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Kyle Anguttitauruq turned in a 42-inch ringed seal and took home the $8,000 top prize in Gjoa Haven鈥檚 annual Tuvaat Seal Derby held June 14-16.

Here are the other winners: second, Paulee Ikkutisluk, $4,000; third, Daniel Hiqiniq, $2,500; fourth, George Hikoalok, $1,500; fifth (tie), Maurice Tungilik and Ed Nuliayok, splitting $1,000; sixth, Solomon Angutingnuniq, $1,000; seventh, David Jayko, $900; eighth, Anthony Pauloosie, $800; ninth (tie), Dustin Atkichok and Paul Oogak, splitting $700; tenth, Jacob Takkiruq and Jacob Atkitchok, splitting $600.

There was an entry fee of $25 per household to participate in the event.

It was Annie Eleehetook鈥檚 third year organizing the derby and she said the participants numbered close to 200, making it the biggest one since she鈥檚 been in charge.

The name Tuvaat is Inuktitut for 鈥済roup,鈥� said Eleehetook, and it was chosen because it takes a combined effort to successfully harvest seals.

鈥淭hey had fun with other families and took care of one another,鈥� she said of the participants, who were out on the ocean ice even in rainy and windy weather. 鈥淭he best part of the seal derby is communicating and family time. When you go down to seal hunt鈥� you need a lot of people together because there鈥檚 so many holes. The seals tend to pop into different holes to breathe. You get a better chance of catching it when there鈥檚 a lot of people together.鈥�