ProRodeo Sports News | March 4, 2022

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Wrangler NFR payoff climbs again, now at a record $14.1M Purse Increase

T he Professional Rodeo Wrangler National Finals Rodeo® will see an increase in the payout at the world’s largest rodeo in December for the second consecutive year. The Wrangler NFR, which is Cowboys Association® and Las Vegas Events announced Feb. 23 that the 2022

money.

Between 2015 and 2020, the NFR paid out a total of $10 million – $8.8 million in competition prize money and $1.2 million in guaranteed prize money to qualifiers. The total purse increased to $10,257,048 in 2021. Based on the updated purse in 2022, the increase will see round winners take home $28,914 per round and average winners earn $74,150.

scheduled this year at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Dec. 1-10, will have a record-setting competition payout of more than $10.9 million. This amount includes guaranteed prize money of $1.2 million for all NFR qualifiers and $9,700,098 in competition prize

Each go-round will pay a total of $93,270, while the average total will pay $279,811 per event. The stock contractor pay – which is 30% of the contestant payout – increased to $3,270,030.

Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall unveils 2022 class

The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame recently announced the 2022 class of inductees with the induction ceremony slated for April 9, in the Fort Worth (Texas) Stockyards National Historic District. This year’s inductees include: Johnny Boren Award Inductee • Renee Harvey Lowe Directors’ Choice Award Inductee • Coors Cowboy Club Western Heritage Ward Inducte e • Robert Anderson Contestant Inductees • Trevor Brazile, PRCA record holder with 26 world championships and more than $7 million in career earnings. • Justin Maass, eight-time tie-down roping qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. • J.W. Harris, four-time PRCA World Champion Bull Rider • Scott Snedecor, four-time PRCA Steer Roping World Champion • Scott Kormos, eight-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in tie-down roping. • Janet Stover, 2001 world champion barrel racer and seven-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. • Jana Bean, three-time barrel racing qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. • Kelly Kaminski, 2004 and 2005 world champion barrel

racer.

Rodeo Personnel Inductees • Hub Baker, rodeo producer and stock contractor. • Frank McIlvain Sr., PRCA barrelman. Gold Card Inductees • James Allen, seven-time qualifier to the National Finals Steer Roping. • Bob Wilfong, Competed in all three roughstock events for 30 years and rodeo stock contractor. Empty Saddles • Sammy Catalena, PRCA stock contractor. • Dwayne Newton, steer wrestling qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Rodeo Animals - Timed Event Inductee • Firewater Flit, barrel racing sire of futurity and derby champions totaling more than $5 million. Events and Organizations • 1968 Sam Houston State University men’s and women’s Rodeo Teams – 1968 National Intercollegiate Champions The inductions will take place April 9, at the River Ranch Event Center in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Doors open at 10 a.m. (CT), lunch is served at 11 a.m. and inductions start at 12:15 p.m. There is also a golf tournament scheduled for April 7, at Canyon West Golf Course in Weatherford. A welcome reception is planned for 2 p.m., April 8 at the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame which is in Cowtown Coliseum.

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