Arizona:
There will be an Arizona State Championship at Pioneer Village, Arizona Territorial on March 28 and 29, 2020. It will be 100% CFDA compliant but that does not mean it will not be unique. Don't believe the ad you see in the gazette, the prizes will exceed $7,500, prizes for the main match alone will exceed the minimum. And that is real value. There will be no name tags, door prizes or other frills. As the assistant general manger of the Oakland As said in Moneyball, "We believe in keeping the money on the field."
There is no lollygagging at Pioneer Village. Shooting will start promptly at 8:30 and the rounds will be brisk. We intend to shoot down to the final seven on the first day so that the Second Chance shoot will start promptly at 8:30 on Championship Day. Magnificent shoot-offs will start promptly at high noon.
What will be unique about Arizona is that all shooters will still be in play for cash and awards on the morning of Championship Day. The cash prizes for the second chance shoot equal the cash prizes for the main match. In addition to the cash, the awards will be a pound of copper from the copper state with appropriate inscriptions. When you think about it, a shooter's chance of winning substantial cash and an award will be four times better on Championship Day than at the start of day one. If the luck of the draw gets you in the main match, in the second chance shoot you will only have to face one fourth of the eliminated shooters. (This is the format used at the 2019 Nationals.)
Holli has something planned on site that includes chuck for the evening on Saturday. You can be sure it will be fun. Most gunfighters are not aware of what is all at Pioneer Village. In addition to the town where we shoot, there is a Spanish town square, two other town squares, a church, shops, banks, and about a half dozen homesteads all moved from their original site to Pioneer Village. It is worth the stroll if you have the time, but as I said shooting will be brisk, but after the fourth x a stroll would be worth your effort.
For those who like to warm up there will be a Arizona Jackpot Bracket Shoot on Friday the 27th for the paltry entry fee of $20. There will be 5 brackets for the short gun and a shootists bracket. "We like keeping the money on the field" so the payout will be 80%. This state being a state true to the republic principles of the founding fathers, the division of the prize money among the brackets will be equal.
When the application comes out I suggest early entry. Entries received prior to March 1, 2020, will receive an extra chance in the drawing for the CFDA gun, part of the main match prize package.
Texas;
I hear that Bret Maverick is out raising his entry fee for some poker game in the vicinity of Austin, Texas. They tell me that this state championship had to be moved from March because a movie was being made at the venue until the end of April. Sound like a great place to have a gunfight.
Arkansas:
It is a small world, I overheard a couple of boys at Shady Mountain planning a raid on the Arkansas State Championship. Seems like the dates fit with my plan to abscond with the Maverick money, so maybe I can catch up with them on the trail to Warren, Arkansas.
Oklahoma, Louisiana, Oregon, and California:
Not to be overlooked is Oklahoma on March 13th-15th and California on May 15th - 17th, Louisiana, April 3-5th, Oregon April 24-26th. Oh, so many choices.
Personal Schedule: My dilemma for Thanksgiving is whether to shoot in the club match on the 30th. My children tell me that I would be a delinquent grandfather if I do, so I may skip it. My real motivation for skipping it is that it gives Shady Mike and Dirty Dan a chance to catch me in top gun points. If they don't stumble, there will be three gunslingers within several point of each other on the 28th of December. I understand Dan has completed his garage range so he must be taking this seriously. The Ladies race is equally tight. If I were handicapping it I would not want to bet against any of the top four gunslingers. Anyway, looks like the 28th will decide the top gun awards, both men and ladies.
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