How to Qualify

How to Qualify

Kimes Ranch Million $ Breakaway will consist of the top 10 Breakaway Ropers in the World Standings plus 15 Qualifiers to compete at the 10 round finals held November 26th – 30th in Scottsdale, AZ.

The first qualifying rounds (total of 3) with no limits will be held in conjunction with Oklahoma’s Richest October 16th-19th at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK. We will advance the top 20 from each go round and the top 20 from the aggregate for a total of 80 ladies advancing to the Semifinals in Scottsdale, AZ on November 28th.

The second Qualifying opportunity will be a last chance qualifier held in Scottsdale, AZ on November 26th with a limit of 250 entries. We will advance the top 10 in each go round and the top 10 in the aggregate for a total of 40 ladies advancing to the Semi-Finals on November 28th.

In addition, there will be a Buy Back Round advancing an additional 5 qualifiers and 1 WRWC Challenger to the Semi-Finals that will also run on the 27th beginning at 6:00pm with the opportunity to enter twice.

Other ways to win include a Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC) Challenger Incentive providing a tiered opportunity during the qualifying rounds, last chance qualifier, Semi-Finals and an exclusive Challenger Showcase during the first round of the Million $ Breakaway. In total, this Challenger Incentive will add $25,000. An athlete is eligible for the Challenger Incentive if they meet the Challenger requirements and they enter the WRWC Package in the  NextGen Rodeo App.

 

Who Can Compete

The Kimes Ranch Million $ Breakaway is an open, all ages, event for all female Breakaway Ropers with no membership required to enter.

Who Advances

The Kimes Ranch Million $ Breakaway Semi-Finals will consist of 80 qualifiers from the Oklahoma Qualifier, 40 qualifiers from the Last Chance Qualifier, 5 qualifiers from 11th position through 15th in the World Standings, and 5 qualifiers from the Buy Back Round, equaling 130 plus 11 WRWC Challengers for a total of 141 total Semi-Finalists.

From the Semi-Finals, the Top 3 in each of the three Semi-Finals go rounds and the Top 6 from the Semi-Finals aggregate for a total of 15 qualifiers advancing to compete alongside the Top 10 in the World Standings for a total of 25 contestants advancing to the Kimes Ranch Million $ Breakaway. In addition, from the Semi-Finals, the Challengers that entered the WRWC Package will be eligible to advance to an exclusive WRWC Challenger Showcase. The top 2 Challengers in each of the 3 go-rounds and the top 4 Challengers from the aggregate will advance to a WRWC Challenger Showcase to be ran during the first performance of the Kimes Ranch MILLION $ Breakaway on Thursday night November 27th at 7:00 pm.

The Million $ Breakaway will consist of 10 go rounds. Rounds 1, 2 and 3 will be Thursday night November 28th at 7:00pm. Rounds 4, 5 and 6 will be Friday night November 28th at 6:00pm. Rounds 7, 8, 9 and 10 will be Saturday November 30th at 6:00pm. For the last 4 rounds of the final performance, we will cut down from 25 to 15 finalist based on money won and average ranking over the first 6 go rounds.

TOP 20 FROM EACH ROUND

TOP 20 FROM THE AVERAGE

THOSE 80 LADIES ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ

THE FIRST QUALIFYING
ROUNDS

The first qualifying rounds (total of 3) with no limits will be held in conjunction with Oklahoma’s Richest October 16th-19th at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK. 

Kimes Ranch Breakaway logo featuring a metallic gold and white dollar sign.

TOP 10 FROM EACH ROUND

TOP 10 FROM THE AVERAGE

TOTAL OF 40 LADIES ADVANCING TO THE SEMI-FINALS ON NOV. 28TH

LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER

There will be a last chance qualifier held in Scottsdale, AZ on November 26th with a limit of 250 entries. In addition, we will have a WRWC Challenger incentive that will offer $5,000 added money and advance 1 from each round and 2 from the average for a total of 5 Challengers advancing to the Semi-Finals.

Buy Back Round

Following the Last Chance Qualifier, there will be a Buy Back Round advancing an additional 5 qualifiers and 1 WRWC Challenger to the Semi-Finals on November 26th.

After Qualifying

The Kimes Ranch Million $ Breakaway Semi-Finals will consist of 80 qualifiers from the Oklahoma Qualifier, 40 qualifiers from the Last Chance Qualifier, 5 qualifiers from 11th position through 15th in the World Standings, and 5 qualifiers from the Buy Back Round, equaling 130 plus 11 WRWC Challengers for a total of 141 total Semi-Finalists.

Buckles

There will be Go Round Buckle presentations onstage following each performance with live entertainment Friday and Saturday night!

TOTAL OF 20 LADIES ADVANCING TO THE SEMI-FINALS ON NOV. 30th.

FIRST CHANCE QUALIFIER FOR 2026

There will be a first chance qualifier held in Scottsdale, AZ on November 30th with a limit of 250 entries.

Kimes Ranch Breakaway logo featuring a metallic gold and white dollar sign.