NASHVILLE – 2012 CMA Music Festival, Country Music’s hottest event of the year, is just weeks away in June, but the Country Music Association is already planning for next year as tickets for 2013 CMA Music Festival (June 6-9, 2013) go on sale this Saturday, May 19 at 10:00 AM/CT.

Beginning Saturday, fans can order tickets by calling the CMA Box Office at 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378) or Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000.  To purchase tickets online, visitwww.ticketmaster.com. Prices do not include applicable handling fees. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All sales are final and non-refundable. Four-day ticket package categories correspond to a different level of seating at LP Field. Children 3 years and younger are admitted free.

“We hear frequently from our fans, and they are telling us they want to buy tickets for next year’s Festival now,” said Steve Moore, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “CMA Music Festival has always been about the fans since it started as Fan Fair in 1972. We are happy to fulfill their request and make next year’s tickets available earlier than ever before.”

Fans who are followers of CMA’s Facebook page and Twitter feed, plus all subscribers to CMA Exclusive and the CMA Mob can take advantage of a pre-sale opportunity to buy 2013 CMA Music Festival tickets this week, beginning today. Anyone interested in joining CMA’s social audience can visit CMAfest.com, or join the CMA Mob by texting keyword FESTIVALto shortcode 66937.

2013 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL- FOUR DAY TICKET PACKAGE PRICES
SEATING LEVEL
Gold Circle (sections A-E) – $350
Floor – $250
Lower Level Premium – $250
Lower Level – $200
Club Level Premium – $200
Club Level – $160
Upper Level Reserved – $135
Upper Level General Admission – $125

Featuring concerts, autograph signings, family activities, and more, CMA Music Festival is the Ultimate Country Music Fan Experience – a four-day celebration of America’s music. In 2011, the event drew a record-setting 65,000 fans from all 50 states and 26 nations and, for the second consecutive year, sold out in advance each night at LP Field for the star-packed Nightly Concerts. According to the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, direct visitor spending generated by the Festival totaled more than $30 million. CMA Music Festival is a four-time winner of the International Entertainment Buyers Association’s LIVE! Award for Festival of the Year (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010).

CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA. Chevrolet™ is the Official Ride of Country Music. BIC is an Official Partner of the 2012 CMA Music Festival. Connect with CMA online at CMAfest.com,Facebook.com/CMA and Twitter.com/CountryMusic.

NASHVILLE – The new line of 2012 CMA Music Festival merchandise is now available online atwww.CMAmusicfeststore.com. Introducing seven new apparel items, in addition to hats and accessories, this year’s Festival merchandise pays tribute to classic Country Music imagery while incorporating fresh new styles for the fans.

Four new unisex T-shirts are available this year, beginning with the “Edgy” event T-shirt. This classic heather grey T-shirt features a large blue “CMA” logo on front, laid over a circular emblem which reads “NASHVILLE, TN” and “MUSIC FESTIVAL” around the edge. The “Harvest” T-shirt comes in chocolate brown and displays a distressed 2012 CMA Music Festival hexagonal logo on front. The back features a similar logo beneath the neckline, which reads “NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.” The unisex “Rough Country” T-shirt is cardinal red and features a weathered 2012 CMA Music Festival block logo on front with “NASHVILLE, TN” printed underneath.

The always popular event T-shirt is classic and simple. Coming in three colors – white, charcoal grey, and green – this unisex shirt features the official 2012 CMA Music Festival logo on the front.

The new merchandise line also includes two new ladies T-shirts. The 2012 ladies “Flower” T-shirt comes in light pink and features a water-colored CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL logo on the front, accented by a light blue floral print design. On the back right shoulder a smaller flower design is featured with the NASHVILLE, TN 2012 text logo.

The light blue “Missy Cut Vintage” T-shirt displays an intricate vintage-style logo design across the chest. A new take on the CMA Music Festival logo, this diamond-form design features the Festival logo with “NASHVILLE 2012” printed underneath. Ribbon and floral accents surround the edges, creating a blended style of classic and modern.

The weather may be hot during the Festival, but you can still look cool with the 2012 unisex “Zip-Up Hooded Sweatshirt.” This light blue heather sweatshirt features the official 2012 CMA Music Festival logo on the left chest.

To check out the entire line of 2012 CMA Music Festival merchandise, including hats, accessories and much more, visit www.CMAmusicfeststore.com. Music City Merchandise is the official merchandiser for 2012 CMA Music Festival.

CMA Music Festival is the Ultimate Country Music Fan Experience – a celebration of America’s music that takes over downtown Nashville June 7-10 with non-stop concerts on multiple stages with a vast and varied roster of artists. CMA Music Festival is a four-time winner of the International Entertainment Buyers Association’s LIVE! Award for Festival of the Year (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010).

CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association™. Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA. Chevrolet™ is the Official Ride of Country Music. BIC is an Official Partner of the 2012 CMA Music Festival. Connect with CMA online at CMAfest.com, Facebook.com/CMA and Twitter.com/CountryMusic.

Nashville, Tenn. – May 14, 2012 – MULTI-PLATINUM country rocker Jason Aldean’s “Fly Over States” reached the summit of the radio charts today, becoming his ninth career No. one and fifth consecutive single off his DOUBLE PLATINUM album MY KINDA PARTY to climb to the top spot.

“I’ve always loved this song, and I really hoped it would be a single eventually.  I didn’t know we would get to put out five songs off this album, let alone have all of them go to No. one.  It totally blows my mind,” said Aldean.   “I’m really looking forward to the summer leg of the tour and getting some new music ready!”

Aldean is currently headlining the record-breaking 2012 MY KINDA PARTY TOUR.  He kicks off amphitheatre season this weekend with a sold out show in Birmingham, AL on Thurs. before heading to Atlanta, GA for a two-night stand at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Fri. and Sat.  The first Atlanta show sold out in only four minutes in Feb. so a second was added and sold out in just a few hours.  Aldean has sold out every show so far this year, setting over a dozen venue attendance records along the way.

A Macon, GA native, Aldean has sold more than six million copies of his four studio albums and topped the charts with nine No. one songs. The reigning CMA Album of the Year, MY KINDA PARTY was the top-selling country album of 2011 and the No. five best-seller in all genres.

For a full list of appearances and upcoming tour dates, visit www.jasonaldean.com.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 14, 2012) –Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson of Love and Theft weren’t certain what they were getting into when they agreed to take on the fine art of whiskey making for GAC’s “Day Jobs.” For them, whiskey was something they’d experienced as bar patrons. They never realized the hard work and craftsmanship required to make smooth white whiskey — especially Popcorn Sutton’s White Whiskey, the barometer by which all other white whiskies are measured.  Under the tutelage of Jamey Grosser, owner ofPopcorn Sutton’s White Whiskey Distillery and keeper of Popcorn’s legendary recipe, Love and Theft try their hand at distilling the fine elixir…without breaking the delicate machinery and without taking a sample.  Can they stand the pressure?  Tune in starting thisWednesday, May 16 at 9 PM (CT) / 10 PM (ET) to find out. For more information on Popcorn Sutton’s White Whiskey, please visit www.popcornsuttonswhiskey.com.

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The last date of the regular 2012 CINCH CBR Tour Season ends with a bang! A sellout crowd and some thrilling bull riding make for a night Colorado fans won’t soon forget.

Houston cowboy Craig Jackson claims his second win of the season with two rides and a 180 total score. Jackson was on Missing Parts (Sullivan Cattle Co)for 89.5 in the long round and followed it up on Bugle ( Old Cheyenne Bull Team) for the high score of the night, 90.5.

“Bugle is a great bull. I was real lucky I got to ride him in front of such a great crowd and then to get a 90 point ride on him. I feel very blessed,” stated Jackson after his win.

Jackson takes home a Henry Rifle, HY O Silver buckle and over $10,000 in winnings. Old Cheyenne Bull Team and Bugle take home bull of event honors.

Exclusive Genetics/The Jaynes Gang/Team Fortier grabs the final spot on the Palace Station Million Dollar Bull Team Finals.

Loveland , Colorado is the final event of the 2012 Cinch CBR season. The next stop will be the World Championships at Cheyenne Frontier Days in July. The top 40 riders in the CINCH standings will be invited to compete for the CBR World Championship title and $100,000.  There are 4 remaining Horizon Series events in the 2012 season and the combined points from both tours will determined who the top 40 finishers are.

Tonight Allesandra Imperato from Henry Rifles was on hand to help the CBR honor Ed Aitken as an American Hero. Retired Army Veteran Aitken was given a standing ovation.

Craig Jackson- Houston, TX. Missing Parts ( Sullican Cattle Co) 89.5-Bugle (Old Cheyenne Bull Team) 90.5-180 total. Luis Blaco – Brazil. Moon Cricket ( J C Knapp) 90. Jake Littlefield – West Point, MS. Change Up ( Exclusive Genetics/The Jaynes Gang/Team Fortier and Dial) 88.5.

Ethen Thouvenell continued the hot start to his season with a win in his home state at Woodlake, Calif. The current world standings leader took home $1,083 with a run of 6.7 seconds. Photo by Gene Hyder

WOODLAKE, Calif. – Ethen Thouvenell loves to win rodeos – but he especially loves to win them when he’s in his home state of California. The Napa, Calif., native turned in a 6.7-second effort to edge Ty Gonsalves and Billy Bugenig and win at the Woodlake Lions Rodeo, earning $1,083.

Thouvenell, the current leader in the world standings by almost $10,000, was excited to take a title on his home turf.

“I love California – it’s the best state in the country,” the 32-year-old said. “Winning a rodeo anywhere is always a great thing, but winning it here, and just being out here, makes it even better.”

Although he is first in the world standings and is off to what is most likely the best start of his career, Thouvenell stays grounded and humble. He attributes much of his successes so far this year to luck and being in the right place at the right time, and of course, jumping on the right steer. “My run today was a little bit lucky,” he said. “Billy Bugenig had a better run than I did, but I had an easier steer.”

Bugenig, currently seventh in the world standings, was third at 7.0 seconds, just one-tenth of a second behind Gonsalves.

While most cowboys revel in the spotlight of being number one in the world, Thouvenell takes a different approach.

“It’s been a while since I was first in the standings and I’m still kind of getting used to it,” he said. “To be honest I’d rather not be first because I like to be behind in the standings chasing somebody else.”

At the current pace he’s at, Thouvenell might want to get used to being the guy with the bulls eye on his back. He’s won at five of the 20 rodeos he has competed at, including a giant win at San Antonio.

“Winning at rodeos now helps you for later on in the season, but we’ve got a long way to go,” he said.

NAMPA, Idaho – Riding Dark Shadow for 90 points in Round 2, followed by Charlie Bullware for 90 points in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round, Luke Snyder won the Professional Bull Riders event at the Idaho Center on Sunday.

Snyder, who began the day tied for 12th place, finished with 263.25 points, and earned $38,250 for the win. He originally scored 69 points in Round 2, but was given the option of a re-ride. He accepted, and on the final ride before the championship round, reached 8 seconds on Dark Shadow (Wolf Creek Cattle Company). He finished second in Round 2, and moved up to fourth in the average, selecting Charlie Bullware (Julio Moreno/Chadwick) in the draft for the championship round. His 90-point ride won the championship round, and his finish allowed him to climb from 15th to 11th in the Built Ford Tough Series standings.

2004 PBR World Champion Mike Lee finished second in the championship round with 88.5 points on Curveball (Flying U/Cindy Rosser Bucking Bulls), and second in the average with 260.75 points. L.J. Jenkins was the only other rider to cover three bulls, finishing third in the championship round with 88 points on Class 6 Kat (Julio Moreno/Chadwick), and third in the average with 254.75 points.

Harve Stewart, who was the leader heading into the championship round, finished fourth with 174 points, and Ryan Dirteater finished fifth with 173.75 points. Dirteater won Round 2 with 90.75 points, which was the highest score of the event.Valdiron de Oliveira finished sixth with 173.5 points, andSilvano Alves finished seventh with 172.5 points.

Oliveira remains No. 1 in the BFTS standings with 7,442 points, and increased his lead over defending PBR World Champion Alves to 656 points. Jenkins remains third in the standings with 6,701.25 points, followed by Guilherme Marchi with 6,073 points, and J.B. Mauney with 5,913.25 points.

Oliveira was stepped on after being bucked off by Rockie Smooth in the championship round. The incident was similar to one two weeks ago in Uncasville, Conn., where he was face-down in the dirt after a successful ride, stomped on in the back, and pile-driven into the arena floor, suffering a fractured eye socket. Oliveira, who did not compete last weekend, is also competing with a broken foot suffered four weeks ago at Indianapolis.

Rockie Smooth (D&H Cattle Company) won the Pabst Blue Ribbon Bull Award as high-marked bull of the event with 45 points out of a possible 50.

CBS Sports Network will broadcast action from Round 2 and the Built Ford Tough Championship Round at 10 p.m. ET on Sunday, and at 2 a.m. ET on Monday, May 14.

The BFTS will travel to Pueblo, Colo., next weekend for the Pueblo Invitational at the Southwest Motors Event Center. The annual event serves as a homecoming for the PBR, whose headquarters have been in Pueblo, Colo., since 2007. Bull riding will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 18; at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 19; and at 2 p.m. MT on Sunday. Tickets are available at the Southwest Motors Event Center box office,www.Ticketmaster.com, and by telephone at (800) 745-3000.

The fourth-annual Wild Wild West Festival, hosted by the PBR, Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce and the community of Pueblo, will be May 18-20. WWWF brings a Western ambiance to downtown Pueblo along Union Avenue and the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk where the PBR headquarters is located. Festival hours are Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m.-11:45 p.m., and Sunday, May 20, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Idaho was the 18th stop on the BFTS, which opened the 2012 season on Jan. 6-8 with capacity crowds at Madison Square Garden in New York. The BFTS will make 28 stops in 23 states before the Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 24-28. The World Finals are where the PBR World Champion will be crowned and awarded the coveted Championship Buckle and a $1 million bonus. The richest bull riding event in the world, the World Finals has a total purse of more than $2 million.

The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network, NBC, NBC Sports Network, and YouTube. BFTS telecasts are produced for the PBR under a multi-year agreement with David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winnerDavid Neal, who serves as executive producer.

Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series
Idaho Center at Nampa, Idaho
Final Results
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Total Points)
1. Luke Snyder, 83.25-90-90-263.25 points, $38,250
2. Mike Lee, 86.25-86-88.5-260.75 points, $17,750
3. L.J. Jenkins, 80-86.75-88-254.75 points, $11,385
4. Harve Stewart, 87.25-86.75-0-174 points, $8,335
5. Ryan Dirteater, 83-90.75-0-173.75 points, $7,480
6. Valdiron de Oliveira, 85.75-87.75-0-173.50 points, $4,425
7. Silvano Alves, 86-86.5-0-172.50 points, $3,000
8. Nathan Schaper, 86.5-85.25-0-171.75 points, $3,200
9. Jordan Hupp, 83.25-86.5-0-169.75 points, $1,400
10. Cody Nance, 75-87-0-162 points, $1,350
11. Austin Meier, 68.5-84.5-dnq-153 points, $400
12. Emilio Resende, 88.5-0-dnq-88.5 points, $3,980
13. Shane Proctor, 0-88-dnq-88 points, $2,400
14. Ben Jones, 0-87.75-dnq-87.75 points, $1,475
15. Jared Farley, 0-87.5-dnq-87.5 points, $1,000
16. Guilherme Marchi, 87-inj-inj-87 points, $2,400
17. Caleb Sanderson, 0-86.5-dnq-86.5 points, $400
18. Brendon Clark, 85.5-0-dnq-85.5 points, $770
19. Aaron Roy, 84.75-0-dnq-84.75 points, $400
Chad Besplug, 0-84.75-dnq-84.75 points, $400
Marco Eguche, 84.75-0-dnq-84.75 points, $400
Ty Pozzobon, 84.75-0-dnq-84.75 points, $400
23. Sevi Torturo, 71.75-0-dnq-71.75 points, $400
Billy Robinson, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Chase Outlaw, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Dusty Ephrom, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Fabiano Vieira, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
J.B. Mauney, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Jarrod Craig, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Kasey Hayes, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Lachlan Richardson, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Markus Mariluch, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Matt Bohon, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Renato Nunes, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Stormy Wing, 0-0-dnq-0 points, $400

2012 Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series Season Standings
(Events, Wins, Top 5 finishes, Points, Earnings)
1. Valdiron de Oliveira, 17, 1, 6, 7,442, $139,408.33
2. Silvano Alves, 18, 2, 5, 6,788, $289,774.36
3. L.J. Jenkins, 18, 1, 7, 6,701.25, $131,675.33
4. Guilherme Marchi, 18, 1, 6, 6,073, $143,500
5. J.B.  Mauney, 16, 2, 5, 5,913.25, $204,543.33
6. Marco Eguche, 18, 1, 8, 5,638.25, $164,399.06
7. Austin Meier, 18, 1, 5, 5,332.50, $121,696.67
8. Fabiano Vieira, 12, 1, 3, 4,680, $101,334.99
9. Renato Nunes, 18, 0, 4, 4,451.75, $53,100
10. Ryan Dirteater, 16, 0, 3, 3,953.75, $71,013.33
11. Luke Snyder, 18, 1, 2, 3,675.25, $92,583.46
12. Stormy Wing, 17, 0, 5, 3,557, $59,370.80
13. Justin Koon, 16, 0, 6, 3,480.50, $60,347.58
14. Douglas Duncan, 15, 0, 2, 3,454.25, $79,707
15. Harve Stewart, 18, 0, 2, 3,004.50, $67,107.69
16. Robson Palermo, 8, 1, 3, 2,997.75, $80,668.33
17. Ty Pozzobon, 16, 0, 1, 2,736.75, $43,929.46
18. Mike Lee, 9, 0, 3, 2,608.25, $36,246.75
19. Jordan Hupp, 17, 1, 1, 2,437.75, $57,629.33
20. Kody Lostroh, 16, 0, 1, 2,424.25, $46,566.27
21. Chris Shivers, 10, 1, 2, 2,371.25, $58,340
22. Caleb Sanderson, 18, 0, 1, 2,331.25, $32,185
23. Cody Nance, 17, 1, 1, 2,288, $52,150.96
24. Chase Outlaw, 12, 1, 1, 2,136, $89,200.39
25. Aaron Roy, 18, 0, 1, 1,930.25, $34,973.35
26. Ryan McConnel, 16, 0, 1, 1,757, $22,283.33
27. Ben Jones, 8, 0, 1, 1,507.50, $39,690.69
28. Emilio Rezende, 8, 0, 1, 1,470.25, $37,773.87
29. Cord McCoy, 16, 0, 0, 1,352.25, $19,353.33
30. Dusty Ephrom, 17, 0, 0, 1,153.50, $28,377.50
31. Jory Markiss, 9, 0, 1, 981.75, $27,403.38
32. Lachlan Richardson, 3, 1, 1, 935.75, $58,105.57
33. Dakota Beck, 8, 0, 0, 924.50, $22,402.91
34. Kasey Hayes, 9, 0, 0, 831.75, $27,524.75
35. Billy Robinson, 7, 0, 0, 805.75, $29,026.61
36. Rubens Barbosa, 7, 0, 1, 802.25, $28,514.59
37. Sean Willingham, 11, 0, 0, 793.75, $15,425.60
38. Matt Bohon, 11, 0, 0, 726.75, $29,187.45
39. Elton Cide Pereira, 8, 0, 0, 721.75, $20,312.59
40. Paulo Ferreira, 6, 0, 0, 677.75, $14,142.80
41. Shane Proctor, 5, 0, 0, 576.25, $11,775
42. Markus Mariluch, 7, 0, 0, 554.25, $26,267.58
43. Josh Faircloth, 3, 0, 0, 545.75, $10,828.85
44. Dustin Elliott, 5, 0, 0, 543.25, $6,849.61
45. Jared Farley, 5, 0, 0, 457.50, $19,827.70

© 2012 PBR Inc. All rights reserved.

BILLINGS, Mont. – On the final ride of the Stanley Tools and Security Invitational presented by The Nile, Austin Meier rode Cowboy Casanova(Mesa Bucking Bulls) for 87.75 points to finish with 337.25 points and his first Built Ford Tough Series event win since 2010.

It is the seventh career win for Meier, who earned $32,200 for the title, and also took home $2,500 in Stanley® FatMax® tools, and a $1,000 Kwikset Home Security Makeover.

2008 PBR World Champion Guilherme Marchi finished second with 332 points, and Ben Jones finished third with 309.75 points. The Top 3 finishers were the only riders to cover all four bulls during the three days of action at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark. Jones took the average lead after scoring 87.75 points on Cooper Tires Grey Ghost (Dakota Rodeo/Berger/Struve/Schott) in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round, but was passed on the very next ride by Marchi, who had more points in the event average and scored 87.75 points on Carrillo Cartel (4C’s/Sills/TLW Bucking Bulls). Meier, who was the leader after Round 2 and Round 3, then clinched the win with his ride.

Stormy Wing won the championship round with a career-best 91 points onSmackdown’s Tire Rama (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Rosen), and finished fourth in the average with 261 points. Reigning PBR World Champion Silvano Alves finished second in the championship round with 89.5 points on Buckey (Wentz Bucking Bulls), and fifth in the average with 259.5 points.

Top-ranked Valdiron de Oliveira did not compete in Billings after being stepped on following a second-place ride in Round 3 at Uncasville, Conn., last week. He will eventually undergo surgery to repair a fracture of his eye socket.

Oliveira’s absence allowed second-ranked Alves to move to within 497.75 points of the top spot in the season rankings, while third-ranked L.J. Jenkins, who finished seventh in the average, is only 670.75 points behind. Marchi moved up to fourth place, trailing by 866.25 points, and J.B. Mauneyis fifth, 1,048 points back.

Mauney competed for the second week in a row riding with his right hand down, after breaking a bone in his customary left riding hand four weeks ago at Kansas City, Mo. Mauney rode two of four bulls in Billings, including a second-place trip in the PBR 15/15 Bucking Battle on Friday, and is now 2-for-8 since making the switch.

Buckey, Chocolate Thunder (Bird Bucking Bulls), and Smackdown’s Tire Rama shared the Pabst Blue Ribbon Bull Award as high-marked bulls of the event, with each scoring 44.75 points out of a possible 50. As part of a special promotion from the title sponsor, two-time PBR Stock Contractor of the Year Jeff Robinson won $2,500 in Stanley® FatMax® tools after the bullStanley FatMax bucked off Billy Robinson in the championship round.

The event was the record 17th year in a row that Billings has hosted the BFTS, which is the most appearances and consecutive appearances of the PBR in any city.

CBS Sports Network will broadcast action from Round 3 and the Built Ford Tough Championship Round at 6 p.m. ET tonight. There will be encore airings Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, and on Monday, May 7, at 9 p.m. ET.

The BFTS will return to Nampa, Idaho, next weekend for the first time since 2010. Tickets begin at $10 and are available at the Idaho Center box office,www.ICTickets.com, by telephone at (208) 442-3232. Bull riding will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 13. Tickets are also on sale at Treasure Valley TCBY locations, Jack’s Drive-In in Caldwell, and in Ontario, Ore., at Jn’J Corner Store (Ticketing and/or handling fees may apply).

The PBR is offering a Mother’s Day special on Sunday in which fans can purchase three tickets and receive a fourth ticket free atwww.ICTickets.com, by using the code PBRMOMS. The PBR is also allowing Boise State University students to purchase any available ticket on Sunday for only $10. To redeem the limited-time offer, students must purchase their ticket at the Idaho Center box office and show a valid student ID at the time of purchase.

The Stanley Tools and Security Invitational was the 17th stop on the BFTS, which opened the 2012 season on Jan. 6-8 with capacity crowds at Madison Square Garden in New York. The BFTS will make 28 stops in 23 states before the Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 24-28, 2012. The World Finals are where the PBR World Champion will be crowned and awarded the coveted Championship Buckle and a $1 million bonus. The richest bull riding event in the world, the World Finals has a total purse of more than $2 million.

The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network, NBC, NBC Sports Network, and YouTube. BFTS telecasts are produced for the PBR under a multi-year agreement with David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer.

Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series
Stanley Tools and Security Invitational presented by The Nile
Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana
Sunday’s Results
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Round 4-Total Points)

1. Austin Meier, 85.25-84-80.25-87.75-337.25 points, $32,200
2. Guilherme Marchi, 81-81.5-81.75-87.75-332 points, $14,100
3. Ben Jones, 65-70-87-87.75-309.75 points, $12,350
4. Stormy Wing, 0-84.25-85.75-91-261 points, $11,235
5. Silvano Alves, 84.75-0-85.25-89.5-259.50 points, $8,400
6. Fabiano Vieira, 86.25-0-85.75-83-255 points, $6,000
7. L.J. Jenkins, 0-84.25-85-81-250.25 points, $2,995
8. Robson Palermo, 0-86.25-87.75-0-174 points, $7,855
9. Chase Outlaw, 85.75-0-86.5-0-172.25 points, $3,750
Kody Lostroh, 89-0-83.25-inj-172.25 points, $4,730
11. Billy Robinson, 0-86.25-83.75-0-170 points, $2,775
12. Marco Eguche, 80.75-87.5-0-dnq-168.25 points, $3,980
13. Mike Lee, 0-85-82.5-dnq-167.50 points, $1,250
14. Emilio Resende, 85.5-0-80.5-dnq-166 points, $1,250
15. Aaron Roy, 80.75-82-0-dnq-162.75 points, $400
16. Luke Snyder, 0-0-86.75-dnq-86.75 points, $2,400
17. Caleb Sanderson, 86.25-0-0-dnq-86.25 points, $2,775
18. Dusty Ephrom, 0-85.25-0-dnq-85.25 points, $1,700
19. Markus Mariluch, 0-0-85-dnq-85 points, $585
20. Jordan Hupp, 0-84.75-0-dnq-84.75 points, $1,000
21. Ryan McConnel, 0-0-84.25-dnq-84.25 points, $400
22. Matt Bohon, 84-0-0-dnq-84 points, $770
23. J.B. Mauney, 0-82.75-0-dnq-82.75 points, $400
24. Kasey Hayes, 0-82.25-0-dnq-82.25 points, $400
25. Nathan Schaper, 0-0-81-dnq-81 points, $400
26. Harve Stewart, 80.5-0-0-dnq-80.50 points, $400
27. Jarrod Craig, 74-0-0-dnq-74 points, $400
Budd Williamson, 0-0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Chad Besplug, 0-0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Clayton Baethge, 0-0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Cody Nance, 0-0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Justin Koon, 0-0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Lachlan Richardson, 0-0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Renato Nunes, 0-0-0-dnq-0 points, $400
Shane Proctor, 0-0-0-dnq-0 points, $400

2012 Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series Season Standings
(Events, Wins, Top 5 finishes, Points, Earnings)

1. Valdiron de Oliveira, 16, 1, 6, 6,772.25, $131,483.33
2. Silvano Alves, 17, 2, 5, 6,274.50, $286,774.36
3. L.J. Jenkins, 17, 1, 6, 6,101.50, $120,290.33
4. Guilherme Marchi, 17, 1, 6, 5,906, $141,100
5. J.B.  Mauney, 15, 2, 5, 5,724.25, $204,143.33
6. Marco Eguche, 17, 1, 8, 5,543.50, $163,999.06
7. Austin Meier, 17, 1, 5, 5,179.50, $121,296.67
8. Fabiano Vieira, 11, 1, 3, 4,469.75, $98,934.99
9. Renato Nunes, 17, 0, 4, 4,169.75, $46,700
10. Justin Koon, 16, 0, 6, 3,480.50, $60,347.58
11. Douglas Duncan, 15, 0, 2, 3,454.25, $79,707
12. Stormy Wing, 16, 0, 5, 3,275, $52,970.80
13. Ryan Dirteater, 15, 0, 2, 3,258.75, $60,033.33
14. Robson Palermo, 8, 1, 3, 2,997.75, $80,668.33
15. Luke Snyder, 17, 0, 1, 2,922, $54,333.46
16. Ty Pozzobon, 15, 0, 1, 2,642, $43,529.46
17. Harve Stewart, 17, 0, 1, 2,505.50, $58,772.69
18. Kody Lostroh, 16, 0, 1, 2,424.25, $46,566.27
19. Chris Shivers, 10, 1, 2, 2,371.25, $58,340
20. Caleb Sanderson, 17, 0, 1, 2,241.75, $31,785
21. Jordan Hupp, 16, 1, 1, 2,205, $56,229.33
22. Chase Outlaw, 11, 1, 1, 2,136, $88,800.39
23. Cody Nance, 16, 1, 1, 2,056, $50,800.96
24. Mike Lee, 8, 0, 2, 1,927.50, $18,496.75
25. Aaron Roy, 17, 0, 1, 1,835.50, $34,573.35
26. Ryan McConnel, 16, 0, 1, 1,757, $22,283.33
27. Ben Jones, 7, 0, 1, 1,354.75, $38,215.69
28. Cord McCoy, 16, 0, 0, 1,352.25, $19,353.33
29. Emilio Rezende, 7, 0, 1, 1,281.75, $30,563.87
30. Dusty Ephrom, 16, 0, 0, 1,153.50, $27,977.50
31. Jory Markiss, 9, 0, 1, 981.75, $27,403.38
32. Lachlan Richardson, 2, 1, 1, 935.75, $57,705.57
33. Dakota Beck, 8, 0, 0, 924.50, $22,402.91
34. Kasey Hayes, 8, 0, 0, 831.75, $27,124.75
35. Billy Robinson, 6, 0, 0, 805.75, $28,626.61
36. Rubens Barbosa, 7, 0, 1, 802.25, $28,514.59
37. Sean Willingham, 11, 0, 0, 793.75, $15,425.60
38. Matt Bohon, 10, 0, 0, 726.75, $28,787.45
39. Elton Cide Pereira, 8, 0, 0, 721.75, $20,312.59
40. Paulo Ferreira, 6, 0, 0, 677.75, $14,142.80
41. Markus Mariluch, 6, 0, 0, 554.25, $25,867.58
42. Josh Faircloth, 3, 0, 0, 545.75, $10,828.85
43. Dustin Elliott, 5, 0, 0, 543.25, $6,849.61
44. Reese Cates, 5, 0, 0, 428.50, $8,578.46
45. Beau Hill, 3, 0, 0, 421.25, $9,320.22

© 2012 PBR Inc. All rights reserved.

Lafayette Louisiana fans treated Championship Bull Riding to great hospitality all week long and the CBR riders returned the favor with some outstanding bull rides. It could not have been a better outcome either as Louisiana Cowboy Willis Trosclair stole the show to win the whole thing and take home the Lafayette Championship Buckle.

Trosclair, from Thibodaux, LA, opened the night with and 89.5 point ride on Vortex Madness (Exclusive Genetics & Jaynes Gang-Team Whisnant) the high marked ride of the long round. After several 90 point rides in the championship round, Trosclair was the last man to ride and sealed the victory with the highest marked ride of the night, 93 points on Black Betty (R Place Ranch) .

This was Trosclair’s first night back after taking significant time off to recover from broken ribs. He dedicated his ride to his father, who has been battling cancer for the third time and unfortunately has not been doing well. Trosclair was anxious to return home after the event to return to his father’s beside but was grateful to be back to bull riding and have done so well.

Troscalir’s 93 point ride is the highest score so far this season and earns Black Betty bull of the event honors.

Silvercreek Pro Rodeo Company claims Palace Station Million Dollar Bull Team winnings for Lafayette and lands them one of two wild card spots for the World Championships in Cheyenne.

Henry Rifles honored Deron Santiny as an American Hero during tonight’s performance.