Jessie Holmes Iditarod Winnings 2024. Musher jessie holmes arrived in first place midday sunday but didn’t hang onto the lead for long. Dallas seavey, the 2024 iditarod champion, claimed $55,900 for his winning efforts, the largest of the $550,000 total purse amount.

Holmes, a sylacauga native who has spent over 20 years in alaska, came third in the dog sledding race tuesday. Jessie holmes won his third kobuk 440 sled dog race race on sunday — his second win in a row traversing northwest alaska.