Aug 31, 2026 8:00 PM
Day 19 Live update
Source to Sea
Mississippi River Challenge
August 19 – August 30, 2026
Lake Itasca to the Gulf of America
Lake Itasca to the Gulf of America
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Aug 31, 12:14 PM CST
Thanks for Following!!
Gulf of America reached on 8/30/26 at 6:14pm
Gulf of America reached on 8/30/26 at 6:14pm
Aug 30, 5:48 PM CST
Well we’re gonna try to get to the buoy… says 3 footers
Aug 30, 1:30 PM CST
Checked in at Cypress Cove👍
Waiting on a Storm cell to pass and then maybe we’ll get out to the Red Buoy
Waiting on a Storm cell to pass and then maybe we’ll get out to the Red Buoy
Aug 30, 10:59 AM CST
In the Mississippi Delta region
Aug 30, 10:41 AM CST
30 miles to Venice - choppy water and some rain…
Aug 30, 7:58 AM CST
Day 10 - Red Buoy here we come🎉🎉🎉
Aug 29, 6:08 PM CST
Found a campsite - yeah
Live at 8
See y’all tonight/tomorrow
Live at 8
See y’all tonight/tomorrow
Aug 29, 2:51 PM CST
Well the person who has been leading almost the entire contest just won the last Checkpoint: Zach Axtman with 2 min differential- keeping the pressure on!
Aug 29, 1:29 PM CST
Official Baton Rouge checkpoint time: 1:28 pm
Aug 29, 11:26 AM CST
Making good time to Baton Rouge 👍 I’m gonna go LiVE about 1:00 pm
Aug 29, 8:49 AM CST
On our way to Baton Rouge 👍
Aug 28, 6:54 PM CST
See you Live at 8 👍
Aug 28, 6:20 PM CST
Official Vicksburg checkpoint time: 6:19pm
Off to our campsite 🎉🎉🎉
Off to our campsite 🎉🎉🎉
Aug 28, 5:04 PM CST
We are in Louisiana 🎉🎉🎉
Aug 28, 4:19 PM CST
65 miles to Vicksburg, gas is waiting for us👍👍
Aug 28, 2:07 PM CST
Coming up on Greenville - Gas stop👍
Aug 28, 12:54 PM CST
Running some back channels to avoid barge wake
Aug 28, 8:56 AM CST
Bye Memphis…. On to Greenville - 200 River Miles
Aug 27, 9:36 PM CST
Almost forgot to announce our Memphis checkout winner: MissCroix, Rudd - only a 5 minute difference - winner of a Bass Pro Gift card.
Aug 27, 12:33 PM CST
Made it to Memphis and have a slip for the boat! See you in the morning!
FYI No live tonight…
FYI No live tonight…
Aug 27, 11:56 AM CST
Poche had decided the back channels are the way to go and avoid barge waves
Aug 27, 9:43 AM CST
Barge traffic light so far this morning… calm water👍
I’ll be going LIVE around noon as we pull into Memphis
I’ll be going LIVE around noon as we pull into Memphis
Aug 27, 9:06 AM CST
And we are off to Memphis - Day 7👍
Aug 26, 6:05 PM CST
Stopped for the evening👍👍
LIVE tonight at 8pm CST - let’s talk!
LIVE tonight at 8pm CST - let’s talk!
Aug 26, 5:14 PM CST
Got gas again - time to find a camp spot!!
Aug 26, 2:36 PM CST
At 3pm CST I’ll be going LIVE for a while👍👍
Aug 26, 1:34 PM CST
Swung by Fort Defiance, couldn’t see much from the water, but we were there
Aug 26, 12:20 PM CST
Have gas - next stop Caruthersville for more gas
Aug 26, 11:07 AM CST
At Cape Girardeau waiting for our gas👍
Aug 26, 8:38 AM CST
Beautiful morning - flat water - perfect!!!
Aug 26, 7:43 AM CST
Took our time this morning and filmed loading the boat… heading to Cape Girardeau to meet Denny Groves from Ultimate Angler to gas up using gas cans.
Aug 25, 5:33 PM CST
Winner of the Arch Checkpoit - guessing the exact time was CSM - you also get a Bass Pro Gift card👍
Aug 25, 5:32 PM CST
The winner of Lock 27 with 3 min difference - Dsidle61 - congrats - you get a Bass Pro gift card👍
Aug 25, 5:19 PM CST
Poche is mean - has to take a call…. Delaying checkpoint time….
Aug 25, 5:17 PM CST
arch coming up👍👍
Aug 25, 5:15 PM CST
4:57 was official checkpoint time
Aug 25, 4:27 PM CST
Heading out Lock 26 - I’m gonna go Live shortly to show Chain of Rocks Canal
Aug 25, 4:03 PM CST
Stopped for gas 2 miles above Lock 26, now waiting for a barge to pull out - shouldn’t be too long….
Aug 25, 2:51 PM CST
Pool 26 is a long one - and pretty choppy 🤪
Aug 25, 2:05 PM CST
2 quick checkpoints coming up, Lock 27 and The Arch
Aug 25, 1:57 PM CST
Checkpoint 5 winner - Husker26 - only 4 minutes off - congrats! You get a Bass Pro gift card!
Aug 25, 1:47 PM CST
Official checkpoint 5 time: 1:47pm
Aug 25, 1:46 PM CST
Something a little different at lot 25, they actually have divers in the water, so normally the lock would be closed till seven tonight, but they are letting some recreational through,Whew!!
Aug 25, 12:58 PM CST
Right through lock 24 - running pool 25 - checkpoint at lock 25
Aug 25, 12:09 PM CST
Need a fuel stop before 24
Aug 25, 11:44 AM CST
Finally, out of Lock 22, two plus hour delay. The good news is there is no lock 23, so onto lock 24.
Aug 25, 11:44 AM CST
Finally, out of Lock 22, two plus hour delay. The good news is there is no lock 23, so onto lock 24.
Aug 25, 9:33 AM CST
No quite fast enough… lock 22 has a barge coming in… 1.5 hr wait
Aug 25, 9:27 AM CST
A little choppy in some stretches, so slowing us down…
Aug 25, 8:52 AM CST
Goodbye Lock 21 - hello pool 22
Aug 25, 8:44 AM CST
In Lock 21 - two in a row no waiting👍👍
Aug 25, 7:53 AM CST
Official checkpoint time: 7:53 am
Aug 25, 7:50 AM CST
Good morning - heading to lock 20
Aug 25, 7:50 AM CST
Good morning - heading to lock 20
Aug 24, 6:01 PM CST
It’s an hour wait at Lock 20, so time to camp… We go Live tonight in a couple hours - 8:00 PM CST.
Aug 24, 5:30 PM CST
We are through Lock 19 - if there’s no barge in 20 - we’ll hit checkpoint 4 today!!!
Aug 24, 5:11 PM CST
Just got to Lock 19, lower them down they go down no barge so we’ll head for Lock 20 - only 20 miles…
Aug 24, 4:44 PM CST
Quick gas stop so we can put on some miles tomorrow morning… might try to get through Lock 19 if it’s a short wait.
Aug 24, 3:49 PM CST
Not too bad for lock 18 - pool 19 is a long one - 46 miles
Aug 24, 3:28 PM CST
Short wait on Lock 18 - just beat an upbound barge
Aug 24, 2:47 PM CST
Speed Lock - on to 18
Aug 24, 2:37 PM CST
Gates are open and ready for us at Lock 17😎😎😎
Aug 24, 2:11 PM CST
2 hour delay - but in Pool 17
Aug 24, 1:43 PM CST
Went back upstream for fuel - ended up having lunch with the owners of the Lighthouse Bar & Grill - great people and place!!
Aug 24, 12:46 PM CST
Running back a ways to maybe get lunch😎
Aug 24, 12:22 PM CST
Got to Lock 16 just as a big barge is pulling in… 4 banger - so 2 to 2.5 hour wait…
Aug 24, 12:03 PM CST
Picked up our speed to try to beat a barge to Lock 16
Aug 24, 11:30 AM CST
Checkpoint 3 winner is: MNwalleye39 - only one minute off! We’ll get a hold of you and get you that Bass Pro gift card.
Aug 24, 11:25 AM CST
Official checkpoint three time is 11:24
Aug 24, 11:13 AM CST
10 minute wait for Lock 15
Aug 24, 10:59 AM CST
Well, we finally got out of Lock 14 - almost a 3 hour delay 👎👎
Rolling to checkpoint 3in pool 15👍👍
Rolling to checkpoint 3in pool 15👍👍
Aug 24, 9:12 AM CST
Barges everywhere at Lock 14 - could be a while…
Aug 24, 8:48 AM CST
Remember Lock 15 is the next Checkpoint. We are almost to Lock 14
Aug 24, 8:42 AM CST
Running in pool 14 - calm water👍👍
Aug 24, 7:28 AM CST
The camp is tore down, boat is packed up and we’re rolling. We are in pool 13 still. Only issue right now – dense fog…
Aug 23, 6:27 PM CST
Live at 8 tonight
Aug 23, 6:25 PM CST
See you in the morning👍
Aug 23, 6:14 PM CST
Through lock 12 - looking for a campsite in Pool 13
Aug 23, 5:19 PM CST
Running pool 12 - gonna try to get through lock 12 before finding a camping spot
Aug 23, 4:37 PM CST
Thanks, my buddy Mike Bisdorf, we are headed to a different gas stop
Aug 23, 4:18 PM CST
Unbelievable- the marina is so low - we are stuck on a sand bar trying to get to the gas dock - lol
Aug 23, 4:03 PM CST
LC fishing Guessed 3:47 - 4 min difference - he wins a Bass Pro gift card👍👍
Aug 23, 4:00 PM CST
Checkpoint #2 official time 3:43
Aug 23, 3:59 PM CST
Checkpoint #2 official time 3:43
Aug 23, 3:41 PM CST
Waiting to go onto lock 11 - they say 10 minutes
Aug 23, 3:15 PM CST
Just called lock 11 - if we can get there in 20 minutes - we can go down - Po he is pushing it!!!
Aug 23, 3:12 PM CST
A little detour in the back waters… rumors of a bass biting…
Aug 23, 2:33 PM CST
Checkpoint #2 is Lock 11👍 get in any modifications for Checkpoint #3 before we get to #2
Aug 23, 2:16 PM CST
Through lock number 10, running pool 11 hoping for a little luck with the barge traffic below
Aug 23, 1:54 PM CST
Waiting on lock number 10 but only about 10 minutes… Looking ahead on an app - it looks like there’s some pretty heavy barge traffic around lock number 11.
Aug 23, 1:21 PM CST
Still in Pool 10, moving a little slower – lots of recreational traffic
Aug 23, 12:43 PM CST
Through Lock 9 , running on Pool 10
Aug 23, 12:25 PM CST
30 minute wait for lock 9….
Aug 23, 11:30 AM CST
Still on Pool 9 - next check point for the contest is Lock 11 in Dubuque
Aug 23, 10:18 AM CST
Leaving Lock 8 into pool 9
Aug 23, 9:12 AM CST
Heading down pool 8
Aug 22, 4:53 PM CST
Looking for a camping spot in pool 8
Aug 22, 4:25 PM CST
Time to get some gas in LaCrosse. Pool. 8.
DPope wins a Bass Pro gift card - checkpoint 1 arrival time was 4:06 - DPope guessed 4:08 PM - 2 minutes difference👍
DPope wins a Bass Pro gift card - checkpoint 1 arrival time was 4:06 - DPope guessed 4:08 PM - 2 minutes difference👍
Aug 22, 4:11 PM CST
DPope wins a Bass Pro gift card - checkpoint 1 arrival time was 4:06 - DPope guessed 4:08 PM - 2 minutes difference👍
Aug 22, 3:42 PM CST
Box 7 is our first official checkpoint. Once we enter the lock, the predictions will be marked for checkpoint 2 - you know thatwe are currently in a 30 minute wait for the lock
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Last checkpoint reached: 11. Passing the South Pass Sea Buoy — Gulf of America • 11 of 11 checkpoints reached.
| Rank | Screen Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Axtman | 900 |
| 2 | MissCroix | 900 |
| 3 | KWilki | 895 |
| 4 | Cheesehead | 875 |
| 5 | LC fishing | 825 |
| 6 | Dsidle61 | 790 |
| 7 | Rudd | 750 |
| 8 | Florida guy | 745 |
| 9 | Steck5 | 725 |
| 10 | Dustin W | 715 |
| 11 | Buck | 710 |
| 12 | RiverRat31 | 710 |
| 13 | Marty1994 | 680 |
| 14 | bigbuck | 660 |
| 15 | Mitch | 645 |
| 16 | B_Edward_H_II | 625 |
| 17 | Erie Pope | 625 |
| 18 | Sunman | 625 |
| 19 | Dbl lung | 625 |
| 20 | Jer | 615 |
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Power-Pole Live Leaderboard
| Rank | Screen Name | Points |
|---|
Checkpoint Winners
| Checkpoint | Actual Arrival | Closest Prediction | Difference | Screen Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering Lock & Dam 7 — La Crosse, WI / La Crescent, MN | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 11 — Dubuque, IA | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 15 — Davenport, IA (Quad Cities) | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 20 — Canton, MO | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 25 — Winfield, MO | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 27 — Granite City, IL | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Passing the Gateway Arch — St. Louis, MO | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Pulling up to the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid — Memphis, TN | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Passing Under the Vicksburg Bridge — Vicksburg, MS | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Passing Under the I-10 Horace Wilkinson Bridge — Baton Rouge, LA | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Passing the South Pass Sea Buoy — Gulf of America | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
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75 pointsWithin ±4 hours
50 pointsWithin ±8 hours
40 pointsWithin ±12 hours
20 pointsWithin ±24 hours
15 pointsWithin ±2 days
10 pointsWithin ±3 days
5 pointsWithin ±4 days
0 pointsMore than 4 days
Social Media Journal
Aug 31, 2026 11:00 AM
Nice place - post Challenge
Aug 30, 2026 6:25 PM
Final photo
Aug 30, 2026 6:05 PM
LIVE finishing Challege (2 parts)
Aug 30, 2026 9:15 AM
Live on the water in New Orleans
Aug 30, 2026 7:45 AM
Final morning POCHE update
Aug 30, 2026 6:30 AM
Day 10 morning
Aug 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Day 9 Live Recap
Aug 29, 2026 12:05 PM
LIVE in Baton Rouge
Aug 29, 2026 11:55 AM
KK Driving👍
Aug 29, 2026 11:39 AM
Baton Rouge gas stop
Aug 29, 2026 8:30 AM
LIVE running the Yukatan “ditch”
Aug 29, 2026 8:00 AM
Gator on the Gatortrax
Aug 29, 2026 8:00 AM
Gators at Yukatan
Aug 29, 2026 7:30 AM
Day 9 Morning
Aug 29, 2026 7:30 AM
Day 9 from Yukatan Lake
Aug 28, 2026 8:00 PM
Day 8 LIVE nightly update - 2 links as had a glitch in signal
Aug 28, 2026 11:59 AM
KK Live on the water
Aug 28, 2026 11:10 AM
Keith P. Live on the water
Aug 28, 2026 8:25 AM
Storage was critical
Aug 28, 2026 8:05 AM
Morning Update Day 8
Aug 28, 2026 8:00 AM
Day 8 morning update
Aug 27, 2026 5:30 PM
Bass Pro Big Cypress Lodge at the Pyramid
Aug 27, 2026 5:00 PM
Baas Pro Pyramid
Aug 27, 2026 12:01 PM
Day 7 coming into Memphis
Aug 27, 2026 8:30 AM
Day 7 Morning Update
Aug 27, 2026 6:43 AM
Day 7 morning updare
Aug 26, 2026 8:01 PM
Day 6 Live
Aug 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Day 6 Evening update
Aug 26, 2026 6:00 PM
Camp setup Day 6
Aug 26, 2026 5:30 PM
Going Off The Grid to a camping dpot
Aug 26, 2026 3:12 PM
Live shots of barges
Aug 26, 2026 12:01 PM
Gas stop
Aug 26, 2026 11:11 AM
Singing
Aug 26, 2026 8:00 AM
Packing the boat
Aug 26, 2026 7:02 AM
Morning update Day 6
Aug 26, 2026 6:30 AM
Day 6 morning update
Aug 25, 2026 8:00 PM
LIVE Day 5
Aug 25, 2026 8:00 PM
Morning Day 6
Aug 25, 2026 7:00 PM
Camp Day 5
Aug 25, 2026 7:00 PM
Dinner Day 5
Aug 25, 2026 5:30 PM
Live in Chain of Rocks canal
Aug 25, 2026 12:05 PM
Day 5 Lock 24
Aug 25, 2026 11:00 AM
Bath time
Aug 25, 2026 7:00 AM
Day 5 Morning update
Aug 25, 2026 6:10 AM
Day 5 muck
Aug 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Recap of Day 4
Aug 24, 2026 8:00 PM
LiVE Day 4
Aug 24, 2026 2:27 PM
Radio protocol at a Lock
Aug 24, 2026 1:00 PM
Barge traffic getting us
Aug 24, 2026 12:22 PM
How barges work in the locks.
Aug 24, 2026 11:18 AM
Day 4 Mid Day update
Aug 24, 2026 8:00 AM
Slow start Day 4
Aug 24, 2026 7:00 AM
Day 4 morning coffee
Aug 24, 2026 5:50 AM
Day 4 Morning Update
Aug 23, 2026 8:01 PM
LIVE Day 3
Aug 23, 2026 8:00 PM
Day 3 Live update
Aug 23, 2026 7:29 PM
Day 3 recap
Aug 23, 2026 8:00 AM
Deflating the Clam Shelter
Aug 23, 2026 7:30 AM
How we Charge everything
Aug 23, 2026 7:27 AM
Morning Day 3
Aug 23, 2026 6:28 AM
Start of day 3
Aug 22, 2026 7:00 PM
Live Day 2
Aug 22, 2026 10:14 AM
Pool 4
Aug 22, 2026 8:00 AM
Day 2 Morning update
Aug 22, 2026 7:26 AM
Day to starts now
Aug 21, 2026 7:00 PM
Day 1 Live Update
Aug 21, 2026 6:00 PM
Setting up Clam AYR shelter
Aug 21, 2026 2:34 PM
Lock 1
Aug 21, 2026 2:00 PM
At the top of the Chsllenge
Aug 21, 2026 11:00 AM
Pool 2 Walleye
Aug 20, 2026 8:18 AM
Visiting the Upper Mississippi
Aug 20, 2026 5:51 AM
Keith P Off the grid….
Aug 19, 2026 7:38 PM
Headwaters of the Mississippi
Aug 19, 2026 8:00 AM
Walking across the Mississippi
Aug 18, 2026 2:12 PM
Pick up Clam Shelter
Aug 18, 2026 9:17 AM
A few updates to the rules in this because, make sure you you watch this because it gives you more options on entering and changing checkpoints
Aug 17, 2026 6:38 PM
Keith P. Making the trip north.
Aug 17, 2026 5:00 PM
Walleye Tackle for River fishing.
Aug 17, 2026 7:43 AM
Getting the camping gear together.
Aug 16, 2026 7:53 PM
Keith P is locked and loaded
Aug 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Getting the boat nice and clean for the long journey👍
Aug 13, 2026 1:00 PM
Detailed site explanation - see how to enter contest.
Aug 13, 2026 10:20 AM
New Site announced www.mrc2026.com
Aug 5, 2026 2:00 PM
The packing starts with Plano!
Jul 12, 2026 12:13 AM
The start of the Mississippi River Challenge
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Checkpoint Status
✅ Lock & Dam 7 — La Crosse
✅ Lock & Dam 11 — Dubuque
✅ Lock & Dam 15 — Davenport
✅ Lock & Dam 20 — Canton
✅ Lock & Dam 25 — Winfield
✅ Gateway Arch — St. Louis
⏳ Memphis Pyramid
⏳ Vicksburg
⏳ Baton Rouge
⏳ South Pass Red Buoy #6
