CINCH PLAYOFFS - The 2025 Governor's Cup

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108 ProRodeo athletes will descend on the Denny Sanford Premier Center for the 2025 Governor’s Cup, the culminating event of the CINCH Playoffs boasting $1 million in prize money. All eyes in the rodeo industry will be on this event as this will be the final full weekend of the 2025 rodeo season. There will be a mix of contestants vying to make their way into the top 15 and earn a spot in Las Vegas at the National Finals Rodeo in December, while others will be seeking to add more money to their quest for a world title. There will be a total of 12 contestants in each discipline – bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, breakaway roping, barrel racing and bull riding. The field will comprise the top four competitors in each event from the recently concluded CINCH Playoffs in Puyallup, WA, and the top eight athletes in each event from the Playoffs Series Standings. All 12 will compete in two rounds (Sept. 26 and 27) with the top 8 scores/times in the average advancing to a clean slate semifinal round. The top four will then advance to the sudden death final round with the winner taking home $32,000.

All action from the richest South Dakota rodeo will be televised on The Cowboy Channel. New in 2025 will be the inaugural South Dakota Governor’s Cup Steer Roping featuring 12 contestants that includes the top four from the National Steer Roping Circuit Finals in Torrington, WY and the top eight in the 2025 Playoff Series Standings. This event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27, starting at 1 p.m. at the Fairgrounds. The format is the same as above, with the prize money being $50,000.