Pro-Challenge
First contested in 1989 in Santa Barbara, CA, the Pro-Challenge is 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.
The first place winners are as follows:
| Year | Champion | Host City |
| 2009 | Trevor Watters & Lorena | Norwegian Pearl Cruise Ship |
| 2008 | Chin-Chin | Monterey, California |
| 2007 | Shu Yan Yu | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2006 | Shayne King | Victoria, British Columbia |
| 2005 | Master Payne | Norwegian Star Cruise Ship |
| 2004 | Darcy Oake | Seattle, Washington |
| 2003 | Paul Romhany | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| 2002 | Jeff McLeod | Page, Arizona |
| 2001 | Dave Womach | Palm Springs, California |
| 2000 | Matt Singleton | Portland, Oregon |
| 1999 | Murray Sawchuck | Anaheim, California |
| 1998 | Steffan, Soule | Seattle, Washington |
| 1997 | Damien James | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1996 | Jason Byrne | Reno, Nevada |
| 1995 | Sylvester The Jester | Santa Rosa, California |
| 1994 | Danny Cole | Ontario, California |
| 1993 | Raphael & Elena | Vancouver, BC |
| 1992 | Shawn Farquhar | Asilomar, California |
| 1991 | (Not Held) | |
| 1990 | Nicholas Knight | Ventura, California |
| 1989 | Mike Giles (Majestics) | Santa Barbara, California |
