Welcoming more than 1.4 million Western sports and lifestyle fans to Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the famed Calgary Stampede — better known as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth — concluded, paying out more than $1.8 million to the world’s top athletes.
Awarding $50,000 to the top athletes on Championship Sunday, the championship round featured the sport’s sharpest and most competitive athletes, all vying for one of the sport’s most famed titles. With season-changing paychecks on the line, the event shifted the projected 2026 seasons of several athletes.
Bareback rider Bradlee Miller wowed crowds with a standout 92.5-point ride on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Old Tubs Stevie Knicks, earning the coveted $50,000 prize. With all earnings from the Calgary Stampede counting toward the world standings, Miller jumps to a near-second place in the world standings, just thousands behind Jacob Lees, who also finished fourth in Calgary.
Stopping the clock at 3.9 seconds, Riley Duvall earned the coveted Stampede title. Duvall’s season changed in a matter of seconds. In total, the Oklahoma cowboy earned more than $62,000 in Calgary, drastically changing his season earnings and position in the world standings — raising him to 19th, just thousands of dollars outside the top 15.
After missing much of 2025’s summer run due to injury and finishing just shy of the world standings, saddle bronc rider Wyatt Casper’s comeback story has been marked by success and high-scoring rides. Earning the title in Calgary, the Texan scored 90.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Mary Lou to claim the $50,000 prize and jump into the top 10 of the world standings.
Also finding a new chapter in his 2026 season was calf roper Zack Jongbloed. With a quick 7.2-second run in the championship round, the Cajun cowboy inches closer to the top 15 in the world standings and secures his fourth NFR qualification.
Hailey Kinsel and her famed equine partner Sister stunned crowds in Calgary with a 16.80-second run in the final round, earning the title and $50,000. The win marks Kinsel’s second Stampede title — her first came in 2018, also aboard Sister.
Breakaway roper Cheyanne McCartney stopped the clock at a quick 2.7 seconds to continue her momentous summer run and take home the coveted $50,000 title.
Resistol Rookie bull rider Noah Lee earned the top spot on the podium in Calgary, claiming the title in his first trip to the exclusive rodeo. The win positions him within striking distance of the top of the world standings as he looks to make history amid a standout rookie class of bull riders.
As one of the season’s most lucrative and prestigious rodeos concludes, all eyes shift toward the ever-changing world standings and the final months of the 2026 season, which is on pace to break records across the board.