WATCH: Lizzo reacts to ‘Blizzo’ winning MnDOT Name A Snowplow Contest

(KDLM) – Minnesotans love all things Minnesotan. And that includes thinking of creative ways to honor the state during MnDot’s annual Name A Snowplow Contest.

Previous winning names with Minnesota connections include F Salt Fitzgerald, Plow Bunyan, Duck Duck Orange Truck, and The Truck Formerly Known As Plow.

So when the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced the names of the annual Name A Snowplow Contest last week, it was no surprise that a couple of them were named after Minnesota icons. The only person who was probably surprised was Grammy-winning Minnesota resident Melissa Jefferson, AKA Lizzo.

“I just heard that I won the Name A Snowplow Contest in Minnesota,” Lizzo said in a video shared on Twitter on Sunday. “Of all the awards I have received, this by far is the highest honor. To know that there is a snowplow named “Blizzo” clearing the streets of the Twin Cities right now makes my heart melt.”

One of the winning names in this year’s contest was “Blizzo,” a name thought up by sixth graders in Ann Mack’s class at Osseo Middle School this winter. Blizzo was the second-leading vote-getter among the 60 finalists, gathering over 14,000 votes.

“I want to shout out Osseo Middle School,” Lizzo continues. “That you so much for nominating moi as the recipient of this esteemed honor. Thank you so much for supporting me.”

BLIZZO SUPREMACY ❄️❄️❄️ thank you MN #blizzo pic.twitter.com/IIIMBX7t3r

— FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) February 12, 2023

Blizzo was commissioned to clear snow in the Twin Cities district.

Lizzo, who moved to the Twins Cities after attending college in Texas to pursue a music career, was named the Time’s 2019 Entertainer of the Year. In addition to her four Grammy Awards, she has also won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Billboard Music Award, a BET Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards.