The writer, Sarah Frier, and/or Nate should have the names, nicknames, and scores for all the competitors.  I tried to leave at least one good photo of each competitor for each round.

***FIRST ROUND***

6607: Bjorn Turoque, a professional air guitarist and emcee of the 2008 and 2009 UNC Air Guitar Championships, kicks off the event playing air guitar.

6624: Crowd members throw underwear at Nuklear Fission, the first competitor in the 2009 UNC Air Guitar Championship.

6639: Ross "Lotar" Mckinnon, winner of the 2008 Air Guitar Championship, defends his title at the 2009 Championship.

6655: ?? ask writer - he's playing air guitar, surprise surprise.

6672: ?? ask writer.  Played to a hard rock/heavy metal version of the Power Rangers theme song, I think. Continued to 2nd round.

6683, 6685: ?? ask writer. Continued to second round.

6690: ___ "Gangstair" ___'s air guitar playing and Michael Jackson dance moves in the first round of the 2009 Air Guitar Championship earned him a spot in the final round.  Gangstair received the highest cumulative score and won $100.

6705, 6710: ?? ask writer.  Played air banjo and danced country-like to a banjo/country song.

6727: ?? ask writer. Returning competitor, lost energy in the final round and judges were disappointed.  Pants are his mom's.  Pants are baller. 

6735: Jamie gives [guy from 6727] a 5.5 for his first-round performance.  Judges L to R: Jamie Williams, Chuck Klosterman (famous for his book “Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs”), and Mark Katz (music prof).

6746, 6749: ?? ask writer.  Began performance in a suit, but immediately stripped down to Pink Floyd boxes.  

6760: ?? ask writer.  Wore a tiger print unitard.  Continued to second round.

***INTERMISSION***

6770: Competitors from the 2009 UNC Air Guitar Championship jammed together while the judges tallied their scores from the first round.

6785: same as above, Nuklear Fission is in front.

***FINAL ROUND***

6803: Six competitors moved on to the final round of the 2009 UNC Air Guitar Championship because two people tied for 5th place.  All competitors play the same 60-second song in the final round, which they are allowed to listen to once before performing.

6819, 6826: Same guy from 6672.

6832: The crowd cheers for [6819] after his performance in the final round.

6838: same guy from 6683/6685.  _______ surprised the judges in the final round by taking very dangerous jumps and landing on the hard stage.

6862: Lotar defends his title in the final round of the 2009 UNC Air Guitar Championship.

6870: Gangstair jumps off the stage in the final round of the 2009 UNC Air Guitar Championship.

6871, 6877, 6880: Gangstair plays in front of the stage in the final round of the 2009 UNC Air Guitar Championship.

6872: Gangstair spins on the floor while playing air guitar during the final round of the 2009 UNC Air Guitar Championship.

6895: same guy from 6727.  Lost energy in the final round and disappointed the judges.

6907: same guy from 6760. jumping off the stage.

6919: Gangstair, a new competitor with Michael Jackson dance moves, was surprised to win the 2009 Air Guitar Championship.

6936: Gangstair won $100 for winning the 2009 Air Guitar Championship.

6940: Lotar, the 2008 UNC Air Guitar Championship winner, lifts Gangstair, the  2009 winner.

6965:  The 2009 Air Guitar Championship winner, Gangstair, rocks out with Bjorn Turoque, a professional air guitarist, after the 2009 competition.