The tripod for the Nenana Ice Classic tipped precariously early on Monday evening and watchers watched expectantly for the breakup to take the tripod 100 feet downstream to trip the clock to end this years ice breakup contest. But, the tripod lasted through not only Monday night, but remained up and made it through Tuesday […]
Officials at the Nenana Ice Classic, the annual spring break up guessing game held in interior Alaska, have announced that they have completed counting all of the tickets submitted, and report that a grand total of 25 winners guest the correct time that the clock was tripped in the game. The number of winners at […]
The tripod connected to the clock that determines the winner or winners of the Nenana Ice Classic tripped this afternoon. The official time is 3:48 pm. All eyes were on the tripod this afternoon with a multitude of vehicles in the parking lot, but as the crowd dwindled, the ice began to move. And when […]
The count has been done and the jackpot once again broke all records in the 98-year-old Nenana Ice Classic. The board of directors announced the record-breaking prize of $363,627 after they concluded their meeting on Thursday night. This year’s jackpot exceeds the previous record-breaking jackpot by roughly $13,000 that was set in 2012. That year, Tommy […]