2020 PRCA Annual Report

PRORODEO TOUR

The 2020 PRORODEO Tour consisted of 25 rodeos (56 scheduled) and allowed eligible contestants the opportunity to earn tour points and the Top 24 to qualify for the finale. In 2020 the Gold Buckle Beer PRORODEO Tour Finale was held in Rapid City, S.D., because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHAMPIONS BAREBACK RIDING

FINALE EARNINGS

Jess Pope

$8,819

STEER WRESTLING Jacob Talley

$8,801

TEAM ROPING Riley Minor (hdr) Brady Minor (hlr)

25 PRCA rodeos 180 Performances $8,335,047 Total payout

$9,788 $9,788

SADDLE BRONC RIDING Stetson Wright

$7,974

TIE-DOWN ROPING Tyson Durfey

$8,740

BULL RIDING Jeff Askey

$10,934

Stetson Wright, 2020 Gold Buckle PRORODEO Tour Finale, Rapid City, S.D. | Alaina Stangle photo

FINALE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Sept. 23-26 event offered competitors the chance to score big money in the race to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo as the 2020 regular season con- cluded. • Despite suffering detached ribs, Jess Pope won the finale by a half-point with a 90-point ride on J Bar J’s Straight Moonshine in the final round .

• All-Around World Champion

Stetson Wright jumped from 18th to 13th in the world standings af- ter earning $7,974 in Rapid City, S.D.

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