How to Qualify
How to Qualify
The first chance qualifier was held December 1, 2024. The top 5 from each round and the top 10 from the aggregate. As well as 5 from the challengers. Totaling to 25 qualifiers. See the qualifiers here.
The second 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 15 from each go round and the top 15 from the aggregate for a total of 60 ladies advancing to the Semifinals in Scottsdale, AZ on November 28th.
Kimes Ranch Million $ Breakaway will consist of the top 20 Breakaway Ropers on the Kimes VRQ Leaderboard running from April 2 – November 2, 2025.
The last Qualifying opportunity will be a Last Chance Qualifier held in Scottsdale, AZ on November 26th. We will advance the top 10 in each round and the top 10 in the aggregate for a total of 40 ladies and 5 WRWC Challengers advancing to the Semi-Finals on November 27th.
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 26th 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 20 qualifies from the 2024 First Chance Qualifier, 60 qualifiers from the Oklahoma Qualifier, the top 20 from Kimes VRQ Leaderbod, 40 qualifiers from the Last Chance Qualifier, and 5 qualifiers from the Buy Back Round, 5 qualifies from 11th-15th World Standings, equaling 150 plus 16 WRWC Challengers for a total of 166 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 27th 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 29th 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.
The Road to the 2025
QUALIFIERS
FIRST CHANCE QUALIFIER
DECEMBER 1, 2024
TOP 5 FROM EACH ROUND TOP 10 FROM THE AGGREGATE 5 CHALLENGERS
TOTAL 20 +5 CHALLENGERS
MDB OKLAHOMA'S RICHEST QUALIFIER
OCTOBER 16-19, 2025
TOP 15 FROM EACH ROUND TOP 15 FROM THE AVERAGE + 5 CHALLENGERS
TOTAL 60 +5 CHALLENGERS
KIMES VRO LEADERBOARD
APRIL 2-NOVEMBER 2, 2025
TOP 20 ON THE LEADERBOARD
LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER
NOVEMBER 26, 2025
TOP 10 FROM EACH ROUND TOP 10 FROM THE AVERAGE +5 CHALLENGERS
TOTAL 40 +5 CHALLENGERS
BUY BACK ROUND
NOVEMBER 26, 2025
FOLLOWING THE LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER,
A BUY BACK ROUND IS OFFERED. ADVANCING AN ADDITIONAL 5 QUALIFIERS
& 1 WRWC CHALLENGER TO THE SEMI-
FINALS
SEMI-FINALS
NOVEMBER 27, 2025
20 QUALIFIERS-FIRST CHANCE
20 QUALIFIERS-VQR
60 QUALIFIERS- OKR
40 QUALIFIERS- LAST CHANCE
5 QUALIFIERS FROM BUY BACK ROUND 5 QUALIFIERS FROM 11TH-15TH WORLD STANDINGS 11 QUALIFIERS FROM WRWC CHALLENGERS
166 TOTAL SEMI-FINALISTS.
FINALS
NOVEMBER 28-30, 2025
TOP 3 QUALIFIERS PER ROUND OF THE SEMI-FINALS TOP 6 IN THE AGGREGATE OF THE SEMI-FINALS
TOP 10 IN THE WORLD STANDINGS
25 TOTAL FINALISTS
