National Rodeo Finals in Las Vegas

The Super Bowl of rodeo comes to Las Vegas from Dec. 6 to 15 at two primary venues, the Thomas & Mack Center at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the South Point Resort and Casino. The finals have been crowning the annual ProRodeo competition in Las Vegas since 1983, when the event moved from Oklahoma City. Since that time, prize money has grown to $5.5 million.

Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, shown here, rides a bucking bronco at a past finals event.