Iditarod prize money
The Iditarod has paid £2,777,831 across 7 races from 2019 to 2026. In 2026 Jessie Holmes took £59,778.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the race paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jessie Holmes | £59,778£60k | £481,481£481k |
| 2025 | Jessie Holmes | £42,444£42k | £407,407£407k |
| 2024 | Dallas Seavey | £41,407£41k | £407,407£407k |
| 2023 | Ryan Redington | £38,370£38k | £370,370£370k |
| 2022 | Brent Sass | £38,369£38k | £370,370£370k |
| 2020 | Thomas Waerner | £38,227£38k | £370,423£370k |
| 2019 | Peter Kaiser | £37,999£38k | £370,370£370k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2026 Iditarod payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | MUSHERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | £59,778£60k | £59,778£60k |
| 2nd | 1 | £48,667£49k | £48,667£49k |
| 3rd | 1 | £41,259£41k | £41,259£41k |
| 4th | 1 | £33,852£34k | £33,852£34k |
| 5th | 1 | £30,148£30k | £30,148£30k |
| 6th | 1 | £26,444£26k | £26,444£26k |
| 7th | 1 | £25,333£25k | £25,333£25k |
| 8th | 1 | £23,481£23k | £23,481£23k |
| 9th | 1 | £22,000£22k | £22,000£22k |
| 10th | 1 | £20,519£21k | £20,519£21k |
| 11th | 1 | £17,630£18k | £17,630£18k |
| 12th | 1 | £16,667£17k | £16,667£17k |
| 13th | 1 | £15,704£16k | £15,704£16k |
| 14th | 1 | £14,815£15k | £14,815£15k |
| 15th | 1 | £13,926£14k | £13,926£14k |
| 16th | 1 | £13,000£13k | £13,000£13k |
| 17th | 1 | £12,185£12k | £12,185£12k |
| 18th | 1 | £11,407£11k | £11,407£11k |
| 19th | 1 | £11,037£11k | £11,037£11k |
| 20th | 1 | £10,296£10k | £10,296£10k |
| 21st to 29th | 9 | £1,481£1k | £13,333£13k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2026 Iditarod payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Iditarod
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
The top 12 here
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2026 Iditarod?
Jessie Holmes took £59,778. The whole race paid £481,481 across 29 mushers.
How much prize money has the Iditarod paid?
£2,777,831 across 7 editions from 2019 to 2026. The richest was the 2026 Iditarod, at £481,481.
Who has won the most money at the Iditarod?
Jessie Holmes, with £207,249 and 2 wins. Matt Hall is next on £156,590.
Who has won the Iditarod the most times?
Jessie Holmes, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where to next
Every sled dog racing race and musher is ranked on sled dog racing prize money. The latest edition is the 2026 Iditarod, and the one before it the 2025 Iditarod. How much of the pot a sled dog racing winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.