Are you wondering about the Purse?
Each musher that finishes the race gets a part of the purse.
The exact amount of money for each position is not decided until right before the start of the race each year because the amount is based on revenue. That is why the exact amounts are not released to the public until March.
| 1st | Lance Mackey | $69,000 |
| 2nd | Jeff King | $65,100 |
| 3rd | Ramey Smyth | $61,400 |
| 4th | Ken Anderson | $57,800 |
| 5th | Martin Buser | $54,400 |
| 6th | Hans Gatt | $51,100 |
| 7th | Mitch Seavey | $48,000 |
| 8th | Paul Gebhardt | $45,000 |
| 9th | Kjetil Backen | $42,000 |
| 10th | Sebastian Schnuelle | $39,200 |
| 11th | Zack Steer | $36,600 |
| 12th | Cim Smyth | $34,000 |
| 13th | Rick Swenson | $31,500 |
| 14th | Jessie Royer | $29,100 |
| 15th | Dee Dee Jonrowe | $26,900 |
| 16th | Gerry Willomitzer | $24,700 |
| 17th | Ed Iten | $22,600 |
| 18th | Ray Redington, Jr. | $20,600 |
| 19th | Aaron Burmeister | $18,600 |
| 20th | Jim Lanier | $16,800 |
| 21st | Aliy Zirkle | $15,000 |
| 22nd | Silvia Willis | $13,300 |
| 23rd | John Baker | $11,600 |
| 24th | Sigrid Ekran | $10,000 |
| 25th | Hugh Neff | $8,500 |
| 26th | Warren Palfrey | $7,100 |
| 27th | William Kleedehn | $5,700 |
| 28th | Matt Hayashida | $4,300 |
| 29th | Ed Stielstra | $3,000 |
| 30th | Melissa Owens | $1,800 |
| Total | $874,700 | |
| Remaining | Each: | $1,049 |
| Finishers | ||
| Estimated | Total | $917,709 |
Mushers can also win prizes and awards. To read about those awards, go to the Media Guide. The Media Guide is found by clicking the tab: Press and Media. You will find the awards listed on page 19.
