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The snowmobile struck King's team, killing one of his dogs. [7] [8] King's "Idita-Rider" -- a person who rides in the front storage compartment for the ceremonial start of the race [9]-- for the 2005 Iditarod was a child sponsored by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. King has also won many other sled dog races.
Jeff King won the XXXIV Iditarod on March 15, at 1:11:36 a.m. for being the first to reach the Burled Arch in Nome. He was awarded USD $69,000 by Wells Fargo, and a 2006 pickup from Anchorage Chrysler Dodge. Only King, Martin Buser, Susan Butcher, and Doug Swingley have won the race four times; and only Rick Swenson has won it five times.
Jeff King is one of seven winners of four or more races. Dick Wilmarth won the first race in the year 1973, in 20 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes, and 41 seconds. The fastest winning time was completed by Mitch Seavey with a time of 8 days, 3 hours, 40 minutes, and 13 seconds in 2017. [37]
Jeff King left Eagle Island at 12:55 pm and was followed by Martin Buser at 1:00 pm. Lance Mackey and Paul departed Eagle Island two minutes apart at 3:43 pm and 3:45 pm. Ken Anderson departed at 8:35 am Zack Steer took his 8-hour layover and departed at 8:44 pm in sixth position. [34] Kaltag: Jeff King arrived in Kaltag at 9:23 pm in first ...
The competition was one of the closest in recent memory, with defending champion Lance Mackey and four-time winner Jeff King mushing neck-and-neck for much of the race. Ultimately, the race was won by Mackey, who reached the final checkpoint at 2:46 AM on March 12.
Alexandra “Lexie” Gehrke, 38, and Jeffrey King, 49, were preparing to depart for their honeymoon at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport last month when federal prosecutors arrested ...
Jeff King may refer to: Jeff King (mushing) (born 1956), American multiple winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race; Jeff King (baseball) (born 1964), American major league baseball player; Jeff F. King, Canadian television producer and screenwriter; Jeff King (bodybuilder), American bodybuilder and former title holder of the Universe ...
The winners were later revealed to be Boyz II Men members Nathan Morris, Wanyá Morris and Shawn Stockman. The trio wrapped up the finale with a nostalgic performance their 1991 hit "Motownphilly."