EPE’s inaugural event in 2007 comprised 24 of the top ETA’s, selected by winning a preliminary round competition in one of EPE’s licenced locations around the globe. Each winner earns a semi-final place in the competition held during Elvis week in Memphis every year, where the ultimate winner is crowned ‘Ultimate’ World Champion with a cash prize of $20,000.
Ultimate winners to date are:
Jimmy Holmes 2025 'Ultimate' World Champion
Shawn Klush
from Pennsylvania
2007
Brandon Bennett
from Louisiana
2008
Bill Cherry
from Illinois
2009
Justin Shandor
from Michigan
2010
Cody Slaughter
of Arkansas
2011
Ben Portsmouth
from England
2012
Dean Z
of Missouri
2013
Jay Dupuis
from Luisiana
2014
David Lee
of Alabama
2015
Dwight Icenhower
from Florida
2016
Gordon Hendricks
from England
2017
Ben Thompson
from England
2018
Taylor Rodriguez
from Virginia
2019
Patrick Dunn
from New York
2021
Victor Trevino Jr
from Texas
2022
Cote Deonath
From Florida
2023
Emilio Santoro
From England
2024
Jimmy Holmes
From Indiana
2025