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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

 

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

 

Daryl Rogers

Recent Awards:
I.B.M. Harlan Tarbell Ring 43 "EST" Award 2023

 

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

Buddy August

Recent Awards:

Stage competition at
 Winter Carnival of Magic

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

Paul Draper

Paul Draper

Recent Awards:

1st Place
Mentalism
P.C.A.M. 2002


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