The Pacific Coast Association of Magicians (PCAM) is an organization for professional, semi-professional and amateur magicians, that incorporates chapters around the entire Pacific Rim, including Japan, Hawaii, California, and western Canada. Member organizations include The Vancouver Magic Circle. Founded in 1933, they host a well-known annual magic convention, which is limited to a few hundred registrants and gives out awards in an annual competition.
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First contested in 1989 in Santa Barbara, Clifornia. A creation of Bill Adams which was originally titled the Pro 2000 contest to denote the value of the monetary prize. In 1994 the award was re-titled the "Pacific Rim Professional Magic Challenge by President Shawn Farquhar at the national assembly meeting in Ontario, California.
Pacific Rim Professional Magic Champions:
1989 Mike Giles (Majestics) - Santa Barbara, CA
1990 Nicholas Knight - Ventura, CA
1991 Not held this year
1992 Shawn Farquhar - Asilomar, CA
1993 Raphael & Elena - Vancouver, BC
1994 Danny Cole - Ontario, CA
1995 Sylvester the Jester - Santa Rosa, CA
1996 Jason Byrne - Reno, Nevada
1997 Damien James - Calgary, AB
1998 Steffen Soule - Seattle, WA
1999 Murray Sawchuk - Anaheim, CA
2000 Matt Singleton - Portland, OR
2001 Dave Womach - Palm Springs, CA
2002 Jeff Mcleod - Page, Arizona
2003 Paul Romhany - Burnaby, BC
2004 Darcey Oake - Seattle, WA
2005 Master Payne - Norwegian Star Cruise Ship
2006 Shayne King - Victoria, BC
2007 Yu Shu Yan - Calgary, AB
2008 Chin-Chin - Monterey, CA
2009 Trevor Watters and Lorena Paradon
The award has been presented just FIVE times:
Patrick Martin - 1978 Double Grand Prix - Close up and Stage
Michi Hasegawa - 1980
Kevin James - 1983
Roy Shank - 1988
Shawn Farquhar - 2000
1967 Joe Fleming (aka Joe Wiseman)
1975 Joe Fleming
1983 James Dimmer (Dimmare)
1984 Shawn Farquhar
1986 Frank Thurston
1991 Shawn Farquhar
1999 Jeff Evans
2000 Kelvin YS Chun
2001 Rod Chow
2002 Jeff Evans
2003 Brian Cook
2005 Philemon Vanderbeck
2006 Trevor Watters and Lorena Paradon
2007 Damien Carriere
2008 Ariel Morales and Rochelle Allison
2009 Brian Cook
2006 Lucas Kavanagh
2007 Micheal Machek
2005 Jack Chow
2006 Jack Chow
2007 Owen Tinney
1981 Joe Fleming
1982 Scott Cervine
2000 Rod Chow
2006 Henry Tom
2005 Lucas Kavanagh
2004 Eric Bedard
2005 Trevor Watters and Lorena Paradon
2006 Damien Carriere 2007
2008
2009 Mike Norden
2010 Henry Tom
2005 Jack Chow
2006 Nicholas Chow
2004 Philemon Vanderbeck
1982 Michael Webber
1984 David Yee
1993 David Yee
1998 Eric Bedard
2007 Scott Baird
2008
2009 Brian Cook
2010 Steve Dickson
2004 Cameron Fisk
2005 Lucas Kavanagh
2006 Lucas Kavanagh
2008 Zach Daniel
2009 Zach Daniel
2010 Zach Daniel
2011 Zach Daniel
2006 Micheal Machek
2000 Jeff Evans
2001 Jeff Evans
2002 Jeff Evans
2004 Kyle Key
2005 Rick Mearns
2006 Cameron Fisk
2007 Mike Norden
2008
2009 Mike Norden
2003 Kelvin YS Chun,
1991 Lori (Felicity) Farquhar
2004 Lorena Paradon
2005 Lorena Paradon
2006 Lorena Paradon
2007 Zdravka Krezic-Maria
2008 Rochelle Allison
1983 James Dimmare
1986 Frank Thurston
1993 David Yee
2005 Lucas Kavanagh
1982 David Yee
1993 David Yee
2005 Henry Tom
2006 Henry Tom
2007 Zoran & Zdravka Krezic-Zorini & Maria
2008
2009 Brian Cook
2010 Henry Tom