Here are the results from the Third Annual National Beard and Moustache Championships held in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. Crowd Favorite -- $1000 courtesy of Bluebeards Original Fritz Sendlhofer, Zell am See, Austria
MOUSTACHES
Natural – GOLD MEDAL -- Adam Orcutt, Michigan City, Indiana Silver – Wolfgang Schneider, Oppenweiler, Germany (Beard and Culture Club Belle Moustache) Bronze – Adam Scott Paul, Los Angeles, California
English – GOLD MEDAL –Patrick Fette, Erlanger, Kentucky (Derby City Whisker Club) Silver –Dustin Reese, Fresno, California (Fresno Beard and Moustache Club) Bronze – Brian Werle, Napa, California
Dali– GOLD MEDAL –Max Pankow, Berlin, Germany (East Bavarian Beard Club) Silver – Matt Bilfield, Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles Beard and Moustache Club) Bronze – Ian Stettler, Lake Station, Indiana
Imperial– GOLD MEDAL – Steve McQuaide, Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles Beard and Moustache Club) Silver – James McMahon, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bronze – Jackie Ellison, Houston, Texas
Hungarian—GOLD MEDAL – Ross Steidel, Lahaina, Hawaii Silver – Jim Downing, Springfield, Missouri Bronze – Benjamin Upshur, Olympia, Washington
Freestyle – GOLD MEDAL – Dan Lawlor, Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles Beard and Moustache Club) Silver – Devon Holcombe, Jacksonville, Florida Bronze – Adam Bierton, Rochester, New York (Gotham City Beard Alliance)
PARTIAL BEARDS Natural Goatee– GOLD MEDAL – Guy Thompson, Port Angeles, Washington Silver – Patrick Dawson, Seattle, Washington (Emerald City Beardos) Bronze – Brian Damaged, Miami, Florida (B.O.M.B)
Fu Manchu – GOLD MEDAL – Wojo Wrzesniewski , Toronto, Ontario, Canada Silver – Lutz Giese, Berlin, Germany (Berlin Beard Club) Bronze – Sean Raiger, Sacramento, California (Moustache and Beard Social Club)
Imperial – GOLD MEDAL – Steve Scarpa, Tehachapi, California (Competitive Bearding Foundation of Los Angeles) Silver – Anthony Fontes, San Jose, California Bronze – Michael Ryan, Tucson, Arizona
Musketeer – GOLD MEDAL – Al Underwood, Los Angeles, California (Competitive Bearding Foundation of Los Angeles) Silver – Brian VanBallegooie, Saratoga Springs, Utah Bronze – David Ryan, Chicago, Illinois
Sideburns – GOLD MEDAL – Toot Joslin, Carnelian Bay, California (Tahoe City Chapter of Beard Team USA) Silver – Nate Johnson, North Hollywood, California (Los Angeles Beard and Moustache Club) Bronze – MJ Johnson, Columbia Heights, Minnesota (Minneapolis Beard and Moustache Club)
Amish Beard – GOLD MEDAL – David Perry, Miami, Florida (B.O.M.B) Silver – Matt MacLean, Costa Mesa, California Bronze – Eric Jasson, Fountain Valley, California
Freestyle – GOLD MEDAL -- Kevin Riordan, Las Vegas, Nevada Silver – Aaron Holley, Clovis, California (Fresno Beard and Moustache Club) Bronze – Austin Buchanan, Clearwater, Florida (League of Extraordinarily Bearded Gentlemen)
FULL BEARDS Natural – GOLD MEDAL – Neil Moherman , Jeromesville, Ohio (Beard Team Ohio) Silver – Bob Engle, Newberg, Oregon (Stumptown Stache and Beard Collective) Bronze – Bryan Nelson, Austin, Texas (Austin Facial Hair Club)
Natural with styled moustache – GOLD MEDAL – Burke Kenny, Olympia, Washington Silver – Grizzly Stonewall Jackson, Beulaville, North Carolina (Holy City Beard and Moustache Society) Bronze – Rob Hollerman, Boise, Idaho (Boise Beardsmen)
Verdi – GOLD MEDAL – Jeffrey Moustache, Los Angeles (Competitve Bearding Foundation of Los Angeles) Silver – Tyler Shannon, Seattle, Washington Bronze – Charlie Roos, Uetliburg, Switzerland (Team Switzerland)
Garibaldi – GOLD MEDAL – Fritz Sendlhofer, Zell Am See, Austria (East Bavarian Beard Club) Silver – Robert Teddy Thompson, Las Vegas, Nevada Bronze – Brandon Dove, Mount Airy, Maryland
Freestyle Full Beard – GOLD MEDAL – Peter Weis, German (Pforzheim Beard Friends Club) Silver – Aarne Bielefeldt, Willits, California (Terminal Length Beard Club) Bronze – Gerhardt Knapp, Pforzheim, Germany (Pforzheim Beard Friends Club)
YOUNGEST COMPETITOR – Lucas Cooper, Age 21, Los Angeles, California POKER TOURNAMENT– Chris Ryan, Vic Martinson (co-winners) TOP CHAPTER – Los Angeles Beard and Moustache Club