Thanks For A Great Duck Race!

Thank you to the sponsors, non-profits, duck adopters, and volunteers! This year, with your help, we raised over $56,000!

6,903 ducks entered the race. 

The Winners are:

1. Jim Lyons - Grand Prize $5,000

2. William Neiser

3. Maria Gallucci

4. Max Seidman

5. Greg Lestikow

6. Christina Brinkman

7. Karen Myers

8. Steve May

9. Jamie DErrico

10. James Hudson

11. Mirabelle Parrot

12. Jenny Wood

13. Edward Titen

14. Meggen Kirkham

15. Julie Koobs

Thanks to all of our prize sponsors (in no particular order):

• Lion Square Lodge

• Gold Club at Cordillera

• Ace Hardware Vail

• Townplace Suites Avon

• Eagle River Inn

• Christie Lodge

• Juniper Restaurant

• Michelle Hair Company

• Core V3 Fitness Studio

• The Vilar

• Northside Restaurants

Non-Profits who raised money through the Vail Duck Race are:

Vail Edwards Rotary Club

Vail Friends of Dance

We’ll see you back in 2025!

What is the Vail Duck Race?

A duck race is when an organization puts numbered rubber ducks in a body of water. The ducks then “race” to the finish line of the event. The first duck across the finish line wins. Each event is unique and has its own rules and winners.

The Vail Duck Race normally puts about 15,000 ducks in Gore Creek. The ducks start at the Covered Bridge in Vail Village and race to the International Bridge also in Vail Village. The person who adopted the first duck across the finish line wins $5,000.

Local Vail Valley businesses donate prizes for the second, third, fourth etc. duck winners.