With his domination of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) 2005 PBR Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) presented by Wrangler season and capture of the 2005 PBR World Championship title, Justin McBride (Elk City, Okla.) became the second bull rider in PBR history to surpass the $2.5 million career earnings mark. The $1,519,631 he won during the 2005 BFTS season is a PBR record for season earnings. ''In fact, the 2005 BFTS season produced the highest money earners in the history of the PBR; every top 20 bull rider won virtually $100,000.' Below is a list of the top 20 money earners for 2005.

Rider	Home Town	Season Winnings
1. Justin McBride	Elk City, OK	$1,519,631
2. Guilherme Marchi	Leme, SP, BZ '	$522,468
3. Chris Shivers	Jonesville, LA	$259,530
4. Kody Lostroh	Longmont, CO	$198,058
5. Adriano Moraes	Cachoeira Paulista SP, BZ	$194,921
6. Edgard Oliveira	Sao Paulo, BZ	$192,426
7. Cody Whitney	Asher, OK	$188,924
8. Helton Luis Da Silva	Keller, TX	$175,903
9. Jody Newberry	Douradina, PR, BZ	$174,527
10. Fabricio Alves	Keller, TX	$147,563
11. Greg Potter	Queensland, AUS	$146,572
12.'Cory McFadden	Coleman, TX	$143,036
13. Troy Dunn	Queensland, AUS	$134,843
14.'L.J. Jenkins	Texico, NM	$128,575
15.'Chad Denton	Oroville, CA	$121,703
16.'Paulo Crimber	Olimpia, Sao Paulo, BZ	$109,135
17. Mike White	De Kalb, TX	$107,332
18. Matt Bohon	Cole Camp, MO	$102,858
19. Tater Porter	Kenansville, FL	$101,714
20. J.W. Hart	Overbrook, OK	$96,455

With over 30 events on the PBR's 2006 Built Ford Tough Series schedule and more than 24 sponsors supporting the PBR in the upcoming years, the trend is expected to continue.' The PBR's founding members started the organization with the hope that participating bull riders could make a decent living.' Thirteen years later these men are becoming millionaires.'

For more information on the PBR please visit www.pbrnow.com or call Denise M. Abbott at 719 471 3008 ext. 3144.

About PBR:
Over 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on NBC, OLN, and in Spanish on Telemundo. With over 450 hours of prime time programming annually PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over one million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour, the Enterprise tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants.' The PBR's governing board of directors is comprised of renowned bull riders who have developed the event into a stand alone sport which is experiencing unprecedented growth in global popularity. The PBR is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., and has over 600 athletes competing in more than 100 PBR sanctioned competitions.