Colorado kids pick names for snowplows in inaugural Name That Plow contest

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By Steven Bonifazi

(DENVER, Colo.) Colorado kids have chosen names for 20 new Colorado Department of Transportation snowplows as part of the first-ever Name That Plow contest.

The state announced the 20 new names Wednesday, stating that the 20 winners were chosen from over 1,100 entries. Each winning student will have the chance to get their picture taken with the snowplow that has their winning name submission on it in the summer or fall.

Open to elementary students from kindergarten through fifth grade statewide, the contest began on March 3 and was sponsored by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Governor Jared Polis. The contest ran for nearly a month, with submissions being due no later than March 26.

Students were asked to submit their best and most ingenious name ideas for the new CDOT snowplows. Rules for the competition were simple, as names were limited to 15 characters and two words. The restrictions included no names of the students and no profanity or inappropriate language.

The 20 winning snow plow names are as follows:

• Abominable
• Arctic King
• Bigfoot
• Blizzard
• Cheese Ball
• Darth Blader
• Eisenplower
• Fresh Plowder
• Frosty
• Jack Frost
• Mr. Plow
• Mr. Snowtastic
• No-way Snow-day
• Olaf
• Plowzilla
• Sno-way
• Snow Crusher
• Snowball
• Snowtorious B.I.G.
• Zebulon Ice

“The creativity of Colorado’s kids shines through in this great group of names and we’re appreciative to all who offered their ideas in this first-ever contest,” said Governor Jared Polis. “When these plows and their drivers are hard at work in the years to come, we will all be able to keep track of their efforts on cotrip.org, or check for the name on the door the next time you see a CDOT plow on the road.”

For more information regarding the Name That Plow contest, click here.

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