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Scott Janssen

Bib Number: 23
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.

Sponsors

Janssen Funeral Homes
Rosenacker & Associates
Jimmy/Keri Lord
Epoch Men's Health
The Robbins Agency

Awards

Sportsmanship — Sponsored by Donlin Gold

2018 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/04 14:42:00 16
Yentna 3/04 18:51:00 16 3/04 18:54:00 16 0h 3m 4h 9m 10.12 42
Skwentna 3/04 22:09:00 16 3/05 03:50:00 16 5h 41m 3h 15m 9.23 30
Finger Lake 3/05 09:07:00 16 3/05 09:19:00 15 0h 12m 5h 17m 7.57 40
Rainy Pass 3/05 13:40:00 15 3/05 19:37:00 15 5h 57m 4h 21m 6.90 30
Rohn 3/06 00:02:00 15 3/06 06:15:00 15 6h 13m 4h 25m 7.92 35
Nikolai 3/06 17:53:00 15 3/07 04:14:00 15 10h 21m 11h 38m 6.45 75
McGrath 3/07 10:41:00 15 3/07 10:42:00 15 0h 1m 6h 27m 7.44 48
Takotna 3/07 13:42:00 15 3/08 15:32:00 15 25h 50m 3h 0m 6.00 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/08 18:05:00 15 3/08 18:16:00 14 0h 11m 2h 33m 9.02 ✔ 23
Iditarod 3/09 15:29:00 14 3/10 01:38:00 14 10h 9m 21h 13m 3.77 ✔ 80
Shageluk 3/10 11:52:00 14 3/10 20:25:00 14 8h 33m 10h 14m 5.37 ✔ ✔ 55
Anvik 3/10 23:24:00 14 3/11 00:16:00 14 0h 52m 2h 59m 8.38 ✔ 25
Grayling 3/11 03:36:00 14 3/11 11:18:00 14 7h 42m 2h 20m 7.71 ✔ ✔ 18
Kaltag 3/12 11:15:00 14 3/12 21:29:00 13 10h 14m 23h 57m 5.09 ✔ ✔ 122
Unalakleet 3/13 13:48:00 13 3/13 20:28:00 13 6h 40m 16h 19m 5.21 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/14 02:08:00 13 3/14 10:09:00 13 8h 1m 5h 40m 7.06 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/14 16:36:00 13 3/15 01:25:00 13 8h 49m 6h 27m 7.75 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/15 07:33:00 13 3/15 12:18:00 11 4h 45m 6h 8m 7.83 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/15 17:30:00 11 3/16 01:37:00 11 8h 7m 5h 12m 8.85 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/16 11:30:00 11 9h 53m 5.56 ✔ ✔ Scratched 55