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2018 Best of the West was Jake Riley of

Riverdale, Nebraska

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Rising Stars Division Name 1st Round 2nd Round Total State/Country Prize Poet Serious 1st Jake Riley 48 52 100.0 Nebraska $442.50 & Buckle 2nd Paul Brown 47.5 58.5 106.0 Texas $295.00 3rd Shawn Williams 44.5 49.5 94.0 Oklahoma 4th Dennis Russell 43 50 93.0 Colorado 5th Ron Wilson 43.5 48.5 92.0 Kansas 6th Dove Schmidt 44 42.5 86.5 Oklahoma Poet Humorous 1st Jake Riley 48 54.5 102.5 Nebraska $404.25 & Buckle 2nd Ron Wilson 48 50 98.0 Kansas $346.00 3rd Jim Hamilton 46 50 96.0 Montana 4th Dove Schmidt 45 49 94.0 Oklahoma 5th Shawn Williams 43.5 49.5 93.0 Oklahoma 6th Paul Brown 43.5 47.5 91.0 Texas Reciter Serious 1st Jake Riley 49 52.5 101.5 Nebraska $251.25/Buckle 2nd Paul Brown 44 52.5 96.5 Texas $167.50 3rd Dennis Russell 44 37 81.0 Colorado Reciter Humorous 1st Jake Riley 50 53 103.0 Nebraska $251.25/Buckle 2nd Dennis Russell 48.5 49.5 98.0 Colorado $167.00 3rd Paul Brown 46.5 48.5 95.0 Texas Silver Buckle Division Name 1st Round 2nd Round Total State/Country Prize Poet Serious 1st Mark Munzert 49.5 53.5 103.0 New York $387.75 & Buckle 2nd Tim Keane 49 51.5 100.5 Kansas $258.50 3rd Rocky Sullivan 49.5 49 98.5 New Mexico 0.0 Poet Humorous 1st Danny McCurry 50.5 52.5 103.0 Missouri $387.75 & Buckle 2nd Tim Keane 52 50.5 102.5 Kansas $258.50 3rd Mark Munzert 49 49 98.0 New York Reciter Serious 1st Tim Keane 52.5 54 106.5 Kansas $234.75 & Buckle 2nd Rocky Sullivan 52 53.5 105.5 New Mexico $156.50 Reciter Humorous 1st Rocky Sullivan 52 55.5 107.5 New Mexico $234.75 & Buckle 2nd Tim Keane 53 53 106.0 Kansas $156.50 Shoot-Out Event Name Serious Humorous Total State/Country Prize 1st Jake Riley 55 54 109.0 Nebraska $341.25/Trophy & Buckle 2nd Tie Mark Munzert 53 54 107.0 New York $151.25 2nd Tie Tim Keane 53 54 107.0 Kansas $151.25 4th Danny McCurry 52 54.5 106.5 Missouri 5th Paul Brown 52.5 53 105.5 Texas 6th Dennis Russell 52 50 102.0 Colorado 7th Jim Hamilton 52 49.5 101.5 Montana Best of The West (Decided on Total Money Won--not including shootout) 1 Jake Riley 2 Paul Brown 3 Tim Keane 4 Ron Wilson 5 Danny McCurry 6 Dennis Russell 1,349.25 $ 462.50 $ 387.75 $ 269.50 $ 258.50 $ 167.00 $