Western Culinary and Acrobatic Trials Scores 2016, Las Vegas, NV.

Classico: Out of possible 400 points

Name Store Score Place
Ali Haider 786 Degrees, Sun Valley, CA. 359 1
Giovanni Labbate Bricks Woodfired Pizza & Café, Wheaton, IL. 355 2
Massimo Manino Nino’s, Geenville, NC. 344 3
Gino Rago Panino’s Pizza, Park Ridge, IL. 344 3

 

Gluten Free: Out of possible 300 points

Name  Store Score Place
Gino Rago Panino’s Pizza, Park Ridge, IL. 278.5 1
Heather Zook Sinfully Gluten Free, Dayton, OH. 256 2
Kim Desch Wild Flour Bakery, Longmont, CO. 248 3

 

Largest Dough Stretch:

Name Store Size in inches Place
Ryan Kubil Grimaldi’s, Palm Beach, FL. 23.625″ 1
Scott Volpe Fiamme Pizza Napoletana, Tuscon, AZ. 23.5″ 2
Leah Scurto Pizza My Heart, Los Gatos, CA. 23.375″ 3

 

Fastest Pie Maker:

Name Store Time in seconds Place
Rick Wheeler Mad Mushroom, Lafayette, IN. 42.25 seconds 1
Scott Volpe Fiamme Pizza Napoletana, Tuscon, AZ. 58.30 seconds 2
Ryan Kubil Grimaldi’s, Palm Beach, FL. 105.70 seconds 3

 

Fastest Box Folder:

Name Store Time in seconds Place
Rick Wheeler Mad Mushroom, Lafayette, IN. 32.06 seconds 1
Michael Reyes-Casanova YNot Pizza and Italian, Virginia Beach, VA. 35.16 seconds 2
Leah Scurto Pizza My Heart, Los Gatos, CA. 37.34 seconds 3

 

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