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Winners Circle

 

The Eugene Burger Legacy Award recognizes magicians who embody Eugene Burger’s highest values. 
The awards are given by the McBride Magic & Mystery School based on recommendations made by an anonymous committee.

Chris Herren
2022

Heather Rogers
2022



Dante Deckmann

2020


Careena Fenton-Cullen 2020

Ben Blau
2019

Gabriella Lester
2019

Daryl Rogers
2019


 

Tom Verner
2019

Geoffrey Grimes
2018

Kim Z
2018

 

 

 

Some of the students who study at the Magic & Mystery School have a goal to compete and win at magic competitions around the world. 
Here are a few of our students who we have helped achieve their goal! 

 


Mat Franco

Recent Awards:

AGT 1st place winner

Daryl Rogers

Recent Awards:

1st place Close up
 Abbott's Magic Get Together 2024

I.B.M Ring 43
"EST" Award 2023

1st place Stage
 Abbott's Magic Get Together 2022

 

 

Roger Ruiz

Recent Awards:
4 times awarded Cuban Champion 2010-2013

I.B.M.
1st Place Stage Magic Adults 2024

Buddy August

Recent Awards:
1st place Stage
 Abbott's Magic Get Together 2024

3rd place Stage 
Abbott's Magic Get Together 2023

People's Choice
Open Mic Stand up
Winter Carnival of Magic
2023

1st place
Close up & Parlor
Louisville Magic Club
2022

 
 




Elliott Hunter

Recent Awards:

FISM NA Championship Placement 2021

Abbotts Magic Stage Contest - 1st Place 2021


Anca & Lucca

Recent Awards:

FISM 2022
World Champions, 
Mental Magic


Paprika
Recent Awards:

Texas Assoc. of Magicians  
1st place Stage 2022

Pacific Coast Assoc. Of Magicians,   
1st Place, Innovation / Novelty
2nd Place Stage, 2022

Tetro

Recent Awards:
PCAM 2022 
Gold Medal Close Up Magic 
Silver Medal Mentalism
IBM 2022
Silver Medal Close Up Magic 
Magic Castle 2022
Gold Medal Strolling Magic

Bill Cook

Olivier Henning

Recent Awards:

September 2022 Grand Prix:
Champion of Flanders
& First Prize Stage

October 2022 First prize:
Dutch Champion Stage Magic Manipulation, Jr. 

March 2023 First prize; Golden Cat Convention Stage Magic Manipulation,

Aaron Crow

Aaron Crow

Recent Awards:

World Champion of Magic
Mentalism Category
2003 FISM

Bill Cook

Bill Cook

Recent Awards:

World Magic Seminar Award of Excellence
1st Place, 5th Annual Chicago Magic Competition

 

 

 

Susan Zeller Susan Zeller

Recent Awards:
OMC Competition,
1st Place 2021
PCAM Silver Medal, Stage & Tony Eng People's Choice Award 
2020

Kabir Khan

Kabir Khan

Recent Awards:

Grand Master Brand Icon

Chris Herren

Chris Herren

Recent Awards:

2018 Gold Medal Award in Platform Magic, 2018 

Pacific Coast Association of Magicians Competition


Just Alan

Recent Awards:
1st place, Stage Competition, Society American Magicians, 1997

 

Jeremy Mikaelson

Jeremy Mikaelson

Recent Awards:

2018 1st Place, International Contest of Magic Experience, S.A.M


Scott Hanneman

Recent Awards:

2nd Place, Stage
Abbott's Magic 2022

Michael Trixx

Michael Trixx

Recent Awards:

Daytona Festival Of Magic, Close-Up and Stage Awards

Abbotts Magic Stage Contest – 2nd Place 2022

Romany—Diva of Magic

Romany
”Diva of Magic"

Recent Awards:

2011 1st Prize Golden Lion Award World Magic Seminar

Shaun Jay

Shaun Jay

Recent Awards:

Daytona Festival of Magic, Awarded 1st Place November 3rd 2018 Original sleight of hand manipulation

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown

Recent Awards:

We've Got Talent, Ontario - Champion & Fan Favorite
Toronto's Best Magician of the Year

Sterling Dietz

Sterling Dietz

Recent Awards:

We've lost count.

Matthew Wright

Matthew Wright

Recent Awards:

FISM Championships, 2nd Place Parlor, 2011

Ramana

Ramana

Recent Awards:

"The Next Uri Geller," Dutch version of PHENOMENON

Jad

Jad

Recent Awards:

1st Price + Audience Favorite at the 2012 International Magic Festival in Belgium

Sterling Dietz

Sterling Dietz

Recent Awards:

We've lost count..

 

Dave Chandler

Dave Chandler

Recent Awards:

1st Place Stage - 2014 International Battle of Magicians
2nd Place - Abbott's 76th Get Together

 

 

LizzyC

LizzyC

Recent Awards:

First Place, Magic at the Beach

Jad

Jad

Recent Awards:

1st Price + Audience Favorite at the 2012 International Magic Festival in Belgium

Jim Vines

Jim Vines

Recent Awards:

Gold Medal - 2015 Pacific Coast Association of Magicians

Peter Pitchford

Peter Pitchford

Recent Awards:

1st Place Stage, 2009 Society of American Magicians International Contest

Jay Temaat

Jay Temaat

Recent Awards:

Peoples' Choice Award - Winter Carnival of Magic
1st Place - 2012 Magic on the Beach

Lian Shingler

Lian Shingler

Recent Awards:

1st Place South Texas Talent Competition

Oliver Tabor

Oliver Tabor

Recent Awards:

IBM British Ring Shield for most entertaining Stage Act
IBM Trophy for 1st place
Ditta Shield for Manipulation

John Walton

John Walton

Recent Awards:

SAM Originality Award, 2013

Eli Portala

Eli Portala

Recent Awards:

International Battle of Magicians 1st Place 2011
World Magic Seminar 2nd Place 2011
World Magic Seminar Lance Burton Award of Excellence 2011

Steffen Banta

Steffen Banta

Recent Awards:

First Place, Junior, TAOM

Jeremy Pei

Jeremy Pei

Recent Awards:

Too many awards to list...

Paul Brown

Paul Brown

Recent Awards:

The Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year 2009
Ali Bongo Award for Originality (twice!)

Jonathan Shotton

Jonathan Shotton

Recent Awards:

IBM British Ring Shield for Most Entertaining Magic Act 2008
IBM Conventioneers Trophy for Most Original Magic Act 2008

Sheldon Casavant

Sheldon Casavant

Recent Awards:

Multiple Award Winner
Close-Up Magic

Dakota Rose

Dakota Rose

Recent Awards:


2nd Place - 2005 World Magic Seminar Junior Stage

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

Recent Awards:

Young Magician of the Year, 2009

John Walton

John Walton

Recent Awards:

Guinness World Record for perfect shuffles

Kristine Hjulstad

Kristine Hjulstad

Recent Awards:

2003 Magic Circle
"Magician of the Year"
Norway...plus many others

Shayna Reed

Shayna Reed

Recent Awards:

1st Place Teen Competition
2007 World Magic Seminar

Pattrick Przysiecki

Pattrick Przysiecki

Recent Awards:

1st Place IBM Close Up, 2003
1st Place SAM Close Up, 2003
2003 SAM Close Up Silver Medal of Merit

Genny the Genie

Genny the Genie

Recent Awards:

1st Place Adult Stage
Sacramento Regional Magic Club

High Jinx (Michael & Siobhan Jordan)

High Jinx (Michael & Siobhan Jordan)

Recent Awards:

IBM British Ring Shield Winners 2007

Telemus

Telemus

Recent Awards:

1st Place
Triathlon of Magic
PCAM Convention 2004

Jayson Morrison

Jayson Morrison

Recent Awards:

2nd Place Teen Competition 2006 World Magic Seminar

Steve Levin

Steve Levin

Recent Awards:

First Place
Stage Magic
RISM Competition, 2005

Jochem Nooyen

Jochem Nooyen

Recent Awards:

Magic Effects
Super Cup, 2004

Emiel Lensen

Emiel Lensen

Recent Awards:

1st Place
Magic Effects
Super Cup 2002 & 2003

Robb Weinstock

Robb Weinstock

Recent Awards:

Five-time Champion
All Arizona Close-Up Competition

Andy Still

Andy Still

Recent Awards:

1st Place, Junior
Winter Carnival of Magic, 2003

Danny Hill

Danny Hill

Recent Awards:

Essentially every junior close-up award known to magic... twice!

Christopher Budyka

Christopher Budyka

Recent Awards:

3rd Place
IBM Convention

Derek Selinger

Derek Selinger

Recent Awards:

Mystic Craig Award, SAM 2003

Phillip Kaiser

Phillip Kaiser

Recent Awards:

Lance Burton Award
for Top Teenage Talent
World Magic Seminar 2001

Tommy Wind

Tommy Wind

Recent Awards:

World Magic Awards Teen Magician of the Year

Michael Barron

Michael Barron

Recent Awards:

1st Place
Junior Stage
I.B.M. Convention 2002

Krystyn Lambert

Krystyn Lambert

Recent Awards:

3rd Place Teen Competition
2007 World Magic Seminar