Bid! Win!! Ride!!!
The experience of a lifetime is one click away…Win a dog’s eye view of the Ceremonial Start while riding in the sled of an Iditarod Musher! Take this 11 mile scenic and festive route through Anchorage and support the Last Great Race!
Winning bidders in the IditaRider auction ride in the sled of a musher during the ceremonial start of the 2023 Iditarod. If you are going to be at the start of the 2023 Iditarod in downtown Anchorage, make sure you are in the best 'seat' to experience the ceremonial start on Saturday, March 4. That 'seat' is in the sled of a 2023 Iditarod musher. Don't miss the opportunity to get in on the bidding and claim your seat. The IditaRider Auction will close on Friday, January 27, 2023 at 12:00pm AKST
Whose sled will we see you in at the Ceremonial Start on March 4th?!
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The Iditarod IditaRider auction is a great way to support the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and gives you or another Iditarod Fan the chance to win the ride of a lifetime! Your winning auction bid is a donation to the ITC which helps us meet the financial obligations of the Iditarod Race. Without this fundraiser and those bidding on this auction, we would not be able to put this race on each year, so we want to express how grateful we are for your bid!
REMEMBER: The Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Winning bids may be used as a tax deduction with the exception of the value placed on the sled. All but $100 of your winning bid can be claimed!
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*IMPORTANT NOTE* - This auction is set up with POPCORN BIDDING, which means if you place a bid right before auction closing, it will extend the auctioning IditaRider seat by 2 minutes. Here is an example: On auction close date, Friday, January 27, Bob makes a bid on IditaRider seat #101 at 11:59am (the auction closes at 12pm ASKT/ 4pm EST). That will then extend the bidding window by 2 minutes, giving Sally (who was also bidding on this IditaRider seat) an extra window to place another bid, which will then extend the bidding window by another 2 minutes, giving Bob another opportunity to bid. Bob places another bid, which then extends the auction by another 2 minutes, giving Sally another chance. Sally decides she cannot bid anymore, no other parties bid on the item, so the additional 2 minutes from Bob's bid runs out and Bob then wins the item. If Sally were to place another bid (or any other interested bidders), and this cycle were to continue, it will end after 60 minutes and the highest bidder at 1pm ASKT/5pm EST will be the winner of that item.
So, just because you placed a higher bid at 11:59am AKST/ 3:59pm EST, doesn't mean the bidding is over... stick around your computer to ensure that you keep getting your bids in on the bidding war and win that item!
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The Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc. is a 501-(c)-(3)non-profit organization. Winning bids may be used as a tax deduction with the exception of the value placed on the sled. All but $100 of your winning bid can be claimed! A contribution letter will be mailed once the auction has closed and the race is under way.