Tarp Auction
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Late bidding war drives Calgary Stampede sponsorship auction to $3.29M bid totalAn unexpected late bidding war for the right to sponsor veteran driver Troy Dorchester helped push the annual Calgary Stampede chuckwagon canvas auction to a $50,000 higher total return than last year.SportsMar 21, 2019
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High hopes for the 2018 Calgary Stampede canvas auctionKurt Bensmiller, chuckwagon driver, is hopeful that 2018's Calgary Stampede canvas auction earnings will rise from last year's total of $2.4 million.CanadaMar 22, 2018
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Calgary Stampede chuckwagon auction proceeds up slightly from 2016Bidders pledged $2.42 million to win the right to advertise on canvas tarps on the 36 chuckwagons that will compete in 10 days of racing in July.CanadaMar 23, 2017
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Steep slide in bids for Stampede chuckwagon adsThursday's chuckwagon canvas auction auction for the Calgary Stampede raised just under $2.3 million, the worst showing since the last oil and gas downturn in 2010 when it brought in only $1,966,000.EconomyMar 17, 2016
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