tight, side by side, neck and neck, nose to nose or nip and tuck – all are perfect descriptors of the Jr. Iditarod stage event. A mere 6 seconds separated first and second place and five minutes lapsed between second and third place in Jr. Iditarod XLV. At times there were multiple teams under …
Over 40 pieces of art for the Trail Mail Art contest were received from across the US this year. We are grateful to Wendy Brott for her continued support of this program, and to Jon and Jona Van Zyle who served as judges and selected this year’s winners. The decision was very difficult for the …
The 2021 Iditarod Summer Raffle drawing was conducted at 5 p.m. Monday, September 6 at the Iditarod’s Alaska State Fair booth and broadcast on The Iditarod Facebook Live. Thirty lucky raffle ticket holders now share approximately $147,050 in prizes, which includes one (1) $100,050 grand prize, two (2) $10,000 prizes, and twenty-seven (27) $1,000 prizes. …
The 2021 Iditarod Winter Raffle drawing was conducted at 5 p.m. Monday, May 31 at the Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla and broadcast on The Iditarod Facebook Live. Fifty-three lucky raffle ticket holders now share approximately $179,000 in prizes, which includes one (1) $100,000 grand prize, three (3) $10,000 prizes, and forty-nine (49) $1,000 prizes. …
From the time the Jr. Iditarod mushers departed Yentna Station this morning well before sunrise, the lead never changed. It looked at times like second place Kristal Hanson might over take Morgan Martens and his Ryan Redington speedsters or that third place Anna Coke might over take Kristal or both Kristal and Morgan but Morgan …
Our first annual Trail Mail Art Contest was a tremendous success! We were thrilled to accept over 40 entries from students in grades 4-12 and from all over the country. A team of Iditarod Educators narrowed the field to ten finalists which were then judged by artists Jon and Jona Van Zyle. The Iditarod Education …
The 2020 Iditarod Summer Raffle drawing was conducted at 5 p.m. today at the Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla. Ten lucky raffle ticket holders now share approximately $88,000 in prizes, which includes two (2) 2020 Ram 4×4 Quad Cab pickup trucks. The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) conducts two raffles annually. The financial success of each …
The 2020 Iditarod Winter Raffle drawing was conducted at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 5 via Facebook Live from Wasilla. Twenty Iditarod raffle ticket holders now share in $176,000 in prizes, which includes four (4) 2019 Ram 4×4 Quad Cab pickup trucks, or a new (similarly priced) Dodge, Jeep or Chrysler vehicle. The Iditarod is a …
Kaci Murringer is the last official finisher representing the last of the Elim 11 to cross the finish line! Way to go, Kaci!
