NFR 2022 By the Numbers

NFR 2022 By the Numbers

4

Barrel racers making first NFR appearance
Bayleigh Choate, Sissy Winn, Margo Crowther, Leslie Smalygo

5

Number of WPRA Barrel Racers who have placed in all 10 consecutive rounds at the NFR:

Colette Graves Baier, 1974
Lynn McKenzie, 1978
Charmayne James, 1986
Kristie Peterson, 1996-97
Sherry Cervi, 2013

6

Total number of WPRA World Titles among Top 15

(Kinsel – 3; Pozzi Tonozzi – 2; Briggs – 1)

11

World titles won by Charmayne James, a member of the inaugural WPRA class inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2017

16

Number of NFR qualifications for Lisa Lockhart and Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

32

Most world titles won in the WPRA by Wanda Bush Harper, a member of the inaugural WPRA class inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2017

37

number of years the NFR has been contested at the Thomas and Mack Arena in Las Vegas (1985-2019, 2021-22)

74

The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association was created on February 28,
1948 and was first known as the Girls Rodeo Association (GRA). WPRA

Crowning World Champions since 1948!

75

Total number of NFR qualifications among Top 15 WPRA Barrel Racers

$17,500

value of each Montana Silversmiths world championship gold buckle that requires 110 man-hours to complete and weighs about one pound. They have a solid sterling based with solid gold (24 carat; ribbons, letters and cast figures)

$177,779

Amount of money Jordon Briggs won during the 2022 regular season. She enters her third NFR ranked No. 1

$350,700

Highest Single Season Earnings record in the WPRA set by Hailey Kinsel, 2018

$1,334,895

Amount of money Lisa Lockhart has won just at the NFR in her 15 consecutive trips

$3,380,095

WPRA Career earnings leader Sherry Cervi (through 2022 regular season)

Followed by:

Lisa Lockhart $3,006,052
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi $2,785,933

$10.900 Million

Record Prize Money for 2022 Wrangler NFR

$17,500

value of each Montana Silversmiths world championship gold buckle that requires 110 man-hours to complete and weighs about one pound. They have a solid sterling based with solid gold (24 carat; ribbons, letters and cast figures)

$177,779

Amount of money Jordon Briggs won during the 2022 regular season. She enters her third NFR ranked No. 1

$350,700

Highest Single Season Earnings record in the WPRA set by Hailey Kinsel, 2018

$1,334,895

Amount of money Lisa Lockhart has won just at the NFR in her 15 consecutive trips

$3,380,095

WPRA Career earnings leader Sherry Cervi (through 2022 regular season)

Followed by:

Lisa Lockhart $3,006,052
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi $2,785,933

$10.900 Million

Record Prize Money for 2022 Wrangler NFR

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