Riding The Situation (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger Bucking Bulls) for 89.75 points on the last ride of the night in front of a packed house at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday, two-time Professional Bull Riders World Champion Chris Shivers won the Built Ford Tough Series Des Moines Invitational. It is the 23rd career win, and the first since 2009, for the 32-year-old, who has six Top 10 finishes in 10 events in 2011, including two Top 5 finishes in his past three events.

The Jonesboro, La., native, who had to wait for a judges' review before being given his score in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round, finished with 351.5 points, two points ahead of Fabiano Vieira from Perola, Brazil. Vieira had moved into the lead on the second-to-the-last ride with 87.75 points on Slim's Ghost (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls). Shivers and Vieira were tied at 261.75 points entering the championship round, which features the riders with the 10 highest cumulative scores. Vieira, who has now ridden a bull in all 11 events he has entered in 2011, finished first in Round 3 with 89.25 points on Segs the Juice (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls), erasing the 2.25-point lead that Shivers had after Friday.

Luke Snyder of Snyder of Raymore, Mo., finished third overall with 179.5 points after riding Yellow Jacket Jr. (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Julie Rosen) for 91 points to win the championship round. It was the first time in 12 outs in 2011 and only the third time in the past 26 outs that Yellow Jacket Jr. has been ridden. Snyder, who was bucked off by the bull last weekend in Seattle, did not register a score on Friday, but advanced to the final round after a third-place finish in Round 3 with 88.5 points on Slim Chance (D&H Cattle Company). It is the third Top 10 finish in a row for the 2001 PBR Rookie of the Year, who moved up from 16th to 13th in the season standings. He won $216,500 on April 16 in front of a sellout crowd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and a pay-per-view audience. The $216,500 is the highest one-day payout of the 2011 season and the second highest in history.

World No. 4 Austin Meier finished fourth with 174.75 points, followed by Aaron Roy with 172 and Colby Yates with 169 points. World No. 5 Robson Palermo finished seventh, and top-ranked Valdiron de Oliveira was ninth.

The action from Des Moines, Iowa, will be televised in HD on VERSUS at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday. Play-by-play broadcaster Craig Hummer will be joined by PBR Ring of Honor member J.W. Hart, who will provide color commentary, and Erin Coscarelli, who will be doing dirt-level interviews. Built Ford Tough Series telecasts are produced for the PBR by David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 30-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer and creative lead.

The BFTS travels to Gwinnett Arena in Duluth, Ga., on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, for the Lucas Oil Invitational presented by Cooper Tires. Tickets are available at the Gwinnett Arena box office, at www.Ticketmaster.com, and by telephone at (800) 745-3000. Ticket options include a $99 Family 4-Pack that includes four tickets, four hot dogs, and four drinks.

Des Moines, Iowa, was the 17th stop on the nationally-televised BFTS, which makes 28 stops in 23 states. The season began at world-famous Madison Square Garden in New York, and culminates Oct. 26-30 in Las Vegas at the richest bull riding event in the world, the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals. The Finals is where the 2011 PBR World Champion will be crowned and awarded the $1 million Built Ford Tough bonus.

Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series
Saturday's Results from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa
Event Leaders (Round 1-Built Ford Tough Short Round-Round 3- Built Ford Tough Championship Round-Total Points)

1. Chris Shivers, 87.75-87-87-89.75-351.5 points, $44,060
2. Fabiano Vieira, 87-85.5-89.25-87.75-349.5 points, $26,680
3. Luke Snyder, 0-dnq-88.5-91-179.5 points, $15,500
4. Austin Meier, 86-0-88.75-86-0-174.75 points, $8,750
5. Aaron Roy, 86.25-0-85.75-0-172 points, $4,975
6. Colby Yates, 82-dnq-87-0-169 points, $3,130
7. Robson Palermo, 83.75-dnq-85-0-168.75 points, $2,400
8. Ryan McConnel, 84.75-0-82.5-84.75-0-167.25 points, $1,900
9. Valdiron de Oliveira, 83.75-dnq-82.75-0-166.5 points, $1,400
10. Travis Briscoe, 88.5-0- 88.5 points-0-88.5 points, $4,480
11. Stormy Wing, 0-dnq-88.25-dnq-88.25 points, $1,700
12. (tie) Tony Mendes, 0-dnq-87.75-dnq-87.75 points, $1,250
    (tie) Dustin Elliott, 0-dnq-87.25-dnq-87.25 points, $1,000
13. Cody Nance, 0-dnq-86.75-dnq-86.75 points, $400
14. J.B. Mauney, 0-dnq-86.5-dnq-86.5 points, $400
15. (tie) Sean Willingham, 0-dnq-86.25-dnq-86.25 points, $400
    (tie) L.J. Jenkins, 86.25-0-0-dnq-86.25 points, $400
16. Jordan Hupp, 0-dnq-86-dnq-86 points, $400
17. Douglas Duncan, 85.75-0-0-dnq-85.75 points, $400
18. Silvano Alves, 85-0-0-dnq-85 points, $400
19. Reese Cates, 0-dnq-84.5-dnq-84.5 points, $400
20. David Kennedy, 84.25-0-84.25 points, $400
21. Guytin Tsosie, 84-dnq-0-dnq-84 points, $400
22. Paulo Lima, 79.25-dnq-79.25 points, $400
23. Douglas Ferreira, 78-dnq-0-dnq-78 points, $400
24. Elton Cide, 76-dnq-0-dnq-76 points, $400.
    
    Elliott Jacoby, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Pistol Robinson, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Pete Farley, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Caleb Sanderson, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Skeeter Kingsolver, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Mike Lee, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Travis Sellers, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Guilherme Marchi, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Dusty Ephrom, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Kody Lostroh, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Shane Proctor, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Brant Atwood, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Ben Jones, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400.
    Jory Markiss, 0-dnq-0-dnq-0 points, $400

2011 Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series Season Standings
(Events, Wins, Top 5 finishes, Points, Earnings)

1. Valdiron de Oliveira, 17, 3, 8, 7,630.25, $229,685.63
2. Silvano Alves, 17, 1, 7, 6,320.25, $126,490.27
3. L.J. Jenkins, 17, 2, 6, 5,597.25, $152,282.67
4. Austin Meier, 16, 0, 6, 5,306.50, $110,650
5. Robson Palermo, 14, 3, 4, 4,827.00, $186,078.67
6. Guilherme Marchi, 17, 2, 4, 4,581.25, $115,593.33
7. Shane Proctor, 17, 0, 3, 4,190.25, $68,542.40
8. Ben Jones, 17, 0, 4, 3,993.00, $76,529.16
9. Ryan McConnel, 17, 0, 2, 3,734.25, $63,816.92
10. J.B. Mauney, 17, 0, 2, 3,429.00, $50,974.93
11. Kody Lostroh, 12, 0, 2, 3,374.25, $44,192.27
12. Chris Shivers, 10, 1, 2, 3,220.25, $83,650
13. Luke Snyder, 15, 1, 2, 3,182.00, $258,797.41
14. Aaron Roy, 16, 0, 3, 3,000.75, $42,831.69
15. Dustin Elliott, 17, 0, 1, 2,960.75, $29,725
16. Sean Willingham, 17, 0, 2, 2,874.75, $26,775
17. Fabiano Vieira, 10, 0, 2, 2,808.50, $63,329.65
18. Skeeter Kingsolver, 16, 0, 2, 2,714.25, $46,155
19. Paulo Ferreira, 16, 1, 2, 2,638.75, $71,603.53
20. Colby Yates, 17, 1, 1, 2,306.50, $75,480
21. Pistol Robinson, 17, 0, 3, 2,292.50, $25,010.09
22. Cody Nance, 17, 0, 1, 2,270.50, $27,545
23. Jordan Hupp, 16, 0, 2, 2,132.50, $22,950
24. Mike Lee, 13, 0, 1, 2,057.00, $40,482.52
25. Renato Nunes, 8, 1, 2, 1,948.25, $70,036.67
26. Caleb Sanderson, 11, 1, 1, 1,809.75, $74,053.76
27. Stormy Wing, 17, 0, 2, 1,724.25, $38,216.60
28. Travis Briscoe, 14, 0, 1, 1,642.25, $22,815
29. Douglas Duncan, 17, 0, 1, 1,617.75, $49,495
30. Ryan Dirteater, 10, 0, 0, 1,544.00, $15,753.85
31. Wesley Lourenço, 6, 0, 0, 1,383.50, $23,506.97
32. Cody Campbell, 10, 0, 1, 1,335.25, $28,685.79
33. Reese Cates, 8, 0, 1, 1,190.00, $37,243.65
34. Chance Roberts, 6, 0, 0, 1,140.50, $25,917.89
35. Elliott Jacoby, 6, 0, 1, 1,061.25, $49,589.77
36. Ned Cross, 10, 0, 0, 972.50, $14,542.20
37. Douglas Ferreira, 11, 0, 1, 898.00, $33,970.27
38. Brendon Clark, 10, 0, 0, 852.25, $13,009.39
39. Elton Cide Pereira, 14, 0, 0, 841.50, $101,820.22
40. Tony Mendes, 5, 0, 1, 817.75, $25,539.79
41. McKennon Wimberly, 3, 0, 1, 790.25, $10,396
42. Brian Canter, 4, 0, 1, 762.00, $11,357.41
43. Kasey Hayes, 6, 0, 0, 676.00, $12,505.55
44. Pete Farley, 10, 0, 0, 597.00, $42,699.43
45. Cord McCoy, 10, 0, 0, 519.00, $21,498.91

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