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Fat Bear Week
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Summary
Annual Katmai voting event where bears competed with 5,091 votes in final round for 2026 champion.
Timeline
What the public record and Alaska's newsrooms have said about this, as our triage desk logged it. Items here are leads we tracked, not Daily Alaska reporting; stories we published are listed above.
October 2026
October 4, 2026
Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week | Associated Press | syndication newsenidnews.com · reported
October 1, 2026
The final showdown of Alaska's Fat Bear Week comes down to heavyweights Bear 910 and BackpackFairbanks Daily News-Miner · reported
September 2026
October 1, 2026
Backpack Reigns as Alaska's Fattest BearKTNA Talkeetna · reported
October 1, 2026
Katmai bears keep fans and rangers on their toes in tight Fat Bear Week finaleAlaska's News Source (news) · reported
September 30, 2026
Fat Bear Week Crowns a New Benevolent King: 89 BackpackKTOO · reported
September 30, 2026
Backpack is the fattest of the fat bearsJuneau Empire · reported
September 30, 2026
Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Weeknews8000.com · reported
September 30, 2026
Final two bears vying for title in Fat Bear Week in AlaskaThe Weekly Times · reported
September 30, 2026
It’s in the bag: Fat Bear Week crowns its 2026 champAlaska's News Source (news) · reported
September 29, 2026
Fat Bear Tuesday finals feature Dancing, Magic, and a Coat of Many ColorsKTOO · reported
September 28, 2026
Ladies and Gentlebears, it’s the Fat Bear Week semifinalsKTOO · reported
September 27, 2026
Fat Bear Week Round 1, Part 1 wraps: The bracket is shrinking, the bears aren’tKTVF Fairbanks · reported
September 27, 2026
Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?Texarkana Gazette · reported
September 25, 2026
The Real Life Rivalry in the Fat Bear Week Quarter FinalsKTOO · reported
September 25, 2026
Fat Bear Week: 1,200-lb Chunk defends crownInquirer.net · reported
September 24, 2026
Fat Bear Week Day 2: Subadults, Scars, Beefcakes, and Bad BoysKTOO · reported
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Last updated October 8, 2026 · Stories: 0