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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Oh, For Sleet’s Sake and Flurrious George are the top vote-getters in the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Name a Snowplow contest and will soon join our fleet of snowplows statewide along with six others. The winning names, in order of vote totals, and their future homes are:
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Oh, For Sleet’s Sake – District 3 (Central Minnesota)
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Flurrious George – District 6 (Southeast Minnesota)
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Sled Zeppelin – District 2 (Northwest Minnesota)
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K Pop Blizzard Hunter – District 8 (Southwest Minnesota)
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Minne-Snow-ta – District 1 (Northeast Minnesota)
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Every Day I’m Shovelin’ – District 7 (South Central Minnesota)
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O Brother, Where Art Plow? – District 4 (West Central Minnesota)
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The Life of a Snowgirl – Metro (Twin Cities)
Nearly 19,000 voters cast a ballot in February to select these winning names. The order of all 30 finalists can be found on MnDOT’s Name a Snowplow website.
“We’re so thankful to the Minnesotans who have helped submit and select new and creative snowplow names for our agency,” said Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger. “Let’s remember it’s not just the plows, it’s also about the more than 1,600 Minnesota snowplow operators who keep us safe, and our roads cleared all winter long. Please slow down and give the operators of Sled Zepplin, The Life of a Snowgirl and all of Minnesota’s other snowplows plenty of space to clear roads safely every time it snows.”
This is the sixth year that MnDOT has hosted the Name a Snowplow contest. MnDOT invited people to submit creative snowplow name ideas in December 2025 and received more than 67,500 submissions. Agency staff narrowed those submissions to a list of 30 finalists.
MnDOT now has 52 named snowplows, including Plowy McPlowFace, Betty Whiteout and Taylor Drift. In addition to the 48 named snowplows selected through the annual Name a Snowplow contests, MnDOT staff have helped name four additional snowplows statewide in acknowledgement of highways the state plows adjacent to tribal lands.
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