The Permit Member of the Year Challenge in Las Vegas crowned the year-end Permit Members of the Year from 2009 to 2021. However, in 2022, the permit championship event was changed. Since that year, the Permit Finals has been held at the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo in Waco, Texas in October as a three-day event. The six primary PRCA male events (bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, and bull riding), as well as the two female WPRA events included at PRCA rodeos (breakaway roping and barrel racing) are featured, and the top ten permit holders in each event compete throughout the Permit Finals for the chance of winning the Permit Member of the Year title in each respective event. The Permit Member of the Year Challenge in Las Vegas continues to take place before the start of the National Finals Rodeo. However, it now features the top five permit holders in each rodeo event at the conclusion of the Permit Finals and is held as a regular-season event.
