The Champion of chonk: Backpack takes the 2026 Fat Bear Week crown at Katmai National Park

We have a new king of Katmai.

Bear 89 — better known as Backpack — is the 2026 Fat Bear Week champion after defeating Bear 910 in Tuesday's final at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.

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The people have spoken: He is the chonkiest. The chonk champion. The chonkion, if you will.

Backpack pulled in 103,334 votes to 98,253 for 910, capping a tournament that drew more than 2.3 million votes from around the world.

And apparently, winning runs in the family.