McBride entered the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational presented by Cooper Tires in Grand Rapids, Mich., just $1,200 shy of $5 million. During round one, McBride covered his bull, Totally Twisted, owned by David Day, for 86 points, placing 10th in the round with no go-round money. Although he didn’t earn a check in the first round, he had the Grudge Match where he chose world number one Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) as his competitor. McBride rode the bull, Baby Blue (D&H Cattle Company) while Marchi was bucked off. McBride claimed the $15,000 prize money, surpassing the $5 million mark by over $13,000.

“This is one of the greatest things to happen to the PBR,” Randy Bernard, PBR CEO, commented. “Great cowboys like Larry Mahan, Jim Shoulders, and Ty Murray never had the chance to ride for this money. One guy took advantage of that opportunity to reach this milestone and I hope more will follow.”

McBride adds this historical feat to an extensive list of records he already holds in his 10 years competing as a professional. He has 32 career event wins; the most money earned in a single season ($1,835,321); and eight single season event wins among many others.

Make sure to tune-in to VERSUS on Saturday, September 13 at 8 p.m. EST and FOX on Sunday, September 14 (local times will vary) for the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational presented by Cooper Tires and watch McBride as he makes history!!

For more information on Justin McBride or the PBR, please visit www.pbrnow.com or contact Katharine Sherrer at 719 242 2800 ext. 3372.

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About the PBR:
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, ESPN, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 400 hours of prime time programming annually, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over one and one half million live event attendees each year with it multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in five countries.