Winner of the Mojave Max Emergence Contest Announced Today
Today, the Clark County Desert Conservation Program announced the winner of the 23rd annual Mojave Max Emergence Contest. The winner is 4th grader Riley D. from Edna F. Hinman Elementary School. Riley’s guess on Mojave Max’s emergence date and time was closest to the actual date and time he emerged. Riley guessed Max would emerge on March 26, 2022 at 12:14 p.m. and Max officially emerged from his burrow on March 26, 2022 at 12:21 p.m. Of the 2,727 guesses submitted by students throughout Clark County, 45 of them were on the correct date of March 26, 2022. Riley’s guess, which was submitted on March 8, 2022 on MojaveMax.com, was only seven minutes different from the actual time. The next closest guess was nine minutes different.[...]