LAS VEGAS (October 17, 2010) - The eight finalists for the Professional Bull Riders 2010 World Champion Bull were announced during the “Built Ford Tough Road to Vegas presented by Cooper Tires” broadcast nationally by CBS on Sunday.
The special telecast featured the Top 10 bull riders in the world competing outdoors in Times Square in New York City, and also previewed the 2010 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals that begin Wednesday, Oct. 20 and continue through Sunday, Oct. 24 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. Bull riding begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Tickets begin at $21 and can be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center box office, online at www.unlvtickets.com and by telephone at 866-PBR-SHOW.
The winner of the Finals receives the coveted PBR Championship Buckle and a $1 million bonus at the single richest bull riding event in the world.
The eight World Champion Bull contenders includes two past winners with Bones (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC) from 2008 and Chicken on a Chain (Robinson/Tedesco/Larry the Cable Guy) from 2007. The other six are Big Tex (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve), Bushwacker (Julio Moreno/Richard Oliveira), Highway 12 (Robinson/Mesa), Major Payne (Robinson/Katich/Pinnacle Bull Group), Uncle Buck (Jeff Robinson/Cappello/Teague) and Voodoo Child (Robinson/Beutler/McNeely).
Seven of the eight were selected in voting by the Top 40 bull riders on the elite Built Ford Tough Series and fans of the Professional Bull Riders. Big Tex was chosen by PBR Livestock Director Cody Lambert. The five bulls selected by the riders were Bones, Bushwacker, Major Payne, Uncle Buck and Voodoo Child while the two chosen by the fans were Chicken on a Chain and Highway 12. Voodoo Child and Bushwacker finished first and second in fan voting, so the next two highest finishers were selected.
The 2010 World Champion Bull will be the bull who accumulates the highest total bull score during the 2010 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 20-24. The winner will be announced on Oct. 24 after the final round of competition.
The American Bucking Bull Classic Long Go competition will be held featuring the Top 40 bulls from the regular season and the top four bulls from the Wild Card event. The 44 bulls will compete during Round 1 of the Finals on Wednesday with up to 20 advancing to the ABBI Classic Short Go which will be held in conjunction with Round 4 on Saturday. The bull with the highest score after two rounds will be the winner of the 2010 ABBI World Champion Classic title and $250,000. The ABBI, which introduces young bucking bulls at select BFTS and Touring Pro events, is dedicated to unifying, developing and promoting the bucking bull industry through pedigree preservation; enhancement and promotion of bucking bull ownership, breeding, and welfare; and development of programs and events showcasing the world's finest bucking bull stock. The ABBI is the third-largest cattle registry and is set up to record and preserve the pedigrees of the world's premier bucking bulls.
The 2010 PBR World Finals begin Wednesday, Oct. 20, and continue through Sunday, Oct. 24, with bull riding beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Tickets begin at $21 and can be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center box office, online at www.unlvtickets.com and by telephone at 866-PBR-SHOW.
The 2010 PBR World Finals will be televised on VERSUS at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and on NBC at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday.
For more information on the World Finals please visit www.pbr.com/competition/bfts/worldfinals2010/eventload.cfm?id=3266
The Finals consist of six rounds of competition. The first five rounds feature all of the riders matched against the toughest bulls. The scores from the five rides will be combined, and the Top 15 riders will advance for an additional round of competition, following the completion of Round 5 on Sunday, Oct. 24.
PBR World Champion Bulls
Year Bull Stock Contractor, Location
2009 Code Blue Walton & Wagoner/Berger & Struve, Lexington, N.C.
2008 Bones Teague Bucking Bulls LLC, Winston-Salem, N.C.
2007 Chicken on a Chain Robinson, Tedesco, Larry the Cable Guy, Mars Hill, N.C.
2006 Mossy Oak Mudslinger Page & Teague Bucking Bulls, Ardmore, Okla.
2005 Big Bucks Frontier Rodeo Company, Winnie, Texas
2004 Little Yellow Jacket Berger/Teague/Taupin Bucking Bulls LLC, Mandan, N.D.
2003 Little Yellow Jacket Berger/Teague/Taupin Bucking Bulls LLC, Mandan, N.D.
2002 Little Yellow Jacket Berger/Teague/Taupin Bucking Bulls LLC, Mandan, N.D.
2001 Dillinger Herrington Cattle Co., Mont Belvieu, Texas
2000 Dillinger Herrington Cattle Co., Mont Belvieu, Texas
1999 Promise Land Terry Williams Bucking Bulls, Carthage, Texas
1998 Moody Blues Terry Williams Bucking Bulls, Carthage, Texas
1997 Panhandle Slim Terry Williams Bucking Bulls, Carthage, Texas
1996 Baby Face Terry Williams Bucking Bulls, Carthage, Texas
1995 Bodacious Andrews Rodeo Co. Inc., Bagwell, Texas
About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR)
The PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 100 million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime PBR programming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money and 20 riders have earned over $1 million including Justin McBride with $5.5 million, the most of any western-sports athlete in history. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Nearly two million fans attend elite Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR.
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