The Ariat #12.5 WSTR Finale XV paid a total $1.5 million to ropers.
It was Copie Dickson, a pharmacist from Stamps, Arkansas, and Shane McCall, a
fence builder and metal building contractor from Avery, Texas, who took home
the lion's share. With a time of 29.66 on four head, they finished almost a
full second ahead of second place and will return home $228,000 the richer.
"I don't get to rope much anymore," said Dickson, who owns
Peoples Drug and Gift in Stamps. "It's a small town of about 2,000. We've been
giving COVID shots and antibodies these last 12 to 14 months. With two kids in
college, sometimes you just have to stop and make a living."
When Dickson finally found a little time to sneak away to a jackpot
this year, McCall was the producer and jumped at the opportunity to urge him
into a Vegas trip.
"He asked me to rope out here and I told him no," Dickson
said. "I didn't think I needed to be going anywhere. But I thought about it
some more and decided I'm getting old, so I better go while I can."
Dickson is no stranger to the winners' circle, having
finished third in the #13.5 Finale in 2016 with Daniel Barton, worth $69,000.
"When you rope like I do you can't say, 'I'm going to go and
be a 6 or 7.' I don't rope that good. I can go do what I do, though," Dickson
said. "That's all I concentrate on when I get to the short round in something
where it's got money in it. Just go do what you do and see where that places."
Dickson was riding Radar, the same horse he rode to the 2016
win.
"If he doesn't go, I don't go," Dickson added.
McCall was aboard a sorrel mare he calls Sophie, that came
from Mike White of DeKalb, Texas.
"It was pretty smooth for the most part," McCall said of
their draws. "Our second one checked off. He went hard to the right and pinched
me off on the fence. I kind of went by him and just lucked out and got him by
two feet. I roped a leg yesterday in that Heartland to be first or second back
for another guy and I was just thinking, 'Don't rope a leg again.'"
"In getting my horse over here and riding around outside, I
thought it's amazing to me that you can put on something like this and have so
many people show up from across the nation at one time to do this," Dickson
finished. "Who would have thought?"
#12.5 Finale Results
Average
# Time Header Heeler Amount
1 29.66 Copie Dickson Shane McCall $228,000
2 30.54 Lance Horner Coy A Thompson $176,000
3 31.36 Josh Johnson Kent Haley $125,000
4 31.54 Matthew Sanchez Tyson Charley $94,000
5 31.83 Shaysea Alba Jason Olson $84,000
6 31.96 Kolton Sena Mando Honne $72,000
7 32.05 Cooper Bradshaw Cache Burnside $62,000
8 32.4 David Lee Daniel Raynor $52,000
9 32.74 Jay Guerrero Gene Curtis $42,000
10 32.92 Erik Becenti Dennison Boone $42,000
11 33.03 Scott Early Jayson Jonovich $31,000
12 33.04 Caroline Taylor Barry Gentry $31,000
13 33.08 Wade Woodbury Cody Mirabal $20,000
14 33.65 Matthew Barnes Milton Aguilera $18,000
15 33.74 Shoncey Charlie Zane Dansie $16,000
16 33.76 Caleb Woodard Carter Taylor $14,000
17 34.33 Cody Hodges Eric Williams $13,000
18 34.46 Zurick Labrier Marty Nicholson $12,000
19 34.48 John Hawks Jason Devore $11,500
20 36.23 JW Baucom Clint Humphries $11,500
21 36.96 B Rad Lands Chad Williams $10,800
22 37 Terry Kitchens Ashton Walden $10,600
23 37.42 Clark Holder Jase Holder $10,400
24 37.67 Chance Hanna Brent Mays $10,200
25 38.17 John English Chance Kiehne $10,000
26 38.35 Jason Foegelle James Tettenhorst $9,800
27 46.21 Jed Bohmbach Bill Beard $9,600
28 23.2 Zac Watson Chantz Banks $9,400
29 24.04 Justin Franks Aaron Shelley $9,200
30 24.09 Connor McNenny Dakota Callicoat $9,000
31 24.44 Ryan Reeves Brett Broadhead $6,000
32 24.55 Doug May Jr Jake Ruby $6,000
33 24.66 Kevin Pierce Kent Shankles $6,000
34 25.43 Willie Reid Nate Taylor 6,000
35 25.44 Cassie Hambrick Choc Westcott $6,000
36 26.38 Kelsi Bramwell Wade Masters $6,000
#12.5 Finale Results
Average Continued
# Time Header Heeler Amount
37 26.4 Ryan Stolson Tuftin McLeod $6,000
38 26.59 Richard Newton Garett Chick $6,000
39 27.83 Ernie Cardoza Luke Cardoza $6,000
40 29.34 Cagney Anderson Blake Hohenberger $6,000
Consolation Rot 1 Average
# Time Header Heeler Amount
1 22.33 Jaime Macias Luis Santos III $10,500
2 22.37 Jesus Arias Rey D Quinonez $8,500
3 23.38 Davin Booty Matt Wilson $6,500
4 23.69 Andy Mahard Curt Crawford $5,000
5 23.72 Zach Sullivan Austin Harris $4,500
Consolation Rot 2 Average
# Time Header Heeler Amount
1 21.25 Loni Pearce Andrew M Hill $10,500
2 22.44 Tracy Duce Rocky Dallyn $8,500
3 22.52 Scott Scarbrough TJ Scarbrough $6,500
4 23.77 Andrew Parry Travis Ericsson $5,000
5 23.97 Heath Hardman Taylor Mitchell $4,500
Consolation Rot 3 Average
# Time Header Heeler Amount
1 22.63 Spunk Sasser Karter Kagel $10,500
2 24.43 Dusty Penrod David McCallister $8,500
3 25.46 Walt Whatley Chad Lee $6,500
4 25.53 Kayelen Helton Lynn Thornton $5,000
5 27.29 Beverly Robbins Jessy Remsburg $4,500
Consolation Rot 4 Average
# Time Header Heeler Amount
1 21.85 Chad Steele Tony Steele $10,500
2 23.49 Billy Sharber Ernie D Bacon $8,500
3 23.5 Mike Hughes Kyle Stone $6,500
4 24 Craig Richens Slade Witbeck $5,000
5 24.22 Jay Adams James Terrell $4,500
#12.5 Finale Results
Fast Time Rot 1
# Time Header Heeler Amount
1 5.26 Ezzio Jacquez Shane Decker $6,000
Fast Time Rot 2
# Time Header Heeler Amount
1 5.69 Derek Hadland Jackson Braithwaite $6,000
Fast Time Rot 3
# Time Header Heeler Amount
1 6.06 Tim Cox Lane R Stock $6,000
Fast Time Rot 4
# Time Header Heeler Amount
1 6.19 Keith McGuire Shawn Belknap $3,000
1 6.19 Casey Gattis Dean Martin $3,000
