NFR Preview: Records & 2025 Payout

The 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo begins December 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada. We’ve taken the time to compile all the details you need to prep for the first round, from NFR payout to NFR records.

2025 Wrangler NFR Total Payout: $13.5 million

Guaranteed prize money: $1.2 million

Competition prize money: $12,301,505

Each of the 10 Full Go-Rounds: $118,283.70 each

1ST $36,667.95 (per man in team roping)
2ND $28,979.51 (per man in team roping)
3RD $21,882.48 (per man in team roping)
4TH $15,376.88 (per man in team roping)
5TH $9,462.70 (per man in team roping)
6TH $5,914.19 (per man in team roping)

Average Payout: $354,851.11 each

1ST $94,035.54 (per man in team roping)
2ND $76,292.99 (per man in team roping)
3RD $60,324.69 (per man in team roping)
4TH $44,356.39 (per man in team roping)
5TH $31,936.60 (per man in team roping)
6TH $23,065.32 (per man in team roping)
7TH $15,968.30 (per man in team roping)
8TH $8,871.28 (per man in team roping)

NFR Barrel Racing Records

Earnings:

• $295,526, Kassie Mowry, 2024

Fastest Times:

• 13.11 seconds, Hailey Kinsel, 2017 – Thomas & Mack
• 136.18 seconds on 10 runs, Andrea Busby, 2024 – Thomas &
• Mack
• 16.56 seconds, Hailey Kinsel, 2020– Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas

Regular season earnings (prior to the Wrangler NFR):

• $270,563, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 2023

Qualifications:

• 19- Charmayne James, 1984-2002
  • Sherry Cervi, 1994-2001, 2003, 2005-06, 2009-16
  • Lisa Lockhart, 2007-2025
• 18- Brittany Pozzi – Tonozzi, 2003, 2005-13, 2017-23, 2025
• 12- Mildred Farris, 1959-70
  • Sherry Johnson – 1959-68, 1970, 1991
  • Kay Blandford, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1993, 1995-97, 1999-2002

Placed in 10 Consecutive Rounds at NFR:

• Colette Graves Baier, 1974
• Lynn McKenzie, 1978
• Charmayne James, 1986
• Kristie Peterson, 1996-97
• Sherry Cervi, 2013

WPRA Career Earnings Leaders (Through 2025 regular season):

1. Lisa Lockhart, $3,874,825
2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, $3,619,975
3. Sherry Cervi, $3,431,819

Highest Single-Year Earnings:

• $496,499 by Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 2023
• $457,809 by Kassie Mowry, 2024
• $350,700 by Hailey Kinsel, 2018
• $349,075 by Hailey Kinsel, 2020
• $343,688 by Lisa Lockhart, 2023

Total NFR-only earnings:

• $1,758,722 – Lisa Lockhart
• $1,384,310 – Hailey Kinsel
• $1,279,547 – Sherry Cervi
• $1,154,788 – Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi
• $727,259 – Emily Beisel

Most Money Won, Rookie Year:

• $182,971 by Bayleigh Choate, 2022
• $164,780 by Jackie Ganter, 2015

Find the WPRA Top 15 Autograph Signing Schedule here.

Barrel Racing World Champions 1948 – 2024

Margaret Owens ……………………….. 1948 Charmayne James……………. 1987
Amy McGilvray………………………….. 1949 Charmayne James……………. 1988
LaTonne Sewalt ………………………… 1950 Charmayne James……………. 1989
Margaret Owens ……………………….. 1951 Charmayne James……………. 1990
Wanda Harper Bush…………………. 1952 Charmayne James……………. 1991
Wanda Harper Bush…………………. 1953 Charmayne James……………. 1992
LaTonne Sewalt ………………………… 1954 Charmayne James……………. 1993
Billie McBride ……………………………. 1955 Kristie Peterson……………….. 1994
Billie McBride ……………………………. 1956 Sherry Cervi……………………… 1995
Billie McBride ……………………………. 1957 Kristie Peterson……………….. 1996
Billie McBride ……………………………. 1958 Kristie Peterson……………….. 1997
Jane Mayo…………………………………… 1959 Kristie Peterson……………….. 1998
Jane Mayo…………………………………… 1960 Sherry Cervi……………………… 1999
Jane Mayo…………………………………… 1961 Kappy Allen………………………. 2000
Sherry Combs Johnson…………….. 1962 Janet Stover………………………. 2001
Loretta Manuel………………………….. 1963 Charmayne James……………. 2002
Ardith Bruce………………………………. 1964 Janae Ward……………………….. 2003
Sammie Thurman Brackenbury 1965 Kelly Kaminski…………………. 2004
Norita Krause Henderson……….. 1966 Kelly Kaminski…………………. 2005
Loretta Manuel………………………….. 1967 Mary Burger……………………… 2006
Ann Lewis…………………………………… 1968 Kay Blandford ………………….. 2007 (WPRA)
Missy Long…………………………………. 1969 Brittany Pozzi-Pharr ………. 2007 (PWBR)
Joyce Burk Loomis ……………………. 1970 Lindsay Sears …………………… 2008
Donna Patterson……………………….. 1971 Brittany Pozzi…………………… 2009
Gail Petska………………………………….. 1972 Sherry Cervi……………………… 2010
Gail Petska………………………………….. 1973 Lindsay Sears …………………… 2011
Jeana Day……………………………………. 1974 Mary Walker…………………….. 2012
Jimmie Gibbs Munroe………………. 1975 Sherry Cervi……………………… 2013
Connie Combs Kirby…………………. 1976 Fallon Taylor ……………………. 2014
Jackie Jo Perrin………………………….. 1977 Callie duPerier …………………. 2015
Lynn McKenzie………………………….. 1978 Mary Burger……………………… 2016
Carol Goostree…………………………… 1979 Nellie Miller ……………………… 2017
Martha Josey ……………………………… 1980 Hailey Kinsel…………………….. 2018
Lynn McKenzie………………………….. 1981 Hailey Kinsel…………………….. 2019
Jan Hansen Smith ……………………… 1982 Hailey Kinsel…………………….. 2020
Marlene Eddleman……………………. 1983 Jordon Briggs……………………. 2021
Charmayne James……………………… 1984 Hailey Kinsel…………………….. 2022
Charmayne James……………………… 1985 Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi …… 2023
Charmayne James……………………… 1986 Kassie Mowry…………………… 2024