The tripod in the Nenana Ice Classic went out at 2:41 pm on Monday, making this year's break-up the latest in the history of Alaska's leading guessing game.

Today’s tripod trip occurred four hours to the minute later than the former record-breaking time of 11:41 am on May 20th of 1964. It is the eighth time that the ice went out during the 2 pm hour since the Ice Classic began.

The betting pool that became the Ice Classic had its beginnings in 1906 when six people bet on the break-up of the Tanana ice. The first winner taking the pot in what would later become an annual event and springtime rite was Oliver Lee. The losers were Joe Johnson, Louis Johnson, Jonesy, Gunnysack Jack, Jim Duke and Adolph Nelson.

Bets were not made for another ten years in what what would become Alaska’s premier betting game. But, in 1916, Jimmy Duke’s Roadhouse began selling tickets to Nenana residents only.

By the next year, through word of mouth by railroad workers, the news of a annual bet on the ice spread throughout the north. In 1917, residents of the Alaska and Yukon territories could buy in on the event.

This year’s pot, which was announced by the Nenana Ice Classic, was $318,500. It was won by one lucky couple, Warren and Yvonne Snow of Kenai.