Rogers Advances to Windy CIty Roundup on Jan. 11

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern's Wyatt Rogers is one of nine Bull Riding finalists to advance to the inaugural Windy City Roundup Jan. 11 in Chicago, Ill. At the Allstate Arena.
 
The event is a collaboration between the World Champions Rodeo Alliance and Professional Bull Riders, and is the first WCRA $1 Million Major Rodeo in the 2019 series.
 
Rogers reached the event after advancing through the WCRA Semi-Finals at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Okla., in November.
 
He was seeded sixth in the event and entered the first of two pools, posting a ride of 79 and fnishign second in the pool to advance with seven other competitors and one exemption to Friday night's one-night-only event.
 
The one-night, $1 million rodeo will be held in conjunction with the PBR's January 12-13 Elite-Tour event, creating a full weekend of western lifestyle sports in one of the world's largest mainstream markets.
 
Contestants in eight events—bareback riding, women's breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, barrel racing, and bull riding—will compete for their piece of the $1 million purse. Athletes in each discipline—including both headers and heelers in the team roping event—will compete for more than $111,000, with the champions walking away with $50,000 each.
 
A first of its kind, the WCRA Major Event Series will dish out $6 million to contestants in 2019, including four $1 million rodeos. The 2019 series also will feature a $500,000 semi-finals before each major, which will provide an additional $2 million in prize money. Qualifying for this series will be based purely on performance and on series points, rather than dollars won, through a new world-ranking points system.
 
All WCRA events will be broadcast live on RidePass, the definitive source on western sports and lifestyle, which delivers fans the most entertaining, authentic, and accessible western sports experience in the world.
 
For more information on how to view this event live, go to www.ridepass.com.