Ultimate Cowboy Showdown

Twelve real working cowboys lock horns in their first challenge for a prize of a lifetime. Host Trace Adkins sends two contestants packing.

The remaining 10 cowboys show off their skills in a timed calf-roping challenge. Later, a team challenge reveals that some of the contestants don't have the experience needed to compete at this level. Ethan's antics finally push Jared over the edge.

With only eight cowboys left, the pressure is on. In an attempt to win immunity from elimination, one cowboy takes the bull by the horns and pays the price. Jared and Ethan finally bury the hatchet, and Trace Adkins tells two more cowboys to go home.

Just hours after arriving at a sweltering Texas ranch, 14 cowboys lock horns in the first of many grueling challenges; along with two expert judges, host Trace Adkins evaluates their performances and decides which cowboy will be the first to go home.

The 13 remaining cowboys lock horns in a grueling series of challenges; barrel racing, calf roping and colt starting; with the help of expert judges, Trace Adkins decides which cowboy will be eliminated next.

A six-stage relay race tests the horsemanship skills of the remaining 12 cowboys and determines who will be sent packing; in an unexpected twist, Trace Adkins and the judges decide to eliminate two cowboys.