The much hyped Dave Pasternack SEO contest has come to a close and the winner is…

A James Beard Foundation Events page, that’s about the real Dave Pasternack, a chef.

The full run down of the competition can be seen over at Threadwatch.

Greg Boser finished in 2nd, although many seem to find him ranking in first on a lot of data centers, while Did-it’s Dave Pasternack finished in 3rd, with his duplicate content bio.

Finally, Graywolf won $100 for the best PPC advert. There were a couple of amusing ads, as below -

Aaron concludes the SEO contest has highlighted a few valuable things.

“Clearly SEO is dynamic for any mildly competitive phrase…not a once off set and forget event.”

I’m pretty sure this won’t be the last we will hear about the debate.