In what was dubbed the “”The Richest Eight Seconds in Sports History,”” professional bull rider Chris Shivers had a chance to win $1 million on April 19. All he had to do was sit on the back of a bull for eight seconds. I think even former “”Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”” host Regis Philbin was intrigued by the offer.

I don’t know much about bull riding, but holding onto the back of a bucking bull doesn’t sound too easy — Shivers didn’t even have any lifelines to use to help him. And after some research, I’m sure that Shivers had his work cut out for him. Let’s break down the matchup.

Shivers, 24, began his professional bull riding career six years ago, and the Louisiana native quickly became one of the most talented bull riders on tour. The 2000 Professional Bull Riders world champion, who is just 5’5” and tips the scale at 148 pounds, qualified for the Bud Light Million Dollar Bounty over the course of the 2003 PBR season through an elimination process at various professional rodeos.

And Shivers was to go up against 1,650-pound Little Yellow Jacket, which has bucked Shivers off its back in the previous four meetings between the two and has only been ridden successfully eight out of 54 attempts. Adding to its already impressive resume, Little Yellow Jacket is the 2002 PBR Bucking Bull of the Year.

Shivers chances were slim to none, but if riding a bull (although it may be as big and intimidating as Little Yellow Jacket) for eight seconds is worth $1 million, here are a couple of other sports bounties that should be considered with such a payoff.

— Be the opposing manager in a three-game series against the Giants and not walk Barry Bonds. Fans don’t pay to see him jog down the first-base line every three innings.

— Name where IUPUI is located and what the abbreviation stands for. Then say it 10 times fast.

— Take a charge from Shaq. Getting in the way of the Laker center in the middle of the lane would prove to be costly physically, but receiving a $1 million check for the defensive play should cover the medical bills.

— Stand down the first-base line at U.S. Cellular Field (formerly known as Comiskey Park) for nine innings and not be attacked by an idiotic, drunken fan.

The chances of completing these challenges are slim to none, just like Shivers’ shot against Little Yellow Jacket was. Who knows if anyone could last these? We do know, however, that the bull won his one-on-one matchup, bucking off Shivers, who lasted less than two seconds.