2022 Iditarod Mushers
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#2 Sean Williams - Rookie
Home: Chugiak
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#3 Jeff King
Home: Denali
First start: 1981 - Starts: 29 - Finishes: 27 - Best finish: 1 (1993, 1996, 1998, 2006) - Top 10 finishes: 20 - Winnings: $967,789
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#4 Michelle Phillips
Home: Tagish, Yukon Territory
First start: 2010 - Starts: 11 - Finishes: 11 - Best finish: 11 - Winnings: $136,689
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#5 Paige Drobny
Home: Cantwell
First start: 2013 - Starts: 7 - Finishes: 7 - Best finish: 7 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $75,399
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#6 Martin Massicotte - Rookie
Home: St-Tite, Quebec - Starts: 1
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#7 Jessie Holmes
Home: Brushkana
First start: 2018 - Starts: 4 - Finishes: 4 - Best finish: 7 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $63,120
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#8 Ramey Smyth
Home: Willow
First start: 1994 - Starts: 25 - Finishes: 24 - Best finish: 2 - Top 10 finishes: 12 - Winnings: $593,475
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#9 Anna Berington
Home: Knik
First start: 2012 - Starts: 10 - Finishes: 9 - Best finish: 17 - Winnings: $24,386
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#10 Matthew Failor
Home: Willow
First start: 2012 - Starts: 10 - Finishes: 9 - Best finish: 13 - Winnings: $58,000
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#11 Mats Pettersson
Home: Kiruna, Sweden
First start: 2014 - Starts: 6 - Finishes: 6 - Best finish: 18 - Winnings: $43,541
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#12 Joar Leifseth Ulsom
Home: Mo I Rana, Norway
First start: 2013 - Starts: 9 - Finishes: 9 - Best finish: 1 (2018) - Top 10 finishes: 9 - Winnings: $344,618
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#13 Hanna Lyrek - Rookie
Home: Alta, Norway
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#14 Eric Kelly - Rookie
Home: Knik
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#15 Riley Dyche
Home: Fairbanks
First start: 2020 - Starts: 2 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 25 - Winnings: $1,049
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#16 Lev Shvarts
Home: Willow
First start: 2014 - Starts: 6 - Finishes: 4 - Best finish: 17 - Winnings: $13,849
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#17 Ryan Redington
Home: Knik
First start: 2001 - Starts: 14 - Finishes: 7 - Best finish: 7 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $88,653
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#18 Richie Diehl
Home: Aniak
First start: 2013 - Starts: 9 - Finishes: 8 - Best finish: 6 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $133,531
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#19 KattiJo Deeter - Rookie
Home: Fairbanks
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#20 Dallas Seavey
Home: Talkeetna
First start: 2005 - Starts: 12 - Finishes: 12 - Best finish: 1 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021) - Top 10 finishes: 10 - Winnings: $496,661
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#21 Aaron Peck
Home: Grande Prairie, Alberta
First start: 2000 - Starts: 8 - Finishes: 6 - Best finish: 14 - Winnings: $19,000
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#22 Joe Taylor - Rookie
Home: Fairbanks
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#23 Aaron Burmeister
Home: Nome/Nenana
First start: 1994 - Starts: 20 - Finishes: 20 - Best finish: 2 - Top 10 finishes: 7 - Winnings: $399,750
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#24 Kristy Berington
Home: Knik
First start: 2010 - Starts: 12 - Finishes: 11 - Best finish: 16 - Winnings: $28,386
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#25 Deke Naaktgeboren
Home: Fairbanks
First start: 2020 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 27 - Winnings: $1,049
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#26 Anja Radano
Home: Talkeetna
First start: 2018 - Starts: 2 - Finishes: 2 - Best finish: 35 - Winnings: $2,098
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#27 Brent Sass
Home: Eureka
First start: 2012 - Starts: 6 - Finishes: 5 - Best finish: 3 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $108,124
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#28 Dan Kaduce
Home: Chatanika
First start: 2010 - Starts: 3 - Finishes: 3 - Best finish: 16 - Winnings: $20,813
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#29 Julie Ahnen - Rookie
Home: Cantwell
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#30 Mitch Seavey
Home: Seward
First start: 1982 - Starts: 27 - Finishes: 26 - Best finish: 1 (2004, 2013, 2017) - Top 10 finishes: 18 - Winnings: $879,997
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#31 Matt Hall
Home: Two Rivers
First start: 2018 - Starts: 3 - Finishes: 3 - Best finish: 6 - Top 10 finishes: 1 - Winnings: $49,054
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#32 Amanda Otto - Rookie
Home: Denali
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#33 Mille Porsild
Home: Denmark
First start: 2020 - Starts: 2 - Finishes: 2 - Best finish: 5 - Top 10 finishes: 1 - Winnings: $42,143
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#34 Jeff Deeter
Home: Fairbanks
First start: 2008 - Starts: 5 - Finishes: 5 - Best finish: 12 - Winnings: $47,873
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#35 Ryne Olson
Home: Two Rivers
First start: 2012 - Starts: 3 - Finishes: 3 - Best finish: 18 - Winnings: $12,016
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#36 Bridgett Watkins - Rookie
Home: Fairbanks
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#37 Peter Kaiser
Home: Bethel
First start: 2010 - Starts: 12 - Finishes: 11 - Best finish: 1 (2019) - Top 10 finishes: 6 - Winnings: $312,111
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#38 Martin Buser
Home: Big Lake
First start: 1980 - Starts: 38 - Finishes: 38 - Best finish: 1 (1992, 1994, 1997, 2002) - Top 10 finishes: 19 - Winnings: $819,913
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#39 Gerhardt Thiart - Rookie
Home: Cheboygan, Michigan
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#40 Karin Hendrickson
Home: Willow
First start: 2009 - Starts: 9 - Finishes: 6 - Best finish: 36 - Winnings: $6,294
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#41 Kailyn Davis - Rookie
Home: Fairbanks
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#42 Travis Beals
Home: Seward
First start: 2013 - Starts: 8 - Finishes: 8 - Best finish: 5 - Top 10 finishes: 3 - Winnings: $124,740
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#43 Lisbet Norris
Home: Fairbanks
First start: 2014 - Starts: 3 - Finishes: 3 - Best finish: 48 - Winnings: $3,147
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#44 Sebastien Dos Santos Borges - Rookie
Home: Chazey-Bons, France
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#45 Joshua McNeal
Home: Fairbanks
First start: 2021 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 28 - Winnings: $1,049
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#46 Chad Stoddard
Home: Anchorage
First start: 2021 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 23 - Winnings: $1,049
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#47 Apayauq Reitan
Home: Kaktovik
First start: 2019 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 28 - Winnings: $1,049
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#48 Matt Paveglio - Rookie
Home: Eagle River
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#49 Yuka Honda
Home: Healy
First start: 2015 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 55 - Winnings: $1,049
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#50 Hugh Neff
Home: Anchorage
First start: 2004 - Starts: 14 - Finishes: 13 - Best finish: 5 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $167,419