$100,000 tagged fish

Twelve salmon, not pink or chum, will be tagged and released in the derby grounds. In accordance with the rules of the sponsors' agent, only one of these twelve fish will pay the $100,000 prize. The number of the winning tag will be selected by the agent of the sponsors before the start of the derby and will not be known by derby officials or the sponsors.

When a tagged fish is turned in at a weigh-in station, derby officials will follow the agent's procedure for determining if the fish is the $100,000 fish. This may take 24 to 36 hours. Persons turning in any of the other eleven tagged fish will be awarded $1,000 from the Territorial Sportsmen, Inc.

If you catch a tagged fish, do not remove the tag from the fish. To be eligible for any tagged fish prizes the fish must be presented to Derby officials with the tag still attached to the fish. In order to receive the $100,000 prize the winner may be required by the sponsor's agent, not the sponsor, to pass a polygraph examination.

Be sure to turn in all salmon, except pink and chum, for the scholarship fund. Don't take the chance of eating a fish that could be worth up to $100,000.

'High fives'

Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company and Coeur Alaska - Kensington Mine Project have combined to sponsor two special scholarship fish prize drawings. Two winners and two alternates will be drawn from the tickets given to scholarship fish contributors. Each winner (or in the case of a no-show, an alternate) will participate in a drawing on awards night with a chance of winning $50,000, $10,000, $2,500 or, at a minimum, $500.

Each contestant is given a series of 40 "High Fives" sealed money bags or envelopes. Each bag contains a prize-winning symbol representing one of four possible prizes: $50,000, $10,000, $2,500 or $500. The contestant starts opening the bags or envelopes in any order until they have five matching symbols. They have whatever prize is represented by the five matching symbols.

Top 100 prizes

The contestants who first catch the 100 largest salmon will win a prize. First prize goes to the largest fish, the 62nd prize goes to the 62nd top weight and prize number 100 is reserved for the person catching the 100th top weight.

After the award of the first, 62nd and 100th place prizes, the second place winner gets his or her choice of remaining prizes, then third, fourth and so on until all prizes are claimed. Only one of the top 100 prizes will be awarded to each contestant. In case of a tie, the earliest entered weighed fish will receive the highest standing. If winners or their designated representative are not present on Awards Night to claim prizes, unclaimed prizes shall be awarded in numerical order, according to winner's place.

The names of all prize winners will be made public as soon as possible after the list has been certified. Check online at www.goldennorthsalmonderby.org to see if you won a prize. Derby prizes will be awarded beginning at 7 p.m. on the Thursday following the derby at Centennial Hall. Prize winners or designated representatives must attend Awards Night in order to claim their prize.

The official list of winners of the top 100 prizes will be on the Golden North Salmon Derby website on the Wednesday following the Derby, at the First National Bank on Front Street and at the Fred Meyer store bulletin board. Winners of Scholarship Fund prizes must claim their prize from the Territorial Sportsmen, Inc., on Awards Night unless otherwise instructed.

2008 Special prizes

• Territorial Sportsmen, Inc.: $100 cash for the largest Coho weighed in each day at each weigh-in station; $75 cash for the second largest Coho weighed in each day at each weigh-in station; and $50 each for third largest Coho weighed in each day at each weigh-in station.
• Hesson and Deakins: $350 cash largest salmon weighed in by 3pm Friday.
• Larry's Quality Heating and Plumbing and Northland Services, Inc.: $500 cash for the salmon weighed in by the oldest person - "The Old FartAngler Prize". (In the event of a tie, the largest fish wins.)
• Alaska Trollers Association: $50 cash for the largest chinook weighed in by achild 12 years or younger.
• Alaska Trollers Association: $50 cash for the largest coho weighed in each day by a child 12 years or younger.
• Alaska Pacific Bank: $100 cash for the largest salmon weighed in on Friday by a child 12 years or younger.
• Oliver's Trophies: Trophy for largest salmon weighed in by a child 12 years or younger. $200 value.
• Capitol Disposal/Waste Management: $100 cash each day for largest salmon weighed in by a child under 14 years of age.
• AFL/CIO Juneau Central Labor Council: $500 cash for largest King Salmon weighed in by a Juneau Central Labor Council affiliate (member in good standing)
• Elgee Rehfeld Mertz: $100 cash for the first salmon weighed in that weighs 10.4 lbs. (aka the 1040 fish)
• Financial Consultants of Alaska: $100 cash for the largest salmon weighed in August 10
• Juneau Wholesale: 1 case Jones soda and 1 case Vitamin Water per day for the largest salmon weighed in by a person 65 or older.
• Southeast Dental Group: $250 cash for the largest salmon weighed in by a girl (12 years or younger); $250 cash for the largest salmon weighed in by a boy (12 years or younger).
• Rodfather's Broiler: All winners in the top 100 except #1, 50 and 100 will receive a gift certificate for one small milkshake and one small fries
• Sonie's Services: $50 cash each day for largest salmon caught by a woman turned into the packer.
• Juneau Archery Club: $150 cash for the largest salmon weighed in by an Adult Juneau Archery Club member.
• Juneau Archery Club: $150 cash for the largest salmon weighed in by a child 16 or younger Juneau Archery Club member.
• Western Auto-Marine: $100 cash for the largest salmon weighed in each day from all weigh-in stations combined by participant who purchased their derby ticket at Western Auto-Marine.
• Western Auto-Marine: $50 cash for the largest king and largest Coho weighed in each day at each weigh-in station.

Scholarship Fish prizes

• Territorial Sportsmen: one drawing per day per weigh-in station for $250 in cash
• Territorial Sportsmen: 10 drawings per day from all weigh-in stations combined for $50 in cash
• Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. and Coeur Alaska-Kensington Gold Mine: two drawings for possible $50,000 in cash with a guaranteed minimum of $500 in cash from all weigh-in stations combined.
• Costco: two drawings per day from all weigh-in stations combined for a $50 gift certificate.
• Super Bear Supermarket: two drawings Friday and Saturday and one drawing Sunday from all weigh-in stations combined for a $50 gift certificate.
• Fred Meyer: two drawings Friday and Saturday from all weigh-in stations combined for a $250 gift certificate; two drawings Sunday from all weigh-in stations combined for a $500 gift certificate.
• Odom Corporation: 10 drawings per day from all weigh-in stations combined for $100 in cash
• Juneau Gun Club: two drawings per day from all weigh-in stations combined for one round of trap