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Fat Bear Week 2026 winner: Backpack is your champion!

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Fat Bear Week 2026 winner: Backpack is your champion!
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Update, September 29, 2026, 9:03pm EDT: Bear #89 (Backpack) has won Fat Bear Week 2026, beating out the Bear #910. Backpack, a 20.5-year-old beefy boy, barely edged out the Dancing Queen to claim the crown in an incredibly close contest. Congrats, Backpack!













Only two remain. Fat Bear Week 2026 comes down to Bear #910 (unofficially known as Dancing Queen) and Bear #89 (Backpack). Which big head will wear the crown? Let’s meet the impressive final two, both of whom come fro

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