National Finals Rodeo by the numbers
December 6, 2012 - 2:07 am
28
This is the 28th consecutive year that the National Finals Rodeo has been held in Las Vegas.
175,275
Total attendance in 2011.
$6.125 million
The total purse for 2012.
15
The total number of contestants in each of the seven rodeo events: bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding.
40
The number of properties that will provide the live satellite feed of the Wrangler NFR.