 Well folks, it was an exciting lead up to determine the winner of the Amateur Classic in the 2017 NCHN Lucas All Superstates. There was a four way tie for first in the final, they just had a run off and that ultimately saw Joel Colngrove the winner with precious gem, marking a 220. Congratulations to you Joel. Thank you ma'am. How were the nerves after that? They were bad. They were pretty revved up. So everybody ended up with a 217 in the first final. Tell us what your thoughts were and how your run went then. Well you know I had a good run you know but after when we came out they said hey don't go anywhere. It looked like it's going to be a run off and then somebody else marked another 17. It was three of us when I came out with a 17 and so Board told me he said hey don't go anywhere. You're going to be able to go again. I said oh man. So what were your thoughts at that stage because four of you, another run, same cows, what were you thinking? Well Matt and Board said hey we're going to watch cows. We'll have you some cows. Don't worry about it. So I didn't worry about it. I came over to the sideline and sat down and waited on them. Well and you improved by three points? Yes ma'am. I did a lot better. What was it about your second run? Were you more relaxed? No I guess I was more relaxed. You know what I'd gone again. I had two horses in the final and I'd gone again and I'd hot quit on my second horse and I kind of beat myself up over that and so that kind of gets your nerve settled back down after you make a mistake like that. You just say oh shoot you know and then just go on with it. So it worked out good. It was a bit of fun for the spectators I think to say something a little different. A bit of a run off. You know it's fun to me. You know it's fun to me. This is not your first title in the Will Rogers? No ma'am. I won another one back a few years ago at the Paternity. So how does this one feel? How does it compare? It feels just as good. Now you've got two very well known granddaughters who are very successful here. How do you determine between you all who's going to get which horses? I get what they don't like. So they get first call? That's right. So they would have been very proud to watch you today. They seemed to be happy. Yeah it sure did. Okay tell us about Precious Jam. Well she was a horse that Madeline used to show and Madeline didn't get along with her well you know and I moved on up to another horse and we had her at home and we had turned her out and because we weren't using her and last year Matt came over to work cattle and I was ready for the Paternity and he said hey Joe you got anything I can ride you know to help you out while I'm here and I said hey you go out in the pasture and get that get old Allie we call Allie and I said rider and you know and see what you think maybe we can get her so and so he goes out there and he rides and he calls me up one day I'm working down in Louisiana and he says hey he says she's pretty good mare he says you care about taker and show her a little bit you know I work on getting myself ready for the Paternity also so I said oh yeah go do whatever you want to do with her so he goes off and I think he wins a couple shows with her you know and and then you know the Paternity come by and so everybody forgets about her again and we turn her back out and so later early in the year in 17 she turned a five year old and I was going through my phone one day and I had a video of some horses from Matt there well I clicked on the video and I didn't pay any attention you know and I looking and boy it's a nice looking run really nice and so I called Matt up and I said well what they want for he said hey that's your horse and I said no he said yeah he said that's Allie I said man you better take her and go on and see if you can't get her sold for me so he brings her out here and we actually get her sold and then she fails the vet check she has a birth defect in the front foot and I say hey I tell you what to do just go and get her ready for me to show here and so he did and it worked out good so it's interesting isn't it when sometimes you find something that potentially could be wrong with a horse you decided to take the risk because you like the horse enough anyway and it hasn't been a problem yeah Charlie Charlie you know the vet said that hey she no problem you know it's not bothering her any is good but it's just something you know you can't reseller you know and so you know somebody be taking a chance on her if they want to show horse and but it doesn't give her any problem we've never had any problem with it and it worked out great perfect so you're gonna keep showing up oh I had plans to send her to the breeding farm this week you know and so I don't know what we'll do we'll just have to wait and see you know right chatting with you congratulations again thank you very much