NOME, Alaska (AP) — Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday. Holmes was first to the finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome, on the Bering Sea coast. The race began March 3 in Fairbanks after a lack of snow forced changes to the route and starting point.

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star from Odenville, Alabama, won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday. Holmes was first to the finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome, on the Bering Sea coast. The race began March 3, but it had it’s issues.

After over a week of cold temperatures, physical and mental tests and back-and-forth competition, the winner of the 2025 Iditarod has been crowned. Jessie Holmes crossed the finish line first in the annual dog sled race,