NATIONAL FINALS RODEO BY THE NUMBERS

119

Number of contestants qualified for the 52nd annual NFR. Reigning all-around and calf roping champion Trevor Brazile is the only competitor qualified for two events.

$5.875 million

Total purse for the 10-day rodeo, with each qualifier guaranteed $12,500 for each event in which he or she qualified.

$230,030

The most that a contestant can win in an event by placing first in each go-round.

$146,100

The amount that barrel racer Sherry Cirvi earned at last year’s NFR, the most won in one event in the rodeo.

$159,950

Trevor Brazile’s leading margin in the all-around standings. Brazile will compete in calf roping and team roping in his quest for a fifth consecutive all-around world title, which would be his eighth total.

$809,600,000

The nongaming economic impact the NFR has had on Southern Nevada since it moved to Las Vegas from Oklahoma City for the 1985 Finals.

21

Consecutive years that saddle bronc world champion Billy Etbauer has competed in NFR. The streak ends this year because he failed to qualify.

4,000,000

Pounds of dirt used on the Thomas & Mack Center floor to create a rodeo surface that is 12 to 15 inches deep. The dirt is stored each year, and some of it dates to the first NFR at the Thomas & Mack in 1985.

800

Head of livestock making their home at UNLV for the rodeo, including 300 head of cattle, 75 calves, 120 steers, 120 contestant horses and 80 horses for flagbearers.

500,000

Pounds of grain, hay and grass to keep livestock and horses well fed.

90,000

NFR spectators over 10 days who use free shuttle buses provided by Las Vegas Events.