Iditarod 2026

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Across
  1. 1. Number of Indigenous mushers racing this year?
  2. 4. Four of this year’s mushers hold this distinction
  3. 7. How many thousands of dollars will the 1st place finisher receive?
  4. 10. Winner of The Spirit of The Iditarod, the Half Way, 1st to the Yukon, Fish First and Gold Coast Awards
  5. 13. Of all this years mushers, who has finished the race the most number of times?
  6. 14. Animal danger on the race route this year
  7. 15. Has run twice, won once, mushing, but not “competing” this year.
  8. 16. There are 975 of these in this year’s race
  9. 17. Lots of _____ can slow a musher’s pace.
  10. 18. Hall This musher came in second in 2025 and 2024
  11. 19. Most mushers are from this state
Down
  1. 2. What is the new class of mushers called for this year’s race?
  2. 3. Number of Expedition mushers to finish the race.
  3. 5. This musher is from New England and competed in his first race at age 2.
  4. 6. Who was the first musher to scratch?
  5. 8. The main snack Holmes gives his dogs.
  6. 9. Last name of the uncle and niece duo mushing this year
  7. 11. Defending Champion
  8. 12. The name of a musher and checkpoint.