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RULES OF PLAY
By purchasing a ticket in the Iditarod Lotto Race to Nome raffle the purchaser acknowledges and agrees to be bound by these official rules and by the decisions of Iditarod Lotto. Iditarod Lotto’s decision shall be binding and final as to all matters related to Iditarod Lotto Race to Nome raffle. The raffle is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. The liability of the licensee shall be limited to the purchase price of the ticket.
ELIGIBILITY
Employees of Permit Holders and their direct relatives, members of the Permit Holders Board of Directors and their direct relatives, members of the Permit Holders Staff and their direct relatives, are not eligible to purchase raffle tickets or receive prizes. Direct relatives are defined as spouse, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother, sister, child, or stepchild. Minors under the age of 18 are not eligible to purchase raffle tickets or receive prizes.
To win the weekly prize, the winner must have purchased and be in possession of the winning weekly ticket number.
To win the progressive jackpot prize, the winner must have purchased and be in possession of the winning ticket.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets may be purchased at a cost of $2 each, ten (10) tickets for $10.00, twenty-five (25) tickets for $20.00, seventy-five (75) tickets for $50.00, or two hundred (200) tickets for $100.00.
Tickets are available for purchase on our website
www.iditarod.com. Online ticket purchases must take place within the state of
Alaska. The online ticket purchasers must enter their email address correctly
when purchasing ticket(s) to ensure they receive their ticket(s) and should
check their spam and junk mail folders if they have not received their
ticket(s). Purchasers may visit our website www.iditarod.com to resolve any issues with receipt of tickets.
Can also purchase tickets at the Iditarod Headquarters 2100 S Knik Goose Bay Rd, Wasilla, AK 99654.
Can also purchase tickets by contacting Iditarod at 1-907-841-4578.
OUTSIDE OF ALASKA CALL 1-907-841-4578.
All tickets purchased during the current game cycle will be valid for the Progressive Jackpot.
The current game cycle starts at noon on March 12, 2025, through March 18, 2026.
A valid ticket for the weekly draw must be purchased during that week.
To win a prize, the winner must have purchased and be in possession of the winning weekly ticket number.
To win the progressive jackpot prize, the winner must have purchased and be in possession of the winning weekly ticket number.
The deadline for ticket sales is Wednesday at 11:55 am local Alaska time.
Ticket sales for each new weekly drawing begin on Wednesday at 12:05 pm local Alaska time.
There is no limit to the number of available tickets or bundles.
All ticket sales are final. There will be no refunds issued to anyone for any reason. All tickets purchased and entered in the draw cannot and will not be refunded.
Odds of winning are variable based on the total number of raffle tickets sold.
All records of tickets sold will be stored for the period required by State of Alaska statutes and regulations.
DRAWINGS
Ticket purchasers do not have to be present to win.
Winners will be announced on social media and on the Iditarod Lotto website.
Drawings will be held under the supervision of an Iditarod official or designee.
WEEKLY CASH PRIZE
Weekly ticket drawings will take place at approximately 12:00 pm local Alaska time every Wednesday.
A single ticket number will be randomly selected by a certified, lab tested Random Number Generator from all tickets sold during the week.
The holder of the winning ticket wins the weekly cash prize of 25% of that week’s raffle sales and their ticket goes into the draw for a chance to win the Iditarod Lotto Race to Nome Progressive Jackpot prize.
The deadline for Weekly Cash Prize winners to claim their prize is 5:00 pm local Alaska time on Tuesday following the draw of the winning ticket.
If the weekly prize is not claimed by the deadline, the prize amount will immediately be added to the progressive jackpot prize.
Iditarod officials will contact the winner by calling, emailing and/or texting the winner shortly after the drawing. However, it is the sole responsibility of the winner to contact Iditarod at 1-907-841-4578 or in person at 2100 S Knik Goose Bay Rd, Wasilla, AK 99654 by the published deadlines.
IDITAROD LOTTO RACE TO NOME PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT PRIZE
Tickets purchased during the current game cycle. Starting noon on March 12, 2025, through March 18, 2026, are eligible for a chance to win the Progressive Jackpot Prize.
Each week 25% of the weekly pot will go to the Progressive Jackpot Prize.We are guaranteeing a minimum progressive jackpot of $100,000.
The winner MUST contact Iditarod at 1-907-841-4578 or in person at 2100 S Knik Goose Bay Rd, Wasilla, AK 99654.
Iditarod officials will call the phone number associated with the winning ticket immediately following the drawing. Iditarod officials will also email and/or text the winner.
Once the Progressive Jackpot Prize is drawn on March 18, 2026, it will end the progressive raffle and a new raffle will immediately go into effect. All prizes will be reset to their minimums.
CLAIMING PRIZES
The winning ticket holder must contact Iditarod and present the winning ticket within the allotted time of the applicable drawing. Contact must be made in person at the Iditarod office located at 2100 S Kink Goose Bay Rd, Wasilla, AK 99654 or by phone 1-907-841-4578 prior to the deadline(s).
Iditarod has no obligation if unable to contact holders of potential winning ticket numbers.
Only one person may claim a prize. Prizes may not be awarded to a group of individuals. Iditarod is not responsible for any disputes arising among individuals participating in a group purchase.
A minimum of two pieces of identification as set forth by the Internal Revenue Service as acceptable are required.
Prize winners must provide Iditarod with all information required by the State of Alaska and the Internal Revenue Service to claim a prize.
The prize claimant will be required to sign a Declaration and Release ("Release") which must be executed and returned to Iditarod no later than three (3) business days after the receipt of the release.
By claiming either a weekly or a progressive jackpot prize(s), the winner gives the Iditarod to publish the winner’s name, prize amount and any images or likeness taken or captured of the participant or prize winner in connection with their participating in the lottery or receiving a prize (collectively, the “images”) in any form, media or content which now or hereafter exist, for advertising, promotional or any other commercial purposes as well as noncommercial purposes. Participants and prize winners each waive any compensation for any use of such images. This information is also publicized to protect the integrity of the Iditarod Lotto Race to Nome raffle as it verifies that prizes are won.
For security and safety reasons, no cash payments will be made to prize winners. All prizes will be paid out to prize winners by check within five business days of the prize claimant delivering the winning raffle ticket, executed release, and all other required documents to Iditarod. The prize is not transferable and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions.
If a prize claimant either: (a) does not notify Iditarod within the required time limits of the drawing; (b) is ruled ineligible for any reason; (c) refuses the prize; or (d) does not return an executed release, then, in each event, the prize will be forfeited.
Unclaimed winnings will be retained by Iditarod and applied to the subsequent raffle.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
The Released Parties (defined below under RELEASE OF LIABILITY) are not responsible for: (1) Entries which are stolen, lost, damaged, illegible, given away or no longer in the purchaser’s possession, (2) Entries that have been or may have been tampered with or re-sold in violation of these Official Rules; (3) Entries or payments that are delayed, misdirected, undelivered, not fully captured, or garbled as a result of any failure or problem whatsoever with the availability, functionality, operability or use of any network, server, ISP, website, computer, telephone, cable or satellite modem or connection, handheld mobile device or any other computer equipment or connection, whether or not caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by viruses, worms, or malfunctions affecting a network, server ISP or any equipment or programming used in or associated with the raffle; (4) any other errors of any kind, whether human, typographical, printing, mechanical, or electronic in nature, which relate to or are connected with the raffle (collectively, as described in clauses (1) through (4), errors), including without limitation errors in raffle-related materials or in the administration of the raffle, such as errors in processing entries, identifying potential winners, determining official winners, or announcing or delivering prizes; or if any portion of the raffle is compromised, in Iditarod’s sole judgment, by a virus, worm, bug, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in Iditarod’s sole judgment, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the raffle, or the proper submission or capture of entries (collectively, a compromising event), then Iditarod reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate the raffle, and to select winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received before the known occurrence or discovery of such comprising event. All entry purchases shall be final, and no refunds or replacements will be issued by Iditarod. Iditarod has sole and final decision on admissibility of entries and the determination of prize winner.
TAXES
By participating in the Iditarod Lotto Race to Nome raffle, participants acknowledge the IRS has taken a position that the amounts paid for chance to participate in raffles, lotteries or similar programs are not gifts and therefore, the price of the lottery tickets does not qualify as a deductible charitable contribution. Prize winners are responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes, fees, and other government assessments on the awarded prize. Furthermore, each prize winner acknowledges that the Federal law requires tax withholding on certain prize values must be collected from winnings upon award or distribution. Federal and state withholding laws are subject to change without notice. All withholding laws in effect at the time of each prize will be acted upon and followed.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY
Entrants, by participating in the Iditarod Lotto Race to Nome raffle, agree that Iditarod, Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry, each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, permittees and advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, shareholders, members, consultants and agents (collectively, the Released Parties) will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by entrants against any liability for injuries, losses, cost, expenses or damages of any kind, including damages for death, personal injury, property damage.
Questions, issues, or inquiries can be made by email at
iditarodlotto@iditarod.com; by letter to Iditarod Lotto 2100 S Kink Goose Bay
Rd Wasilla, AK 99654 or by calling our office at 1-907-841-4578.
The sponsor of the raffle is Iditarod Traill Committee permit #131.
DISPUTES
The raffle is governed by the laws of the State of Alaska without giving impact to any choice of law or conflict of law rule in any other jurisdiction. As a condition of participating in a raffle, the participants and prize winners, agrees that all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively by arbitration in the locations selected solely by the licensed permit holder in Wasilla, Alaska. In any dispute under no circumstances will the petition be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney fees, other than participants actual out-of-pocket expense (i.e., cost associated with entering the lottery) and further waives all rights to have damages increased. Any claims regarding the raffle that are not considered released, and in the event, arbitration is not enforced, must be brought to the State or Federal courts in Anchorage, Alaska the participant and prize claimant hereby consents to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such action. The raffle is void where prohibited by law. In no event shall the licensed permit holders Iditarod Trail Committee or any of the related entities be liable for damages that exceed the value of the prize awarded to any individual participant in the raffle.
Benefits Iditarod Trail Committee Permit #131
