Lucky number 13 proved its magical power as Lance Mackey was the first to cross under the Burled Arch in Nome in dramatic style early Thursday morning. Mackey and his team of 9 dogs arrived at 8:08 pm (Alaska Time) completing the 2007 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race in 9 days, five hours, eight minutes and forty-one seconds. Mackey set out to win this race with fierce determination: both his father and his brother won before him wearing bib #13. Now, Lance is the third Mackey to win the Iditarod sporting bib #13. All this happened on the 13th day of March 2007. Woa… that’s freaky!

Wells Fargo presented Mackey a check for $69,000 (that’s it!) and Chrysler Dodge gave Mackey the key to a brand new Dodge Ram Pick Up Truck.

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