EnvironmentIce melts out at famous Alaska river betting site
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Ice on the Tanana River in the Alaska community of Nenana melted enough on Friday to send a wooden tripod adrift, tripping an alarm and adding another valuable data point to a century-old record of climate change in America s far north.
The ice broke up at 12:50 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, and those who correctly guessed the frozen river s precise moment of thaw this year in the famous Nenana Ice Classic betting pool will split a $233,591 jackpot, officials announced.
It is expected to take about a week to sort through the ticket stubs of all the bets that were placed to determine who won, a spokeswoman for the event said.
Alaska s favourite guessing game ends in pandemic year twist
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 30, 2021 at 8:58 pm EDT
NENANA, Alaska The ice has gone out on the Tanana River, ending the annual Nenana Ice Classic, one of Alaska’s most famous guessing games.
Ice classic manager Cherrie Forness said the game ended at 12:50 p.m. Friday when the ice shifted and the clock inside a tripod set up on the river ice tripped.
And in this pandemic year, it’s probably no surprise that it all happened backwards, she said.
When the ice goes out, the tripod usually starts going downriver or toward the south bank. This year, it went the other direction, upriver, apparently just enough to trip the mechanism that stopped the clock.
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The Nenana Ice Classic tripod, pictured here in a Borealis Broadband webcam image, was still standing Friday evening, April 30, 2021, hours after the clock stopped. The 2021 Nenana Ice Classic ended at 12:50 p.m. Friday when the ice shifted and the clock inside a tripod set up on the river ice tripped. (Borealis Broadband webcam image)
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Print article NENANA The ice has gone out on the Tanana River, ending the annual Nenana Ice Classic, one of Alaska’s most famous guessing games. Ice classic manager Cherrie Forness said the game ended at 12:50 p.m. Friday when the ice shifted and the clock inside a tripod set up on the river ice tripped.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Ice on the Tanana River in the Alaska community of Nenana melted enough on Friday to send a wooden tripod adrift, tripping an alarm and adding another valuable data point to a century-old record of climate change in America’s far north.
The ice broke up at 12:50 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, and those who correctly guessed the frozen river’s precise moment of thaw this year in the famous Nenana Ice Classic betting pool will split a $233,591 jackpot, officials announced.
It is expected to take about a week to sort through the ticket stubs of all the bets that were placed to determine who won, a spokeswoman for the event said.