The Nenana Ice Classic tripod moved enough to stop the clock Monday in the annual Tanana River ice-out guessing game.
According to an Ice Classic organization post, this year’s game officially ended at 4:01 p.m. Alaska Standard Time Monday.
The tripod fell on its side Sunday, but it took another day for the decaying ice and current to push it downstream enough to stop the shore-based clock it’s tethered to.
People who guessed the correct time on their tickets will split a jackpot of over $222,000.
Ice Classic organizers said Monday that winners would be notified within 24 hours, with checks to be mailed out June 1.
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
