Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race after multiple top-10 finishes

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos with his two floral wreath-adorned head teammates, Hercules and Polar.

Holmes was first to the finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome, on the Bering Sea coast. The race began March 3 in Fairbanks after a lack of snow forced changes to the route and starting point. At the finish line, Holmes was presented with a $57,200 check for his victory, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

That made the normally 1,000-mile race a staggering 1,129 miles across the Alaska wilderness. Holmes finished in 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes and 41 seconds.