Date: September 15, 2023 Time: 4:08 p.m.
Contest Name: 2023 National Mandolin Championship
Champion: Ethan Batan
City/State/Zip: Spencer, IN
Prize Instrument Selected: Bourgeois M5-F Mandolin – Bourgeois Guitars, Inc. 2 Cedar Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 786-0385 bourgeoisguitars.com
PLUS $350 cash in memory of Johnny & Louise Logsdon by WVA and trophy
2nd Place: Gordon Parker
City/State/Zip: Mountain View, AR
Prize Instrument Selected: N/A ($1,500 cash)
3rd Place: Luke Lovejoy
City/State/Zip: Spencer, IN
Prize Instrument Selected: N/A ($750 cash)
Runners up: David Mayfield, Akron, OH and Scott Schmidt, Claremore, OK
14 contestants from 9 states