Iditarod announces the return of the Iditarod Trifecta

WASILLA — The Iditarod Trail Committee recently announced the relaunch of a fundraising effort called the Iditarod Trifecta.

According to a press release, the Trifecta was first introduced shortly before the 2020 Iditarod season and the first winner was announced March 23 that year.

The 2020 Iditarod started before Alaska's first coronavirus case was reported March 13. The Iditarod responded by relocating and eliminating checkpoints. All Trifecta events were postponed in light of the pandemic.

Now, mushing fans from across the globe can once again participate in the Iditarod Trifecta, a game of chance and skill with the chance to win a cash purse.

Trifecta players can guess the Iditarod winner, their finish time, and the number of dogs they cross the finish line with each entry purchased.

Players can put their mushing knowledge to the test and purchase as many entries as they desire.

Entries are $10 pee guess and they're open through midnight on March 1, 2024

The final Iditarod Trifecta purse amount is determined by the number of entries.

Once a winner is named, the purse is divided up with 50 percent going towards race operations and 50 percent going towards the winning guess.

The winning entry will be announced through rafflebox.us/raffle/trifecta and the Iditarod’s official Facebook page March, 17.

If multiple entries have chosen the same musher, then the winning times will be reviewed to determine the closest guess.

If there are still tied guesses, then the tied entries are reviewed for the guess of how many dogs the winner finished with. If there's still multiple winners, then the prize will be split evenly among the winners.

For more information, visit rafflebox.us/raffle/trifecta.

Contact Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reporter Jacob Mann at jacob.mann@frontiersman.com