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2016 Best of the Best was Danny McCurry

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Best of the West Cowboy Poet was Danny McCurry winning a total of $792.10 Rising Stars Division Name 1st Round 2nd Round Total State/Country Prize Poet Serious 1st Danny McCurry 48.5 52.5 101.0 Missouri $446.10/Buckle 2nd Tim Keane 46.5 51 97.5 Kansas 297.40 $ 3rd Ron Ratliff 44 52 96.0 Nebraska 4th Jerry Jones 45.5 49 94.5 Kansas 5th Smokey Culver 43.5 48 91.5 Texas 6th Betty Burlingham 43.5 41 84.5 Kansas Poet Humorous 1st Ron Ratliff 50 52.5 102.5 Missouri $519.00/Buckle 2nd Danny McCurry 48.5 52 100.5 Missouri $346.00 3rd P.W. Conway 46.5 49.5 96.0 California 4th Smokey Culver 47.5 46.5 94.0 Texas 5th Russ Westwood 46 47.5 93.5 Nevada 6th Betty Burlingham 45.5 46 91.5 Kansas Reciter Serious 1st Tim Keane 50.5 53 103.5 Kansas $227.5/Buckle Reciter Humorous 1st Tim Keane 55 52 107.0 Kansas $174.75/Buckle 2nd Dennis Hunter 48 51 99.0 Colorado $116.50 3rd Russ Westwood 48 49.5 97.5 Nevada Silver Buckle Division Name 1st Round 2nd Round Total State/Country Prize Poet Serious 1st Paul Bliss 53.5 53 106.5 Utah $251.25/Buckle 2nd Floyd Beard 50 53 103.0 Colorado $167.50 3rd Ron McDaniel 49 52 101.0 Arkansas Poet Humorous 1st Ron McDaniel 52 54.5 106.5 Arkansas $251.25/Buckle 2nd Floyd Beard 49.5 55 104.5 Colorado $167.50 3rd Rocky Sullivan 46 50.5 96.5 Arizona Reciter Serious 1st Ron McDaniel 51 53.5 104.5 Arkansas $251.25/Buckle 2nd Rocky Sullivan 48 54.5 102.5 Arizona $167.50 3rd Dennis Hunter 47 48.5 95.5 Colorado Reciter Humorous 1st Floyd Beard 53.5 51.5 105.0 Colorado $213.00/Buckle 2nd Rocky Sullivan 51.5 52 103.5 Arizona $142.00 Shoot-Out Event Name Serious Humorous Total State/Country Prize 1st Floyd Beard 55.5 55.5 111.0 Colorado $420.00/Buckle/Trophy 2nd Tie C.R. Wood 53 54 107.0 Utah $140.00 2nd Tie Paul Blis 54.5 52.5 107.0 Utah $140.00 3rd Dennis Hunter 51.5 51 102.5 Colorado $ Best of The West 1 Danny McCurry 2 Tim Keane 3 Floyd Beard 4 Ron Ratliff 5 Ron McDaniel 6 Rocky Sullivan 7 Paul Bliss 8 Dennis Hunter $792.10 $699.65 $548.00 $519.00 $502.50 $309.50 $116.50 $251.25