Awards

I bet some of you were wondering what you get for running/winning the Iditraod.  This year the first 30 mushers will be splitting $600,000.  Typically, the winner gets somewhere around $50,000 of that.  I'm not sure what the breakout is this year.

Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Official Truck Award

• Presented to the Iditarod winner since 1991

• 2012 Dodge Ram 4/x/4 quad cab pickup truck

• Presentation made at finish line and again at Nome banquet

GCI Dorothy G Page Halfway Award

• Presented by GCI since 1994 in honor of the late Dorothy G Page, the “Mother of the Iditarod”

• Presented at the halfway checkpoint, Iditarod in odd numbered years and Cripple in even numbered years

• First musher to the checkpoint receives a trophy and $3,000 in gold nuggets

• Presentation made at the checkpoint and again at Nome banquet

Wells Fargo Winner’s Purse Award

• Awarded at the finish line and again at the Awards Banquet in Nome

Wells Fargo Gold Coast Award

• Presented by Wells Fargo since 1993 to the first musher to the “Gold Coast” community of Unalakleet

• Musher receives a beautiful trophy and $2,500 worth of gold nuggets

• Presentation made at checkpoint and again at Awards Banquet in Nome

Wells Fargo Red Lantern Award

• Presented by Wells Fargo Bank since 1993 to the last musher to finish Race

• Musher receives a trophy made from a red lantern

• Presentation made on the street as musher comes to finish line and again at the Red Lantern banquet

Alaska Airlines Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award

• Presented since 1982 to a top 20 team

• Based on specific criteria to determine who has best demonstrated outstanding dog care throughout the Race while remaining competitive. Recipient receives a lead crystal cup on an illuminated wooden base

Sportsmanship Award

• Recipient chosen by fellow mushers

• Musher receives an engraved trophy and a $500 Fred Meyer gift certificate

• Presented at the Nome banquet

Horizon Lines Most Improved Musher Award

• Honors the musher who has bettered his/her last previous finish by the most number of places

• Winner receives an engraved trophy plus $2,000• Presented at Nome banquet

PenAir Spirit of Alaska Award

• Presented since 2000 to the first musher into McGrath

• Musher receives an original “Spirit Mask,” specially created for this event by Bristol Bay artist, Orville Lind, and a $500 credit on PenAir towards travel or freight shipments

• Presented at the McGrath checkpoint and again at the Nome banquet

Nome Kennel Club Fastest Time From Safety to Nome Award

• Presented by the Nome Kennel Club since 1973

• Winner must be in top 20

• Musher receives $500

• Presented at the Nome banquet

Rookie of the Year Award

• Presented since 1980 to the top place rookie (defined as a musher who has never before started the Race) by Clara Austin (wife of Jerry Austin) and Family of St. Michael

• Musher receives check for $1,500 and trophy

• Presented at the Nome banquet

City of Nome Lolly Medley Memorial Golden Harness Award

• Originally presented by the late Lolly Medley, Wasilla harness maker and one of two women to run the second Iditarod in 1974

• Embroidered gold colored harness

• Goes to an outstanding led dog, chosen by the mushers

• Presented at the Nome banquet

EXXONMOBIL Mushers Choice Award

• Each year the official finishers make the decision as to who was the most inspirational musher on the trail.

• The award has been presented by EXXONMOBIL since 2010

• Presented by Bill Brackin, Public Relations Manager of Alaska

• The Iditarod Limited Edition Gold Coin is valued at $3,300 and it’s surrounded by a gold chain rope.

Golden Clipboard Award

• Presented by the mushers since 2000 to a special checkpoint

• Voted on by the mushers

• Presented at the Nome banquet

Golden Stethoscope Award

• Presented by the Iditarod Official Finishers Club (IOFC) to the veterinarian whom they feel was the most helpful on the trail

• Recipient chosen by the mushers

• Recipient receives an appropriate plaque

• Presented at the Nome banquet

Northern Air Cargo Herbie Nayokpuk Memorial Award

• Presented to the musher chosen by staff and officials as the person who most closely mimics “Herbie: The Shishmaref Cannon Ball” in his/her attitude on the trail

• Recipient receives free freight allotment on Northern Air Cargo and a walrus ivory scrimshawed trophy, plus $1,049 in “pocket change” inside of a NAC jacket

• Presented at the Nome banquet

Northern Air Cargo 4-Wheeler Award

• A new 4 Wheeler will be given to a musher who has finished the race, and whose key, which is chosen randomly by the mushers, starts the 4 wheeler as they approach the Awards stage.• Presented at the Nome Banquet