Henderson, NV, United States · Saturday, February 20, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Jackpot Ultra Running Festival 50 Mile Race

143 days away

80 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

4.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 80 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

36.0397° N, 114.9819° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 30 hours 22:30 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the most forgiving 50 mi cut-offs we track. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~28 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, February

Daytime high 16°C

Night low 3°C

Rainfall Dry — rain unlikely

Daylight 11 h 02 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for February — NASA POWER, grid elevation 725 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	28	Kevin Sherrill · 06:08:45	Laura Cortez · 06:17:34
2026	100km	12	Jean-Philippe Thibodeau · 06:52:36	Melissa Rotta · 16:42:13
2025	50mi	23	Chris Andrews · 05:59:38	Mayra Lopez · 09:28:08
2025	100km	10	David (Dave) Carta · 09:20:49	Rebecca Martin · 12:48:08
2024	50mi	25	Christopher Denucci · 06:22:29	Andrea White · 07:56:51
2023	50mi	10	David Drebsky · 09:23:59	Michelle Hurn · 07:56:52
2022	50mi	21	David Ratz · 07:33:35	Michelle Cupersmith · 08:49:48
2021	50mi	25	Giff Walters · 06:17:26	Heather King · 07:11:16
2020	50mi	16	Aaron Fearing · 07:08:37	Chavet Breslin · 07:59:15
2019	50mi	17	Joshua Holmes · 08:30:59	Lindsay Phenix · 07:54:01

39% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

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👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 80 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 80 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 80 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 80 km, without the bounce.
Headlamps A 30 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.