Cowboy U

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Cowboy U
Format	Reality
Developed by	Triage Inc., CMT Productions
Starring	Rocco Wachman (Instructor) Judd Leffew (Wrangler)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CMT
Original run	August 29, 2003 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Cowboy U is an American reality television series that first aired on CMT on August 29, 2003. Every season, eight "city slickers" are brought to a farm and compete to win the final rodeo and $25,000.

[edit] Contests

The show has several weeks of contests (called "boot camp") to determine who will go to the final rodeo, and who will be going home. Recurring competitions throughout the series include the seven rings of fire, calf scrambling, cow dodging, firearm competitions, steer wrestling, driving a horse and wagon, buckboard wagon shooting, pig chasing, barrel racing, wild cow riding, bull riding, and various eating contests that (most recently) have included Rocky Mountain Oysters.

[edit] Rewards

At the campfire, Rocco announces who has worked the hardest over the past few days and announces the reward. The winner gets a special reward, like a warm bubble bath, instead of the daily cold showers.

[edit] Penalties

Once during each season, Rocco will show up at the bunkhouse and ask the contestants to decide who has done the least over the past few days. After they decide, the unlucky person has to do a special chore, like shoveling out horse barns.

[edit] Eliminations

Every few days at the campfire, someone who is just not getting the job done is eliminated. They say goodbye to the other contestants, get their stuff loaded on the back of a truck, and they leave the ranch. Only four of the contestants not eliminated get to participate in the rodeo and have a chance at winning all-around cowboy and walk away with a check for $25,000.

[edit] Trail Ride

After boot camp, the city slickers go out on the trail for a two-day ride to gather cattle and bring them back to the ranch. Everyone works hard to escape the final elimination and make it to the next day's rodeo.

[edit] Rodeo day

Rodeo day is finally here, and the city slickers will put all they've learned at Cowboy U to the test. They will compete in barrel racing, steer wrestling, wagon racing and shooting and bull riding. One person will be named the all-around cowboy and walk away with a check for $25,000.

[edit] Cowboy U: 2003

Cowboy U: 2003^[1]
Location: Arizona
Premiered: August 29, 2003
Season Number: One

[edit] Season 1 Contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Week Eliminated
'	Dotan Baer	M	Jerusalem, Israel	Commodities broker
'	Justin Rae Barnes	F	Lake Tahoe, Nevada	Waitress/Writer
'	Jason Ebs	M	Camden, New Jersey	Musician
'	Drea Gunness	F	upstate New Hampshire	Fitness instructor
'	Marc Heber	M	Agoura Hills, California	Sales executive
'	Chelsea McElroy	F	Portland, Oregon	Boutique owner

[edit] Cowboy U: 2004

Cowboy U: 2004
Location: California
Season Number: Two

[edit] Season 2 Contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Week Eliminated
	Dani Armstrong	F	Highland, Michigan	Singer/dancer
Winner	David Bauman	M	Burlington, Wisconsin	Children's book author
	Megumi Hosogai	F	Honolulu, Hawaii	Restaurant hostess	voluntarily quit
	Brandie Lyons	F	Visalia, Calif	Registered nurse
	Frank Prather	M	Bethesda, Md	Software salesman
	Amir Raziq	M	St. Louis, Missouri	Salesman
	Chris Shurley	M	Gainseville, Florida	Marketing director
	Elli Wooten	F	Key West, Florida	Flight attendant

[edit] Cowboy U: Moloka'i (2004)

Cowboy U: Moloka'i
Premiered: November 19, 2004
Season Number: Three

[edit] Season 3 Contestants

There were ten contestants competing in Cowboy U Season 3^[2] The ten contestants were composed of five couples teams.

Status	Names	Hometown	Day Job	Week Eliminated
Winner	Eric Rojas and Yancy Mendia		Eric (Fireman), Yancy (Secretary)
Rodeo	Eric Dunn and Tiffany DeClark
Rodeo	Lance and Vicky
'	Bill and Annette
'	Tom and Sandra

[edit] Cowboy U: Texas (2005)

Cowboy U: Texas
Premiered: July 1, 2005
Season Number: Four

[edit] Season 4 Contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Week Eliminated
Winner	Sal Williams	M	Los Angeles, California	Music Director	N/A
'	Candice Fields	F	Sacramento, California	Lawyer
'	Brian Simpson	M	Lakeland, Florida	Artist
'	Corey	M	Westwood, California	Personal Trainer
'	Fawn	F	Los Angeles, California	Fashion Merchandiser
'	George	M	Oviedo, Florida	Salesman
'	Rachel	F	New York, New York	Ballet Teacher
'	Tera	F	Santa Monica, California	Graphic Designer

[edit] Cowboy U: Oklahoma (2006)

Cowboy U: Oklahoma
Premiered: January 6, 2006
Season Number: Five

[edit] Season 5 Contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Placing in competition
Winner	Joe McEachern	M	Dorchester,Massachusetts	Technical Director	1st
Rodeo	Dan	M		Promotions Director	2nd
Rodeo	Gina DeFreitas	F		Office manager	3rd
Rodeo	Trish	F		Fashion Sales Rep	4th
Eliminated	Anthony Siniscalco	M		Hair Stylist	5th
Eliminated	Kalia	M		Bartender	6th
Eliminated	Kimberlie	F		Life Coach	7th
Eliminated	Ryan	M			8th

[edit] Cowboy U: Colorado (2007)

Cowboy U: Colorado
Premiered: January 12, 2007
Season Number: Six

[edit] Season 6 contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Placing in competition
Winner	Malcolm Williams	M	Park Forest, Illinois	Freelance graphic artist	1st
Rodeo	Bobby Chesney	M	Baltimore, Maryland	Assistant College football Coach at Johns Hopkins University	2nd
Rodeo	Rich Kreps	M	Hanford, California	Restaurateur	3rd
Rodeo	Candace	F	Lansdale, Pennsylvania	Stay at home mom	4th
Eliminated	Katie	F	Los Angeles, California	Fifth grade teacher	5th
Eliminated	Cosmo Fattizzo	M	South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Unemployed	6th
Eliminated	Sarah	F		Stay at home mom	7th
Eliminated	Farrah	F	Dallas, Texas	Sells residential Real estate	Last (Voluntarily quit competition)

[edit] Criticism

Cowboy U has received some criticism, mainly for being, to some, sexist. Critics said that the women are portrayed as "materialistic and prissy". The critics also said that the women are depicted differently in the competition than the men are, along with focusing on animal rights issues, and the fact that there aren't many female ranch hands on the show. ^[3]

[edit] References

^ Cowboy U website (August 2003 archive)
^ M.B. Roberts. "Cowboy U Isn't Horse Play", AmericanProfile.com, November 14, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
^ Pam Gelman. "Common Sense Note", commonsensemedia.org, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.

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