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Scott Janssen

Bib Number: 2
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
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Biography

Scott Janssen, 56, the “Mushin Mortician”, was born and raised in Crookston, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1985 with a B.S. in Mortuary Science and moved to Alaska in June of that year to work as a mortician at Evergreen Memorial Chapel. He has been a mortician and funeral home owner for the last 32 years. Scott began mushing in 2007 with Paul Gebhardt. He says, “Iditarod has been my dream since 1986.” He grasped his dream by finishing 42nd in the 2011 Iditarod and 38th in the 2012 Iditarod. He and Debbie, his wife of 37 years, are the parents of two adult daughters, Angela and Chelsea, his godson (who is like a son to him) Jaikob and his grandchildren Avalyn and Liam. 2018 will be his 7th Iditarod. Scott is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, the ICCFA, Kiwanis, Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage and the Iditarod Finishers’ Club. He enjoys spending time with his family, mushing dogs, camping, hunting, fishing, skiing and riding Harleys.


2016 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/05 10:00:00 16 3/05 10:00:00 16 0h 0m
Willow 3/06 14:00:00 16
Yentna 3/06 17:38:00 16 3/06 17:42:00 16 0h 4m 3h 38m 11.56 42
Skwentna 3/07 01:46:00 16 3/07 02:10:00 15 0h 24m 8h 4m 3.72 30
Finger Lake 3/07 07:03:00 15 3/07 13:46:00 15 6h 43m 4h 53m 8.19 40
Rainy Pass 3/07 18:26:00 15 3/07 19:35:00 15 1h 9m 4h 40m 6.43 30
Rohn 3/08 01:11:00 15 3/08 13:11:00 15 12h 0m 5h 36m 6.25 35
Nikolai 3/09 00:51:00 15 3/10 04:15:00 13 27h 24m 11h 40m 6.43 ✔ 75
McGrath 3/10 10:04:00 13 3/10 10:09:00 13 0h 5m 5h 49m 8.25 ✔ 48
Takotna 3/10 13:34:00 13 3/10 23:58:00 13 10h 24m 3h 25m 5.27 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/11 03:11:00 13 3/11 03:23:00 13 0h 12m 3h 13m 7.15 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/11 21:49:00 13 18h 26m 3.96 ✔ Scratched 73