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National Finals Rodeo by the numbers

28

This is the 28th consecutive year that the National Finals Rodeo has been held in Las Vegas.

175,275

Total attendance in 2011.

$6.125 million

The total purse for 2012.

15

The total number of contestants in each of the seven rodeo events: bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding.

40

The number of properties that will provide the live satellite feed of the Wrangler NFR.

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