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Eight finalists from around the world competed in the 2008 T.G.I. Friday's World Bartender Championship April 17, 2009 in Carrollton, Texas. More than 8,000 bartenders worldwide participated in this year's competition. |
For the past 44 years, Friday's® has set the standard for service, food and fun. For the past 18 years, T.G.I. Friday's has also determined the Greatest T.G.I. Friday's Bartender in the World.
On April 17, 2009 at the T.G.I. Friday's headquarters in Carrollton, Texas, Keisuke Goto, a 26-year old from Tokyo, Japan edged out the other seven competitors and was crowned: "2008 Greatest T.G.I. Friday's Bartender in the World." Brian Zachau, from Maple Grove, Minnesota, was named the "Greatest T.G.I. Friday's Bartender in the US" for the fifth straight year.
T.G.I. Friday’s World Bartender Championship Past Winners:
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Tony Adams
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2007
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Eric Martinez
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2006
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Peter Marshall
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2005
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Yuki Aisa
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2004
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Kwang Ho Kim
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2003
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Alan Wang
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2002
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Adam MacDonald
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2001
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Tercio Ferreira
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2000
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Guy Minshall
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1999
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Joe Pereira
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1998
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Rob Eberle
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1997
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Leigh Miller
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1996
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Ray Weeks
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1995
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Matt Durbin
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1994
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Geoff Meston
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1993
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Corey Campbell
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1992
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Randy Erickson and Mark Elphicke
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1991
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