After 4 days of competition in Portland, Oregon, the top 6 finalists were back with their final presentations held on March 8th,

and the results were:

In 1^st place  -- Michael Phillips, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Chicago, IL with 730 points.

In 2^nd place -- Western Champion Nick Griffith, Intelligentsia Coffee, Los Angeles, CA with 719.5 points.

In 3^rd place -- Great Lakes Champion Scott Lucey, Alterra Coffee, Milwaukee, WI with 697.5 points.

In 4^th place -- Ryan Willbur, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA with 693 points.

In 5^th place -- Devin Pedde, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA with 658.5 points.

In 6^th place -- Mike Marquard, Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Co., St. Louis, MO with 654 points.

Photo by Liz Clayton

POSTED: Sunday, March 08, 2009