BETHEL -- Organizers of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race have launched a $50,000 winner-take-all raffle to raise funds.

Organizers have 5,000 tickets for sale at $25 a ticket or five for $100, with proceeds going to support the K300 race committee.

The drawing for the raffle will be held in Bethel on Dec. 19.

Tickets are available in Bethel and Aniak, and organizers are working to distribute tickets in other villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region.

Tickets also are available in Anchorage, including at Gold Rush Liquor.

The race from Bethel to Aniak and back, which begins Jan. 15, is again offering a $100,000 purse.