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End of Season 2 Special with Peter Nardi

End of Season 2 Special with Peter Nardi

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355 different tricks. Only six people sharing the single most popular pick. And a top item that only three guests chose. Season two ends with the kind of recap that every magician, mentalist, and close-up worker secretly loves: the real numbers, the real patterns, and the real reasons behind what performers actually keep in their pockets.

We’re closing with the official season two rankings plus the moments that made the year. A Deck Of Cards takes the top spot, with PK Touches and Invisible Deck right behind it, followed by classics like Cups And Balls, Coins Across, and Sponge Balls. We also unpack the tied cluster of powerful “worker” effects that share the lower spots, plus what the spread teaches about originality, overexposure, and choosing material that actually suits you. We round things off with the season’s top banishment (yes, it’s ego), the most loved magic book (The Mind and Magic of David Berglass), and the surprisingly revealing “non-magic item” choices.

The Season 2 Top Tricks:

1. Deck of Cards - Beau Cremer, Steve Gore, Keith Barry, Joel M, Marvin Berglas, Alan Rorrison

2. PK Touches - Vince Wilson, Jamie Daws, Christopher Taylor, Looch, Kay Dyson

3. Invisible Deck - Harry Marlin Piper, Steve Gore, Keith Barry, John Archer

4. Cups and Balls - Erik Tait, R Paul Wilson, Nikola Arkane, Michael Ammar

5. Coins Across - Erik Tait, R Paul Wilson, James Brown, Ben Williams

6. Sponge Balls - Nikola Arkane, Kay Dyson, Roddy McGhie, Mark Bennett

Joint 7 & 8. Double Levitation - Harry Merlin Pipar, Rodney James Piper, Russ Stevens

Fork Bending - Rodney James Piper, Neil Henry, Phill Smith

Destination Box - Craig Petty, Jon Allen, Noel Qualter

Multiple Selection - Tom Bolton, Ben Hanlin, Daniel Chard

Double Cross - Tom Bolton, Luke Oseland, James Brown

Toxic + - Tom Bolton, Jamie Daws, Harry De Cruz

Card Under Box - Daniel Chard, James Brown, Neil Henry

Q&A - Looch, Marc Paul, Daniel Chard

TOP BANISHMENT - Ego - Tom Bolton, Ben Williams, Dave Loosley, James Brown, Leo Smetsers

TOP BOOK - The Mind and Magic of David Berglas - Rodney James Piper, Marvin Berglas, Tony Antoniou, Neil Henry

TOP ITEM - MUSIC - Nikolas Mavresis, Oliver Tabor, Matthew Pomeroy / WIFE - Chris North, Michael Ammar, Jonathan Goodwin

Season 2 Stats: 355 Tricks named - 48 Banishments - 46 Books - 46 Items

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