Fantastic submissions this week - I had a great time watching all of them. Fantastic. This was no easy challenge - you were tasked with presenting a mentalism effect to a real audience, requiring presentation, polish, confidence, and smooth delivery. Mentalism in particular requires you to be one step ahead of your audience (sometimes literally) - so everyone who entered this contest deserves a great deal of praise.
I reviewed each submission, and narrowing down the list was quite difficult. In the end, there were two submissions that stood out to me most. The first of which - taking home the grand prize this weekend - is Pete Pridanonda - for his video posted
here. Pete's video showed great presentation, poise, confidence, and polish. The effect was deceptive, and the audience (a big group!) reacted strongly as a result. Congrats to Pete for the win!
Our second place prize this weekend goes to Luis Vega for his mental image replication routine shown
here. For an English explanation of Vega's routine, see his post
here - but the performance itself demonstrates how magic and mentalism can transcend the boundaries of language. Well done.
To our winners, and everyone else who participated in this event this weekend - THANK YOU. Keep practicing, keep performing, and stay tuned for powerhouse mentalism release by Andy Nyman at the end of the month:
The Code. After 18 months in the making, it's well worth the wait.