Colgate Country Showdown with The Boss 97.1 Preliminaries Showtimes: Saturday at 7:00pm; Sunday at 2:00pm Ticket Price: $5 at the door What Is The Country Showdown? The 25th Annual Colgate Country Showdown is designed to find the most promising country music talent in America and to give these performers a chance to launch their professional music careers. The Colgate Country Showdown begins each Spring with over 450 local talent contests sponsored by country music radio stations throughout the US. Winners advance to their respective State competitions held at leading fairs and expositions. Acts then compete for a $1,000 prize, the State Title and the opportunity to advance to one of five Regional Finals. It’s the last step before the prestigious National Final, which is televised to a national audience from country music’s most exciting venues, like the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House, the Grand Palace Theatre in Branson, the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Epcot Center at Walt DisneyWorld, and Universal Studio Florida. Audiences from coast-to-coast cheer on the Regional Winners, as they compete for the Grand Prize of $100,000 and the National Title. A uniform judging system is used at all levels of competition to ensure fairness. Directions: From the North (Morgantown and Clarksburg): Take West Virginia I-79 South to Exit 67 Flatwoods Exit. From the South (Charleston): Take West Virginia I-79 North to Exit 67 Flatwoods Exit.