$1 million contenders
2025 American Contender Tournament Results: 15 Potential Millionaires Determined

The young guns showed out during the three stops on the American Contender Tournament tour, with Kaydence Tindall, 19, Kelsie Reininger, 15, and Sadie Grant, 17, taking the top spots.

Kaydence Tindall topped the American Rodeo Contender Tournament in Tulsa with a 2.07-second run. Photo by Clay Guardipee courtesy Teton Ridge.

The 2025 American Rodeo is getting underway, with the Contender Tournament allowing the best of the best to rise through the ranks for a chance at the $1 million purse at the 2025 American Rodeo.

2025 American Contender Tournament Finalists – Final 15

  • Kaydence Tindall
  • Addison Kinser
  • Brooke Bruner
  • Taylor Munsell
  • Hadley Thompson
  • Sadie Grant
  • Harley Pryor
  • Lari Dee Guy
  • Kaydin Finan
  • Bailey Girvin
  • Kelsie Reininger
  • Hali Williams
  • Lydia Townson
  • Corlee Massey
  • Ashley Henderson

The American Rodeo Contender Finals

Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas, April 11, 7:30 p.m.

The American Rodeo Central Region Finals

Kaydence Tindall led the field on two go-rounds, and was the fastest on Saturday night with a 2.07-second run. Photo by Clay Guardipee courtesy Teton Ridge
  1. Kaydence Tindall, 2.07, $10,000
  2. Addison Kinser, 2.16, $5,500
  3. Brooke Bruner, 2.54, $2,500
  4. Taylor Munsell, 2.74, $1,500
  5. Hadley Thompson, 2.91, $500

The American Rodeo West Region Finals

Sadie grant holds a large check, smiling while being interviewed for her win.
Sadie Grant earned $10,000 and a spot competing in The American Rodeo Contender Tournament Finals at Globe Life Field in 2025. Photo courtesy Teton Ridge

The first of the three American Rodeo Regions wrapped up Jan. 11–12 in Las Vegas at the South Point Equestrian Center.

Sadie Grant, 17, from Santa Maria, California, took the top spot with a 2.7-second run in the short go on Saturday. Grant was astride 9-year-old mare her sister Haliegh trained. The mare’s been to Salinas with Haliegh, where they finishing No. 2 in 2024.

  1. Sadie Grant, 2.7, $10,000
  2. Harley Pryor, 2.72, $5,500
  3. Lari Dee Guy, 2.91, $2,500
  4. Kaydin Finan, 2.95, $1,500
  5. Bailey Girvin, 3.0, $500

The American Rodeo East Region Finals

Kelsie Reininger hits the brakes to secure her spot in The American Rodeo Contender Tournament Finals.
Kelsie Reininger hits the brakes to secure her spot in The American Rodeo Contender Tournament Finals. Photo by Clay Guardipee courtesy Teton Ridge
  1. Kelsie Reininger, 2.26, $10,000
  2. Hali Williams, 2.44, $5,500
  3. Lydia Townson, 2.45, $2,500
  4. Corlee Massey, 2.61, $1,500
  5. Ashley Henderson, 2.65, $500

What is the American Rodeo Contender Tournament?

The American Contender Tournament West, Central and East Regional Semi-Finals attract qualifiers from both coasts as well as the Central United States to compete in the re-imagined tournament style format in hopes of making it all the way to The Crown Jewel of Rodeo™ —The American Rodeo 2025.

In 2023, more than 2,500 rodeo athletes competed across the country to vie for a chance at the $1-million bonus on the line if they made it to The American Rodeo, earning impressive money along the way. Guaranteed prize money is upwards of $540,000 for the Regional Semi-Finals and Finals.

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