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PBR TOURS & WORLD FINALS PBR UNLEASH THE BEAST 2 TELEVISION SCHEDULE 3 PBR VELOCITY TOUR 4 PBR TOURING PRO DIVISION 5 PBR AUSTRALIA 6 PBR BRAZIL 7 PBR CANADA 8 PBR MEXICO 9 PBR WORLD FINALS 10 PBR WORLD FINALS EVENT WINNER AND WORLD CHAMPION 11 PBR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 12 YETI WORLD CHAMPION BULL 13 2019 PBR WORLD FINALS AWARDS 14 2019 WORLD FINALS EVENT RESULTS 15 PBR USA TOURS UNLEASH THE BEAST The PBR brings “America’s Original Extreme Sport” to major arenas across the country with the nationally-televised Unleash The Beast, featuring the Top 35 bull riders in the world, in addition to the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour and Touring Pro Division, the PBR’s developmental tours. Each event pits the toughest bull riders in the world against the top bovine athletes on the planet during two hours of heart-pounding, bone-crushing, edge-of-your-seat excitement from the thrills and spills on the dirt to the rock ‘n’ roll music and pyrotechnics of the show. It is world class athleticism and entertainment rolled into one, unlike any other major-league sport. The PBR’s nationally- televised Unleash The Beast (UTB) features the world’s Top 35 bull riders going head-to-head against the fiercest bucking bulls on the planet. In 2020, the series opens at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 3-5. It concludes in Las Vegas with the PBR World Finals on November 4-8, the richest bull riding event in the world, awarding more than $2.5 million in prize money, including the $1 million bonus presented to the PBR World Champion, who also receives the coveted $20,000 championship belt buckle. During a regular-season, two-day UTB event, each of the 35 riders will ride in one round each day - Round 1 and Round 2. Following Round 2, the riders with the 15 highest two-round total scores will advance to the championship round where they will each ride one more bull. For a standard three-day event, each of the 35 riders will ride in one round each day for three days. Following Round 3, the riders with the 15 highest three-round total scores will advance to the championship round where they will each ride one more bull. The average (or aggregate) score earned during an event determines a rider’s place in the event standings. At the conclusion of each event, points awarded to each place and during the rounds count toward both the event and the PBR world standings. The rider with the most PBR world points at the conclusion of any event is the event winner. PBR MAJORS Four events on the elite Unleash The Beast are considered PBR Majors – New York City; Los Angeles; Cheyenne, Wyoming; and Nashville, Tennessee. These events offer unique formats, bonus bulls, increased prize money and world points, and are broadcast on CBS Television Network. 15/15 BUCKING BATTLE In several markets throughout the season, the PBR adds to the premier series events the 15/15 Bucking Battle, a special round of competition, featuring the Top 15 bull riders in the PBR randomly matched against the Top 15 bulls at the event. An additional purse and points are up for grabs. Although the points do not factor into the specific event’s overall outcome, they do count toward the PBR world standings. TELEVISION SCHEDULE 2020 TELEVISION SCHEDULE DATE EVENT TIME (ET) NETWORK 1/4 NEW YORK CITY 12:00 CBS SPORTS 1/4 NEW YORK CITY 8:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 1/5 NEW YORK CITY 8:00 *CBS SPORTS NETWORK 1/11 CHICAGO 10:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 1/12 CHICAGO 8:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 1/19 MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 8:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 1/25 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 10:00 #CBS SPORTS NETWORK 1/26 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 12:00 CBS SPORTS 1/26 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 6:00 #CBS SPORTS NETWORK 2/2 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 12:00 CBS SPORTS 2/2 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 4:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 2/9 LOS ANGELES 12:00 CBS SPORTS 2/16 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 12:00 CBS SPORTS 2/16 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 8:30 *CBS SPORTS NETWORK 2/23 ST. LOUIS 12:30 CBS SPORTS 2/23 ST. LOUIS 8:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 3/1 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 12:30 CBS SPORTS 3/1 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 8:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 3/8 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 8:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 3/15 DULUTH, GEORGIA TBD CBS SPORTS NETWORK 3/22 GLENDALE, ARIZONA 4:00 #CBS SPORTS NETWORK 4/5 SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA TBD CBS SPORTS 4/5 SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 8:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 4/18 BILLINGS, MONTANA 9:00 #CBS SPORTS NETWORK 4/19 BILLINGS, MONTANA 1:00 CBS SPORTS 4/19 BILLINGS, MONTANA 4:00 #CBS SPORTS NETWORK 4/26 ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 8:00 CBS SPORTS NETWORK 7/20 CHEYENNE, WYOMING 10:00 *#CBS SPORTS NETWORK 7/21 CHEYENNE, WYOMING 10:00 *#CBS SPORTS NETWORK * Denotes a 30-minute “B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR Majors, presented by Yeti” preshow leading into our telecast. # Denotes a LIVE telecast. Note: Subject to change. Please visit www.pbr.com for the most up to date television schedule. PBR VELOCITY TOUR PBR VELOCITY TOUR The PBR’s Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) began in 2014 as the sport’s premier expansion series, featuring young, emerging bull riding talent alongside some of the superstars of the sport. The PWVT brings the excitement and talent of the PBR that fans have come to expect from the leader in the sport of bull riding to cities across the U.S. that are not currently included on the premier series’ schedule. The tour is completely produced and operated by PBR, providing fans the highest quality experience available. In 2020, the Velocity Tour will visit more than 30 cities, including the Velocity Tour Finals in Las Vegas. Inking the deal in 2019, the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour will return to television in 2020, again available via RideTV. The PWVT is the primary and most important qualifying series for bull riders to earn valuable points needed to qualify for the Unleash The Beast (UTB), and ultimately the PBR World Finals. Additionally, every winner of a PWVT regular-season event will be seeded at one UTB event during the season, providing yet another avenue for the PBR’s emerging talent to increase their position in the overall world standings. The PWVT Finals will be featured as the last event of the season, taking place just prior to the PBR World Finals each year. The Top 35 riders from the PWVT along with qualifying representatives from PBR’s international territories, including Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico, will compete for the final five positions available at the PBR World Finals, making it the most important event on the schedule outside of the World Finals itself. PBR TOURING PRO DIVISION TOURING PRO DIVISION The Touring Pro Division (TPD) is the developmental tour of the PBR where both established veterans and newcomers to the professional ranks compete against some of the most famous bucking bulls in the sport. The TPD gives riders the opportunity to compete in PBR-sanctioned events while earning points to qualify for the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour and ultimately the league’s premier Unleash The Beast. More than 100 TPD events around the world are sanctioned annually by the PBR, awarding almost $3 million in prize money. The standard one-day TPD format has 35 competitors; each will ride one bull in Round 1. The Top 10 riders advance to the championship round to compete on one more bull each. The overall event winner is the rider with the highest combined score on two bulls. Two-day TPD events will take up to 70 competitors, with 35 riders competing each day. The Top 10 riders each day advance to the championship round to compete on one more bull each. The overall event winner is the rider with the highest combined score on two bulls. PBR AUSTRALIA PBR AUSTRALIA Based in Townsville, Australia, PBR Australia has been in operation since 2005 and is overseen by General Manager Glen Young, both an Australian native and former bull rider, and Director of Competition Dianne Hallam. Producing two tours, PBR Australia holds more than 30 events each year. The premier series events are streamed on PBR’s OTT (over-the-top) streaming service, RidePass. Points earned on all tours counts toward qualification for the PBR Australia Finals and the broader PBR world standings. The bull rider with the most points earned at the end of the year, combining those earned from the regular season events and finals, will be crowned as the PBR Australia Champion at the Townsville Grand Finals held in November each year. The top- ranked rider in the PBR Australia standings as of October 26, 2020 will qualify for the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals where he will be able to compete for a spot at the PBR World Finals. YEAR PBR AUSTRALIA CHAMPION HOMETOWN 2019 AARON KLEIER CLERMONT, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA 2018 AARON KLEIER CLERMONT, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA 2017 TROY WILKINSON UPPER HORTON, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA 2016 CODY HEFFERNAN SINGLETON, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA 2015 FRASER BABBINGTON GISBORNE, NEW ZEALAND 2014 DAVE KENNEDY KYOGLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA 2013 CHRIS LOWE URALLA, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA 2012 DAVID KENNEDY KYOGLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA 2011 KEVIN “JOCK” CONNOLLY CHARTERS TOWERS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA 2010 DAVID KENNEDY KYOGLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA 2009 DAVID KENNEDY KYOGLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA 2008 PETE FARLEY KEMPSEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA 2007 KEVIN “JOCK” CONNOLLY CHARTERS TOWERS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA 2006 TIM WILSON BILOELA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA For inquiries about PBR Australia please contact: Glen Young, General Manager Email: [email protected] PBR BRAZIL PBR BRAZIL In Brazil live attendance at western sports events is nearly double the live gate of soccer.