Definition: The average or aggregate in rodeo is the term used to describe the bonus received for having the best overall performance at a rodeo.
The average is typically applied to multiple day rodeos where contestants make more than a single ride or run. Basically it is the added score or time of all the rides or runs made by a particular competitor divided by the number of go rounds.
For Example: There are 3 rounds at the About.com Rodeo Classic. Bull rider #1 makes these scores in each round, 85, 88, and 83. Bull rider #2 posts these scores, 90, 0 (he bucks off!), and 93.
Here's how we figure the average winner:
Bull Rider #1 85+88+83= 256 now take 256/3= 85.3 Average
Bull Rider #2 90+0+93= 183 now take 183/3= 61 Average
Bull Rider #1 wins the Average!
At most rodeos, and rodeos on the ProRodeo Tour, the average winners are the overall winners of the rodeo (as opposed to some rodeos that count the winners of a final or championship round as the winners).
The average is a balance to any luck so to speak (much as the World Series in Baseball), so that the cowboy or cowgirl who performs consistently over the course of the whole rodeo gets the victory.
The average is typically applied to multiple day rodeos where contestants make more than a single ride or run. Basically it is the added score or time of all the rides or runs made by a particular competitor divided by the number of go rounds.
For Example: There are 3 rounds at the About.com Rodeo Classic. Bull rider #1 makes these scores in each round, 85, 88, and 83. Bull rider #2 posts these scores, 90, 0 (he bucks off!), and 93.
Here's how we figure the average winner:
Bull Rider #1 85+88+83= 256 now take 256/3= 85.3 Average
Bull Rider #2 90+0+93= 183 now take 183/3= 61 Average
Bull Rider #1 wins the Average!
At most rodeos, and rodeos on the ProRodeo Tour, the average winners are the overall winners of the rodeo (as opposed to some rodeos that count the winners of a final or championship round as the winners).
The average is a balance to any luck so to speak (much as the World Series in Baseball), so that the cowboy or cowgirl who performs consistently over the course of the whole rodeo gets the victory.
Also Known As: Aggregate
Examples: "Billy Etbauer won the average at the National Finals Rodeo."