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WHERE ELECTRICIANS

BECOME LEGENDS

The 2018 IDEAL® National Championship is a highly charged, no-holds barred competition to determine

the best electrician in North America. Thousands of men and women compete in Qualifying Round

events across the U.S. and Canada. The winners square off in one electric weekend in Orlando, Florida.

WHO WILL BE CROWNED THE CHAMPION? YOU?

REGISTER TODAY ATIDEALNATIONALS.COMTrack & search events | Create a team Follow the leaderboard | Purchase tools for the competition

AND DOWNLOAD OURIDEAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPView schedule of Qualifying Round events.Learn more about the IDEAL tools used during the competition.Message event staff and other attendees.Share photos with the rest of the competitors.

ON THE COVERSeth Agnew — 2017 IDEAL National Championship Professional 3rd place finalist

PICTURED ABOVEGreg Anliker — 2017 IDEAL National Championship Professional 2nd place finalist

AND YOU THOUGHT SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE

ELECTRIFYING

QUALIFYINGROUND

M A RC H 7, 2 0 1 8 - O C TO B E R 5 , 2 0 1 8

Roman Ryszewski — 2017 Professional Champion

GET UP. GET AMPED. GET QUALIFIED.

To make it to Orlando, you have to qualify first. Qualifying Round

events are being held across the U.S. and Canada. Each event is a

race against the clock to complete a task using IDEAL tools. The

fastest times in every state/territory advance to the Championship

Weekend. The events are open to Professionals, Students/Apprentices,

and teams (three individual electricians from one company or school).

Find an event near you at IDEALnationals.com. Good luck!

Watch a video about the Qualifying Round online at IDEALnationals.com or on our IDEAL Nationals app.

TOOLS FOR THE COMPETITION

NEW: This year, competitors are allowed to use their own IDEAL tools,

but all contest materials will be available for you.

S-CLASS® FIBERGLASS FISH TAPE

LINESMAN PLIERS

COMBO HEAD™ CUSHIONED-GRIP SCREWDRIVER

REFLEX™ SUPER T®-STRIPPER WIRE STRIPPER

TWISTER PRO® WIRE CONNECTOR

TIGHTSIGHT™ 660A CLAMP METER

PROFESSIONALS ONLY

RTQ™ XR™ RG-6/6Q F COMPRESSION CONNECTOR

OMNISEAL™ PRO COMPRESSION TOOL

PREPRO® COAX/UTP CABLE STRIPPER

VDV MULTIMEDIA CABLE TESTER

PROFESSIONALSONLY

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE TOOLS AND PURCHASE THEM, VISIT

IDEALNATIONALS.COM

INDIVIDUALS

The Professional and Student/Apprentice with the fastest times in

each state/territory, will advance to the Championship Weekend.

In addition, the top three individual competitors from 2017 will

be returning for their chance to defend their title.

And new for 2018, there will be 24 Wild Card slots available for

the 12 fastest individuals (Professional and Student/Apprentice)

across North America who do not win their state/territory bid. In

addition, 2nd and 3rd place finishers of each state/territory will

receive $500 or $250 IDEALcash, respectively.

TEAMS

The top five Professional and Student/Apprentice teams from

the U.S. and the top Professional and Student/Apprentice team

from Canada will advance to the Championship Weekend.

ADVANCING TO THE

CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND

PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHTZackery Penman, Justin Shireman, Michael Yass, Jeremy Welle, Michael Fox, Cameron Till, Donald Riggs, Franklin Arano

2017 Student/Apprentice Semi-finalists

THE WEEKEND IS FUN. THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE.

67 individual Professionals, 67 individual Student/Apprentices, six Professional teams, and six Student/Apprentice

teams will advance to Orlando for a weekend they won’t soon forget. While travel, lodging and meals are all

provided by IDEAL Electrical, competitors have to bring their own “A” game to get through four rounds of

competition. These tasks are tough.

WILL YOU BE NEXT?

2018 Championship Prizes

PROFESSIONALS (INDIVIDUAL)1st Place: $75,000 + NEW $5,000 IDEALcash

to the contractor2nd Place: $25,0003rd Place: $10,000

STUDENTS/APPRENTICES ( INDIVIDUAL)1st Place: $30,000 + $5,000 IDEALcash

to their trade school2nd Place: $20,0003rd Place: $10,000

PROFESSIONALS (TEAM)1st Place: $60,000 + NEW $5,000 IDEALcash

to the contractor

STUDENTS/APPRENTICES (TEAM)1st Place: $30,000 + $5,000 IDEALcash

to their trade school

From 30,000 electricians who competed in events around the country,

168 made it to Orlando. Congratulations to those who prevailed.

THE 2017 CHAMPIONS

PROFESSIONALS | TEAM

FIRST PL ACE ($ 60 K)

Kellenberger Electric (Clay Noga, Will Barnett, Greg Anliker) Illinois

STUDENTS/APPRENTICES | TEAM

FIRST PL ACE ($ 3 0 K)

Minneapolis NJATC (Andreas Penna, Michael Fox, Jeremy Welle) Minnesota

PROFESSIONALS | INDIVIDUAL

FIRST PL ACE ($75 K)

Roman Ryszewski, Pennsylvania

S ECO N D PL ACE ($25 K)

Greg Anliker, Illinois

THIRD PL ACE ($ 1 0 K)

Seth Agnew, Missouri

STUDENTS/APPRENTICES | INDIVIDUAL

FIRST PL ACE ($ 3 0 K)

Michael Yass,New York

S ECO N D PL ACE ($20 K)

Jeremy Welle, Minnesota

THIRD PL ACE ($ 1 0 K)

Donald Riggs, Indiana

Kevin Conover — 2017 Professional contestant

CHAMPIONSHIPWEEKEND

D EC E M B E R 2-3 , 2 0 1 8DIS N E Y ’ S ® CO RO N A D O S P R I N G S R E S O RT | O R L A N D O, F LO R I DA

A D I V I S I O N O F

A TO O L S E T

MADEFORCHAMPIONSOur Electrician’s Champion tools were made

to be the ultimate set for the nation’s top

electricians, which is why we’re proud to

make them the official tool kit of this year’s

IDEAL National Championship.

Find this kit and other IDEAL National Championship

merchandise at IDEALnationals.com.

THE ELECTRICIAN’SCHAMPION TOOL LINEUPLinesman Plier • Reflex™ Super T®-Stripper Wire Stripper12-in-1 Multi-Bit Screwdriver & Nut Driver with Combo Head™

Bender Bottle Opener

Limited edition design & styleMade in the USA

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2/18 Printed in U.S.A. | Form No. P-5370 | ©2018 IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

“NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. OPEN ONLY TO PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIANS AND STUDENTS IN AN ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE PROGRAM, WHOM ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND HAVE REACHED MAJORITY AGE IN THEIR STATE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Contest dates: 3/7/2018 - 10/5/2018. See www.IDEALnationals.com for Official Rules, prize descriptions and odds disclosure.

Sponsor: IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC., 1375 Park Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.”