EVERETT, Wash. – Cord McCoy may enjoy sitting in his recliner during the week after a long day of work on his ranch in Lane, Oklahoma, but that is the last place he wants to be on the weekend, especially this season.

Three days after sitting at home and seeing reigning World Champion Bull Woopaa take the lead in the 2022 YETI World Champion Bull race in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, McCoy would much rather be in the Pacific Northwest this week watching his bovine star Ridin Solo storm back to life in the title race 2,000 miles away from home.

Ridin Solo re-took the No. 1 ranking in the World Champion Bull race when he was scored 46 points during his 6.4-second out against Keyshawn Whitehorse in the championship round of the PBR Everett Invitational on Wednesday night at Angel of the Winds Arena.

“I don’t want to sit at home and watch the whole thing unfold on TV,” McCoy said. “For me and Solo, we want to go down swinging. Even if we finish second, we want to know we did the best we could to have our shot.

“I am 41 years old, and this is the best shot I ever had at winning a world title as either a rider or with a bucking bull. It would be really hard for me to be sitting home on the recliner.”

Whitehorse was awarded a re-ride during the out as Ridin Solo hipped himself leaving the chutes, but Ridin Solo still earned an event-best bull score.

The 2022 YETI World Champion Bull will be the animal with the highest average bull score from their top-six regular-season outs and two outs at the PBR World Finals (May 13-22 in Fort Worth, Texas).

Ridin Solo has bucked nine times in 2022, and he increased his World Champion Bull average to 46.21 points on Wednesday night. Woopaa’s six best outs have him sitting in the No. 2 hole with a 46.17-point average.

“I don’t think Solo knows it’s Wednesday,” McCoy said with a chuckle. “We feel like we are pioneers here, but man, you don’t want to spin all of your wheels chasing Woopaa around, but we need the outs. I don’t like the mileage, but I love how tough my bull is and I know he can take it.”

Ridin Solo is not done this week either. He is next scheduled to buck on Championship Sunday (8 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network) at the Tacoma Dome when the PBR Wrangler Invitational, presented by Cooper Tires).

The 6-year-old bull will need a 45.75-point out or greater to increase his World Champion Bull Average and his lead on Woopaa.

“He is the toughest bull that we got, and he can take it,” McCoy concluded. “I have big hopes for a big out in Tacoma Sunday. This is home for a long week. We got a good score tonight, and he should have some fresh legs in Tacoma. It is nice and cool by the ocean. It would have been hard to show up in Tulsa (April 15-16) and wish we showed up in Tacoma. Hopefully, Tacoma goes good, and we will do Tulsa.”

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