CW Griswold said:

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Anyone interested in my recipe for Home Depot Oyster Soup?

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At this point wouldn't that be cultural appropriation?

2026 RODEO HIGHLIGHTS

Attendance
Total attendance for all activities on the grounds, Feb. 26 28 (World's Championship BarB-Que Contest and March 2 22 (Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo) reached 2,621,765.
In three days, the World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest entertained 231,304
guests.
Showtime highest daily total attendance from 2026:
Saturday, March 14, 2026 185,785
Saturday, March 21, 2026 168,583
Thursday, March 12, 2026 142,984
Friday, March 20, 2026 138,847
Friday, March 13, 2026 137, 976

History was made on the 21st night of the 2026 Rodeo season. The concert-only performance with
Cody Johnson and special guests, Jon Pardi and Randy Houser, broke the all-time concert
attendance record in NRG Stadium with 80,203 fans to close out the 2026 Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo. This was the fourth full-length concert at the Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo. Johnson's performance was the first since George Strait performed on the final night in
2022. Strait held the previous record of 80,108 set in 2019.

RODEOHOUSTON
RODEOHOUSTON awarded $2,533,500 million to its contestants in 2026.
The 2026 RODEOHOUSTON Super Series invited the world's top rodeo athletes to
compete in eight traditional rodeo events.

RODEOHOUSTON Super Series athletes competed for a share of $2,533,500 in
prize money. Each event champion rode out of NRG Stadium with $65,000, plus
winnings from the preliminary rounds.

The 2026 RODEOHOUSTON Super Series Champions, with total money earned, are:
Tie-Down Roping: Riley Webb, Denton, Texas, $73,500
Bareback Riding: Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas, $72,250
Team Roping: Korbin Rice, Lipan, Texas - $69,750 and Cooper Freeman,
Carthage, Missouri- $69,750
Saddle Bronc Riding: Stetson Wright, Beaver, Utah - $71,250
Steer Wrestling: Holden Myers, Van, Texas - $70,750
Barrel Racing: Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas - $71,250
Breakaway Roping: Hali Williams, Comanche, Texas - $69,375
Bull Riding: Jake Gardner, Wheatland County, Alberta - $71,750
360 contestants competed across the 20-day event.
Three athletes were back-to-back champions in their event, including Kassie Mowry,
Rocker Steiner and Riley Webb.

Livestock Show and Horse Show
Horse Show competitions drew 5,087 entries.
The Livestock Show saw 33,513 entries: Junior Show, 22,596 and Open Show: 11,917.
Auctions

Junior auction sales totaled $35,217,099, a Rodeo record (unaudited preliminary totals)
Commercial Steer: $1,823,159 (live auction of choice steers)
Market Lamb and Goat: $5,757,505
Market Poultry: $4,102,826
School Art: $4,659,517
Barrow: $5,645,737
Market Steer: $13,228,355

Fourteen auction Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion lots set Rodeo records.
Junior Market Barrow
Barrow Grand Champion: $505,000 (Rodeo Record)
Barrow Reserve Grand Champion: $375,000 (Rodeo Record)
Junior Market Pen of Broilers
Grand Champion Pen of Broilers: $432,000 (Rodeo Record)
Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Broilers: $250,000 (Rodeo Record)
Junior Market Goat
Grand Champion Goat: $450,000 (Rodeo Record)
Reserve Grand Champion Goat: $250,000 (Rodeo Record)
Junior Market Lamb
Grand Champion Lamb: $1 million (Rodeo Record)
Reserve Grand Champion Lamb: $310,000 (Rodeo Record)
Junior Market Steer
Grand Champion: $1.5 million (Rodeo Record)
Reserve Grand Champion: $750,000 (Rodeo Record)
Junior Market Turkey
Grand Champion, Turkey: $316,000 (Rodeo Record)
Reserve Grand Champion, Turkey: $175,000
School Art
Grand Champion: $525,000 (Rodeo Record)
Reserve Grand Champion: $300,000 (Rodeo Record)
Wine
Grand Champion: $300,000
Reserve Grand Champion: $285,000 (Rodeo record)

Auction sales totaled $39,896,081, a Rodeo record (unaudited preliminary totals)
Rodeo Uncorked! Champion Wine Auction: $3,991,742
Ranching & Wildlife: $687,240
Junior Commercial Steer: $1,823,159 (live auction of choice steers)
Junior Market Lamb & Goat: $5,757,505
Junior Market Poultry: $4,102,826
School Art: $4,659,517
Junior Market Barrow: $5,645,737
Junior Market Steer: $13,228,355

So it seems the livestock show will be at this property while the rodeo will remain as is. So the real cowboys will no longer have to mingle with the fake cowboys and city folk

Guess this signals that Rodeo and the Texans are going to be in the general vicinity for a good while.

The arena is going away.

Ferris Wheel Allstar said:

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The arena is going away.

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Long overdue. Will miss Stockmans, but that's about it.

Wonder if they might have small rodeos on that property throughout the year. I would go to that.

give me something like the annual SA rodeo lineup in that venue.

Maaaaaaaan f ck a bunch of this nonsense. Bring back the tristar and auto shows at the Astrohall.

Stockman's is my favorite thing at the entire rodeo. Nice people, great drinks, free snacks. Hope they bring it back but no way it'll be the same

Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup & Best Bites Competition 2029 coming to you live from SH288 and Airport Blvd.

That should ruffle some feathers amongst the weird attendees who pretend to be Houston's upper crust.