ProRodeo Sports News - Jan. 24, 2020

INSIDE 6 editor’s letter 8 hot takes 10 cowboy grille 12 brain teasers 14 he said-she said 16 social media 20 short round 44 results 51 prca notes

Cash flow in Odessa The Sand- hills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas, kicked off the ProRo- deo winter run and the 2020 ProRodeo Tour, paying out valu- able points and plenty of cash. 26 40 years of rules for Gibbs Veteran judge George Gibbs has been offi- ciating in Pro- Rodeo for 40 years. 42

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26 Odessa, Texas 28 Great Falls, Mont. RAMMontana Circuit Finals Rodeo 30 Harrisburg, Pa. RAM First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo 32 Yakima, Wash. RAM Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo 36 Fort Worth, Texas Xtreme Bulls 18 2020 prca world 48 2019 circuits STANDINGS

Dudley Barker photo Jake Brown rides Beutler & Son Rodeo’s On Tap With Nutrena in Odessa, Texas.

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Bareback rider Wyatt Bloom won the RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo in Great Falls. Kirt Steinke photo

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