Fat Bear Week 2025

Welcome to FBW! Blog run by @spacetypo. I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.

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Congratulations to 32 Chunk for winning Fat Bear Week 2025! Despite his broken jaw, he still managed to chomp his way to success, for his first ever win. (Imagine how fat he would be if his jaw WASN'T broken...) It should also be noted that 32 Chunk is the ONLY bear to have competed in every single FBW since its inception back in 2014, proving that with enough persistence, patience, and salmon, you too can achieve your dreams 🐻👑

Katmai's annual fundraiser will be running until October 4th this year, so check out the Otis Fund if you'd like to support the park!

May all the Katmai bears enjoy a lovely hibernation, I can't wait to see what the 2026 bracket has to offer! 🐻💤

[fatbearweek]

Finals - Sept 30th, 2025

32 Chunk

856

Voting ended onOct 1, 2025

Cast your vote here!

(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Semifinals Poll 2 - Sept 29th, 2025

128 Grazer

856

Voting ended onSep 30, 2025

Cast your vote here!

(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Semifinals Poll 1 - Sept 29th, 2025

602 Floatato

32 Chunk

Voting ended onSep 30, 2025

Cast your vote here!

(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Day 4 Poll 2 - Sept 26th, 2025

910

856

Voting ended onSep 27, 2025

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(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Day 4 Poll 1 - Sept 26th, 2025

909

128 Grazer

Voting ended onSep 27, 2025

Cast your vote here!

(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Day 3 Poll 2 - Sept 25th, 2025

901

32 Chunk

Voting ended onSep 26, 2025

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(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Day 3 Poll 1 - Sept 25th, 2025

128's Yearling

602

Voting ended onSep 26, 2025

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(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Day 2 Poll 2 - Sept 24th, 2025

99

856

Voting ended onSep 25, 2025

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(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Day 2 Poll 1 - Sept 24th, 2025

26

909

Voting ended onSep 25, 2025

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(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Day 1 Poll 2 - Sept 23rd, 2025

503

901

Voting ended onSep 24, 2025

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(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

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Day 1 Poll 1 - Sept 23rd, 2025

128's Yearling

609

Voting ended onSep 24, 2025

Cast your vote here!

(Votes cast on Tumblr do NOT count! I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park.)

[fatbearweek]

Drum roll please... the 2025 bracket reveal! LOTS of new faces this year which is very exciting, though we're missing quite a few regulars (most notably absent are 747, 435 Holly, and 151 Walker).

Returning competitors include: 32 Chunk, 128 Grazer, 503, 856, 909, 901 and 609 (previously "909 Jr").

New bears include: 128's Yearling, 26, 602 Floatato, 910 and 99.

[fatbearweek]

Welcome to Fat Bear Week 2025!!

Hello my fellow fat bear enthusiasts! I (@spacetypo) am back with the polls.

Every day I will post a poll of the day's matches with links to go vote on the official site, and will be updating this pinned post. Voting is open from 12:00-21:00 EST (09:00-18:00 PST).

FBW 2025 will be running from September 23 to September 30th.

Fat Bear Week Info and voting: https://explore.org/fat-bear-week

I am not affiliated with Katmai National Park, I'm just a fan and have been making videos covering FBW on my channel since 2020.

[fatbearweek]

Congratulations to Grazer 128 for winning Fat Bear Week 2024! It was a fun competition this year, with a great mix of old and new bears in the race. And of course, we must say farewell to 480 Otis, who was not spotted this year at the falls.

Remember that October 12th will be the annual fundraiser for Katmai, so tune in to explore.org for that! If you'd like to contribute to the park, the Otis Fund is a great way to do that.

See you next year for Fat Bear Week 2025! May ALL the bears in Katmai National Park have a wonderful hibernation 🐻💤

[fatbearweek]

Finals - Oct 8th, 2024

128 Grazer

32 Chunk

Voting ended onOct 9, 2024

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Semifinals Poll 2 - Oct 7th, 2024

128 Grazer

903 Gully

Voting ended onOct 8, 2024