RANKED: Winning Names Of Minnesota’s 2025 ‘Name A Snowplow’ Vote

The wait is over!

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced this week the 8 winning names from a field of 50 finalists that were up for vote by the public over the last few weeks.

MNDOT shared their 50 finalists, trimmed down from over 7,300 submissions, at the end of January. They then opened the voting to make decisions on the top 8 names to be used for plow trucks across the state.

Each of Minnesota's 8 MNDOT districts was assigned one of the winning names.

I feel like the pool of 2024-2025 name finalists was among the best crop ever in the years MNDOT has been doing this contest. Some of my personal favorites like 867-530 Brine, Oh Snow You Didn’t!, Accumulus Removeus, Lady Slippery, and Plowin’ In The Wind didn't make the top 8, but some of them did do pretty well.

MNDOT shared a ranking of how each of the 50 names performed, which you can check out below. In the meantime, here are the 8 winning names and where those names will be used.

2025 Minnesota Name A Snowplow Contest Winning Names

Skol Plow – District 1 (Northeast Minnesota): Home to cities like Duluth, Pine City, Hinckley, Grand Rapids, Virginia, International Falls, and Grand Marais, District 1's new plow name was the 7th most popular in the voting process this year.

You’re Welcome – District 2 (Northwest Minnesota): Serving Bemidji, Crookston, Thief River Falls, and places north, District 2's new plow name was the 5th most popular in the vote.

Don’tcha Snow – District 3 (Central Minnesota): With a territory that includes Monticello, St. Cloud, Brainerd, and Backus, the name given to the District 3 plow was the 6th most popular in this year's vote.

Snowtorious B.I.G. – District 4 (West Central Minnesota): Home to Morris, Fergus Falls, Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, and Moorhead, the new name being given to a District 4 plow was the second most popular name in the overall vote count.

Anthony Sledwards – Metro District (Twin Cities): Covering the Twin Cities metro area and northward into Chisago County, this Minnesota Timberwolves-themed name was the 4th most popular in the vote.

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Plowabunga! – District 6 (Southeast Minnesota): With a territory that includes Rochester, Albert Lea, Red Wing, and Owatonna, the new name for the District 6 plow was the 3rd most popular in the overall vote.

I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered – District 7 (South Central Minnesota): Home to cities like Mankato, Windom, Jackson, and Gaylord, the District 7 name was the 8th most popular in the overall vote.

We’re Off To See The Blizzard – District 8 (Southwest Minnesota): Covering Marshall, Wilmar, Hutchinson, and Montevideo, District 8's new plow name was the top name in the popular vote among all 50 names in this year's contest.

Here's how each of the 50 finalist names ranked in this year's vote: