For over a decade the record set in 2009 of guessing 8/8 RAGBRAI Overnight Towns was unapproachable. Riders would guess five or six towns but the final two or three eluded our grasp. Well it is a record no more. In fact you 2023 guessers blew that out of the water. That’s right we had EIGHT people correctly guess the 2023 RAGBRAI 50 Route! We will have to be more surprising next year!

Over three hundred entries were received in the 20th (mostly) annual Guess the Route Contest to pick the RAGBRAI L towns, and quite a few of you guessed most of the towns correctly. Carroll and Tama-Toledo threw people for a loop! Of the eight people who correctly guessed the route, we randomly selected three winners. Our winners comprised a mix of Iowans and an Iowan-turned Floridian – Shelley your job is to bring the sunshine to RAGBRAI this year!

Here are this year’s winners:
Jeff Maske (Iowa City, Iowa) – 1st Place
Shelley George (Bradenton, Florida) – 2nd Place
Jonny Sneiderman (Nevada, Iowa) – 3rd Place

Jeff Maske of Marco Island, Florida was the big winner and will receive an exclusive RAGBRAI Golden Jersey by Primal Wear.

When asked to comment on his win, Jeff said, “Very excited for the 50th Anniversary Ride! RAGBRAI is such a treasure for the State of Iowa. Being able to participate is one of the highlights of my year!”