We are quickly coming to the deadline to get Ice Classic tickets into the red barrel. The deadline to have your guesses in is April 5th.

The Nenana Ice Classic, Alaska’s gambling addiction of choice, was first started in 1917, when railroad engineers, working on the fledgling Alaska Railroad, started a pool to guess when the ice would go out on the Tanana River. Alaskans have been taking their shot at the prize ever since.

The ice was last measured at 32″ thick on March 24 near the tripod.

A ticket will set you back $2.50, which is good for one guess. The winning guess in 2021 was worth $233,591.