MnDOT announces winners of Name a Snowplow contest
Feb. 12—We're Off To See The Blizzard and Anthony Sledwards join the Minnesota Department of Transportations' snowplow fleet as two of the eight winners in the 2024-25 Name a Snowplow contest. Governor Tim Walz joined MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger to announce the winning names today. Nearly 23,500 voters cast a ballot in this year's contest.
The winning names, in order of vote totals, and their future homes are:
* We're Off To See The Blizzard — District 8 (Southwest Minnesota)
* Snowtorious B.I.G. — District 4 (West Central Minnesota)
* Plowabunga! — District 6 (Southeast Minnesota)
* Anthony Sledwards — Metro District (Twin Cities)
* You're Welcome — District 2 (Northwest Minnesota)
* Don'tcha Snow — District 3 (Central Minnesota)
* Skol Plow — District 1 (Northeast Minnesota)
* I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered — District 7 (South Central Minnesota)
The order of all 50 finalists can be found on MnDOT's Name a Snowplow website.
"Anthony Sledwards is officially ready for Minnesota winter," said Governor Walz. "And let's remember it's not just the plows, but the 1,600 Minnesota snowplow drivers who keep us safe and our roads cleared all winter long. A big thank you to those drivers and the Minnesotans who continue to demonstrate unrivaled creativity in naming our snowplows!"
"Each season we have so much fun selecting new and creative snowplow names, but this contest is also a great way to highlight the hard work of our snowplow drivers and keep them safe," said Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger. "Please slow down and give our snowplow drivers plenty of space to clear roads safely every time it snows."
MnDOT invited people to submit creative snowplow name ideas in December 2024 and received more than 7,300 submissions; most suggestions were submitted multiple times by multiple people. Agency staff narrowed the list to 50 finalists for the public to vote on. This is the fifth year that MnDOT has hosted the Name a Snowplow contest.
Statewide, MnDOT now has 44 named snowplows, including Plowy McPlowFace, Betty Whiteout, and Taylor Drift. In addition to the 40 named snowplows selected through the annual Name a Snowplow contests, MnDOT staff have also helped to name four additional snowplows statewide in acknowledgement of highways the state plows adjacent to tribal lands.
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