Bates was sympathetic to Jesse, saying it was a rough way to lose.Īlthough Toves was already guaranteed a $2,500 bonus for scoring the most points in the night, he had the opportunity to win another $2,500 if he could ride out one more bull. Toves had actually scored an 87.5 for the win. Apparently, Bates explained, a miscommunication between the judges and the announcers had taken place. “If I had a nickel for every time I heard that at a bull riding competition,” Rasmussen replied. “This just got heavy,” he told Rasmussen. Then Bates indicated he was hearing some news from the back of house.
By the end of the night, the leaderboard consisted of a double tie for first and second places, Stetson Lawrence having matched Triplett’s score.īates explained to the crowd that, against all odds, they had to resort to a coin toss to decide the evening’s winner because both the bull and ride scores were exactly the same for Jesse and Toves.
Later, Colton Jesse weathered the 8-second storm of Lost Soul to tie Toves for first place. Taylor Toves wrested the lead from him four rides later, earning an 87 atop Crazy Horse. In the second ride of the night, Montana’s Matt Triplett rode a strong 86.5 on the back of Like a Boss.
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Some rode the full 8 seconds, but most were pitched to the dirt before the clock hit the magic qualifying number. With little delay, bulls began bucking, drool catching the sunlight as it flew from their mouths, as riders clung one-handed to the bull rope, a tempest raging beneath them. Then, in classic PBR form, flames erupted from the arena dirt to spell out “PBR” while nearly 40 bull riders swaggered out, tasseled chaps swinging around their dusty jeans. Designated Big Sky locals’ night, the opening ceremony honored and celebrated community members and public servants. Of local note, Big Sky jeweler Shelly Bermont sold a turquoise tribal necklace for $13,000 in addition to her donation of a Tahitian pearl-on-leather bracelet with a retail value of $1,200 to the winning bull rider.įor the first time since PBR stomped into Big Sky, a third night of bull riding was added on Thursday, accompanied by a Calcutta auction with a pot of $9,250, $4,625 of which was added to the pot for weekend’s winning riders.Īnnouncer Brandon Bates and Montana-born rodeo entertainer, Flint Rasmussen, kept the crowd entertained and in step with the action. Half of the $1,500 sale price of Thomas Mangelson’s photograph “Twilight of the Mustangs” will benefit Montana Land Reliance. Kevin Red Star’s “Full Moon Lodge” and Nicholas Coleman’s “Native Camp” both sold for $20,000. Tom Gilleon’s nine-panel Native American-themed piece “The Setenant” took home the highest bid at $40,000 with another of his pieces taking a close second at $30,000.
It was a community affair where the excitement for the days of bull riding and live music to come was in the air.īefore the first night of bull riding, art patrons gathered under the big tent at the PBR arena for the fast-paced Big Sky Art Auction to bid on more than 80 works of art with a total value of $800,000. That night, the rockin’ sounds of The Dirty Shame had people dancing under the lights strung across Town Center Avenue, while enjoying street-side provisions provided by Ousel & Spur Pizza Co., Beehive Basin Brewery, Moe’s BBQ, Alta Palla and HiBall, Scissorbills Saloon, Crooked Fox Bourbon, and Luxe Spirits & Sweets. The event raised $25,700 for Western Sports Foundation’s mission to advance the health and well-being of rodeo athletes by providing medical, life counseling and financial resources to meet immediate needs and prepare for life beyond the dirt One hundred golfers participated in the tournament, including nearly 40 PBR bull riders. With a record-setting sell-out time and attendance this year, Big Sky PBR reached over 20,000 fans with four days of events that included a golf tournament and auctions raising money for charity, bull riding and concerts that lit up the night.Ĭo-produced by Outlaw Partners (the publisher of EBS) and Freestone Productions, and sponsored by Moonlight Basin, Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, Simkins-Hallin, Yellowstone Club, Continental Construction, and many more, Big Sky PBR is packed with action and the Western pride that has become a staple of Big Sky events.īig Sky’s Biggest Week kicked off with the second annual Big Sky PBR Golf Tournament at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin, a fundraiser for Western Sports Foundation followed by a street dance celebration on Town Center Avenue that evening.
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OUTLAW PARTNERS PHOTOSīIG SKY – For the past eight years, the PBR Touring Pro Division has come to Big Sky it has won national event of the year five times, and grown from a single night of bull riding to three. The Outlaw Partners and Freestone Productions teams.
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