The Votes Are In - MnDOT’s Snowplow Naming Contest

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(St. Paul MN–) Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) today announced the eight winning names of the 2023-24 Name a Snowplow contest. Taylor Drift, Beyonsleigh, and Fast and Flurrious join the state’s snowplow fleet as winners of the contest. Each newly named snowplow will be assigned to one of MnDOT’s eight districts. More than 32,500 voters cast a ballot in this year’s contest. Photos from the event are attached.

“Whether it’s a November election or a snowplow naming contest, you can count on Minnesotans to turn out and vote,” said Governor Walz. “Thank you to the Minnesotans who submitted creative names and voted for their favorites, and a big thank you to our snowplow drivers who are always ready to keep our roads safe and help us get to work, school, and back home safely.”

“Rain or shine, blizzards or clear skies, we have a fleet of snowplows and drivers ready to clear the roads and make our lives easier and safer in the winter,” said Lieutenant Governor Flanagan. “From Beyonsleigh to Barbie’s Dream Plow, Minnesotans’ creativity was on full display for this contest that celebrates the important work of our snowplow drivers.”

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Waipahinte (Dakota word for “snowplow”)

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Top 49

1 Taylor Drift 12,027
2 Clark W. Blizzwald 6,667
3 Dolly Plowton 6,315
4 Waipahi?te (Dakota word for “snowplow”) 6,266
5 Beyonsleigh 6,016
6 You're Killin' Me Squalls 5,922
7 Fast and Flurrious 5,897
8 Barbie’s Dream Plow 5,787
9 Oh, For Sleet's Sake 5,517
10 L’Plow du Nord 5,503
11 Alice Scooper 5,363
12 Just Scraping By 5,056
13 Everyday I’m Shovelin’ 5,028
14 I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered 4,765
15 Aaron Brrrr, Sir 4,722
16 Who let the plows out? 4,509
17 SKOL Plow 4,431
18 Best in Snow 4,425
19 Don’t Flurry, Be Happy 4,423
20 Minnesnowta N’ice 4,203
21 Oh Snow You Didn’t! 4,179
22 A Little Salty 3,958
23 Blizzard Wizard 3,816
24 Shiver Me Blizzards 3,733
25 Flake Superior 3,715
26 SnowMNator 3,457
27 Make Snowbegone 3,317
28 Below Zero Hero 3,256
29 A Plow Named Sue 3,172
30 Because Ice Said Snow! 3,004
31 Frosty the Snowplow 2,951
32 Flake it off 2,731
33 Miracle on Ice 2,730
34 Orange you glad to see me? 2,716
35 Sweet Child O’ Brine 2,695
36 Can’t Snow Me Down 2,693
37 Plower Power 2,420
38 The Great MN Plow-together 2,325
39 Lady Slippery 2,300
40 Scrape, Rattle and Roll 2,137
41 Snow White and the 7 drifts 2,038
42 Snowmageddon 1,947
43 Star of the North 1,877
44 Blizzard Buster 1,819
45 Storm Rider 1,678
46 Highway Hercules 1,565
47 Land of 10,000 snows 1,562
48 Beauty and the Blade 1,529
49 Dashing thru the snow 1,111