The 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge will shell out a whopping $11.5 million during its December 7-16 run at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. That’s a Super Bowl of Rodeo record, and first in all 10 rounds will pay $30,706 a man, with a $78,747-per man kicker to the 10-head average champs at rodeo’s end. As always, The Show will be guaranteed good watching. Here’s some rodeo-style Inside Baseball heading into the most wonderful time of the year in Cowboy Town.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Here’s how the Top 15 headers and heelers in the world are pairing off to form the 15 dream-team hopefuls of NFR 2023. The only plot twists here are Wyatt and Torres, and Smith and Bray joining forces because their other 2023 halves didn’t quite make the cut.
• Kaleb Driggers & Junior Nogueira
• Tyler Wade & Wesley Thorp
• Nelson Wyatt & Jonathan Torres
• Derrick Begay & Colter Todd
• Dustin Egusquiza & Levi Lord
• Coleman Proctor & Logan Medlin
• Rhen Richard & Jeremy Buhler
• Erich Rogers & Paul Eaves
• Tanner Tomlinson & Patrick Smith
• Andrew Ward & Buddy Hawkins
• Clay Smith & Paden Bray
• Marcus Theriot & Cole Curry
• Jake Clay & Tyler Worley
• Clint Summers & Jake Long
• Luke Brown & Hunter Koch
Record Riches
This year’s NFR is already a record-breaker in terms of financial gain.
