Iditarod Mushers Banquet 2024. In total, 14 mushers are making their first iditarod start in 2024, but the total number of rookies is 16: Over the weekend, the 29 mushers who made it the nearly 1,000 miles to nome gathered one last time this iditarod season, attending the banquet in the same town as the famed burled arch that welcomes.
The iditarod mushers drawing banquet is the annual banquet fundraiser and drawing for the official start order. The hosts introduce the show and discuss the format of their coverage of the 2024 iditarod.