A fleet of snow plows will be clearing the streets of Lincoln this winter, adorning their own special names.
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) has announced the 25 finalists for the Name That Snowplow contest. Through December 6, residents may visit lincoln.ne.gov/NameThatSnowplow to vote for their eight favorite names, to appear on eight City snowplows.
“Our Winter Operations team has been so appreciative of the support and we can’t wait to see what the final eight winning snowplow names will be” said LTU Director Liz Elliott.
Residents submitted 1,739 names for the contest. Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Operations and Maintenance team members voted for the 25 finalists.
Snowplow name finalists are as follows:
- AntiSnowcial
- Austin Plowers
- Beet(le) Juice
- Big Frosty
- Blizzard Of Oz
- Clearopathra
- Darth Blader
- Optimus Brine
- Mr. Salty
- Plow Force One
- Plowasaurus Rex
- Plowy McPlowface
- Plowzilla
- Polar Express
- Salty McBrine
- Scoop Dogg
- Señor Push
- Sir PlowsAlot
- S’No Big Deal
- S’no Problem
- Snow Big Red
- SnowMater
- Thaw Patrol
- Truck Norris
- Winter Soldier
Contest timeline:
- November 22 through December 6 – Residents may vote for their favorite snowplow names at lincoln.ne.gov/NameThatSnowplow.
- December 7 – LTU announces the winners. The winning names will be displayed on eight City snowplows. Winners will also receive free prizes from Lincoln Transportation and Utilities.
Contest guidelines:
- City of Lincoln employees and their family members are excluded from participation in the contest.
- Names or words protected by copyright or trademark will not be accepted.
- By submitting an entry, participants agree to the City of Lincoln using submitted entries in a public and official capacity.
- Names of the winning participants will be shared in a news release, City of Lincoln website, and on City of Lincoln social media sites.
- Winners will be notified via phone or email.