What does the winner of the Iditarod receive?
The Iditarod Champion receives over 68,000 dollars in cash plus a brand new Dodge Ram 4×4 pickup (Alaska Dogde Dealers is a major race sponsor). A total of 600,000 dollars is distributed to the top 30 finishers in the race each year, and every musher who finishes the race is awarded $1,049. A few other smaller prizes are awarded along the trail to the first mushers into the checkpoints of McGrath and Unalakleet, as well as the first musher to the half-way point and the Yukon River.
The Iditarod Champion receives over 68,000 dollars in cash plus a brand new Dodge Ram 4×4 pickup (Alaska Dogde Dealers is a major race sponsor). A total of 600,000 dollars is distributed to the top 30 finishers in the race each year, and every musher who finishes the race is awarded $1,049. A few other smaller prizes are awarded along the trail to the first mushers into the checkpoints of McGrath and Unalakleet, as well as the first musher to the half-way point and the Yukon River. Other race awards include the Sportsmanship Award, the Humanitarian Award (for the musher who demonstrated the best dog care), the Rookie of the Year Award, the Most Inspirational Musher Award, and the Red Lantern Award (for the last place musher).
