Your chance to win-ter: MnDOT's annual 'Name a Snowplow' contest is back

There hasn’t been much snow for plows to clear this winter in Minnesota — but that won’t stop the annual “Name a Snowplow” contest.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that its plow-naming event will return for a fourth year.

The contest offers people the chance to submit ideas and vote to pick eight winners — with the winning names going on plows in each of MnDOT's eight districts around the state.

MnDOT says “witty, unique and Minnesota — or winter-themed snowplow name ideas” can be submitted from now through noon on Dec. 15 at the MnDOT’s website.

Contest rules include:

• one submission per person

• names are limited to no more than 30 characters

• no profanity or inappropriate language

• no politically inspired names

• no repeats of past years’ winning names

Once the submission period closes, MnDOT staff will pick finalists to be voted on by the public in January.

Past MnDOT “Name a Snowplow” contest winners

Winter 2020-21

• Plowy McPlowFace

• Ope, Just Gonna Plow Right Past Ya

• Duck Duck Orange Truck

• Plow Bunyan

• Snowbi Wan Kenobi

• F. Salt Fitzgerald

• Darth Blader

• The Truck Formerly Known As Plow

Winter 2021-22

• Betty Whiteout

• Ctrl Salt Delete

• The Big Leplowski

• Plowasaurus Rex

• Scoop Dogg

• Blizzard of Oz

• No More Mr. Ice Guy

• Edward Blizzardhands

Winter 2022-23

• Yer a Blizzard, Harry

• Blizzo

• Clearopathtra

• Better Call Salt

• Han Snowlo

• Blader Tot Hotdish

• Scoop! There it is

• Sleetwood Mac

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