The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo held July 8th through the 10th drew a huge crowd that came from all over the country. The rodeo committee made a presentation at the Vernal Chamber luncheon on Tuesday sharing some interesting stats from this year’s event. Ticket sales came in from 35 states including quite a few from Florida which stood out as unique. There were 2500 more tickets sold this year than during the 2020 rodeo even though 2020 was 4 days and this year was 3 days. In fact, Thursday night this year was as big a crowd as Saturday night last year and Saturday this year reached capacity and they had to close the doors and turn people away. The rodeo committee is looking for a solution so that there are more seats in the future. In terms of professional athletes there were over 700 contestants. This year had a very successful and fun Special Needs Rodeo. On Saturday morning there were 550 contestants that competed in the Junior Rodeo. This year was also special as the rodeo was broadcast live on the Cowboy Channel. For anyone that missed it, the rodeo can still be viewed on the Cowboy Channel Plus app.
