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    These are the QUALIFYING event rankings. Positions 1-8 will change, 9-50 will NOT.

    PLEASE NOTE: These results reflect rankings for the QUALIFYING round. The Top 8 Rankings will change based on MA performance in the Championship Rounds.

    CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND EVENTS:  8 MAs competed in the Championship rounds.  They were in order of highest scoring: Nelson Dellis, David Kutz, Michael Glantz, Noah Ehrich, Michael Mirski, Johnny Briones, Ram Kolli and Chester Santos.

    WORDS TO REMEMBER:  3 MAs eliminated: Noah Ehrich on word #86 SQUEEZE,  Chester Santos on word #87 INQUIRE, and David Kutz on word #90 KIMONO.

    TEA PARTY:  First 2 MAs eliminated with THREE STRIKES (X): Michael Mirski (one X on first guest and two Xs on second guest) and Johnny Briones (two Xs on second guest and one X on third guest). Just getting by was Ram with only two Xs, one from the second and third guests.

    DOUBLE DECK O’CARDS:  2 MAs eliminated in order were Michael Glantz and Nelson Dellis.

    CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2013 CHAMPION, RAM KOLLI!

    The FINAL RANKINGS for the FINALISTS of the 2013 USA Memory Championship are:
    8. Noah Ehrich
    7. Chester Santos
    6. David Kutz
    5. Michael Mirski
    4. Johnny Briones
    3. Michael Glantz
    2. Nelson Dellis
    1. Ram Kolli

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    Time Out New York, March 12, 2013: CLICK

    Union Square Events, March 14, 2013: CLICK

    Patriot News of Central PA, March 13, 2013:  Hershey, Mechanicsburg high school students heading to USA Memory Championship

    CBS News New York, March 16, 2013:  Competitors Descend in NY To Test Their Minds In Annual USA Memory Championship

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    AGENDA

    8:30 a.m. OPENING REMARKS BY TONY DOTTINO, FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN

    8:45 a.m. EVENT 1:  MEMORIZATION FOR NAMES AND FACES
    15 minute memorization, 20 minute recall

    9:45 a.m. EVENT 2:  MEMORIZATION FOR SPEED NUMBERS
    5 minute memorization, 10 minute recall, 2 trials

    10:45 a.m. ANNOUNCEMENT OF NAMES AND FACES AND INITIAL RANKINGS

    11:00 a.m. EVENT 3:  MEMORIZATION OF POETRY
    15 minute memorization, 20 minute recall

    12:00 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SPEED NUMBERS AND UPDATED RANKINGS

    12:15 p.m. EVENT 4: MEMORIZATION OF SPEED CARDS
    5 minute memorization, 5 minute recall, 2 trials

    12:45p.m. LUNCH BREAK

    1:30 p.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:  Dr. David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM
    Board-certified neurologist and author of “The Better Brain Book.”

    1:50 p.m. ANNOUCEMENT OF TOP 8 MENTAL ATHLETES

    2:15 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1: WORDS TO REMEMBER
    15 minute memorization time, 15 seconds allowed per MA per turn for recall

    2:20 p.m. TONY DOTTINO:  GREY MATTERS

    3:00 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2:  TEA PARTY / 3 STRIKE’S YOU’RE OUT
    15 minute memorization time, 15 seconds allowed per MA per turn for recall

    3:20 p.m. TONY DOTTINO:  GREY MATTERS PART II

    4:00 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 3:  DOUBLE DECK O’CARDS
    5 minute memorization time, 15 seconds per MA per turn recall

    4:15 p.m. AWARDS PRESENTATION

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    THE FOLLOWING ARE REGISTERED MENTAL ATHLETES FOR THE 2013 EVENT. 

     1. Jared Alderman Colorado Springs, CO
     2. Mitch Barandes Brooklyn, NY
     3 Johnny Briones Evans, CO
     4. Christopher Capobianco New York, NY
     5. Yichen Chiu Cambridge, MA
     6. Joseph Cooper Norfolk, VA
     7. Nelson Dellis Miami, FL
     8. Eric Dinnerstein Cape Elizabeth, ME
     9. Luis Echeverria La Puente, CA
    10. Michael Finkel Fair Lawn, NJ
    11. Jason Gulledge Watauga, TX
    12. T Michael Harty Duluth, MN
    13. William Inman Fort Worth, TX
    14. James Jorasch Palo Alto, CA
    15. Kelly Kohlman Hershey, PA
    16. Ram Kolli Santa Monica, CA
    17. Paul Mellor Richmond, VA
    18. Shashank Rao Montgomery, NJ
    19. Alexander Roberts West Deal, NJ
    20. Chester Santos San Francisco, CA
    21. Monica Shirey Mechanicsburg, PA
    22. Patrick Tessier Colorado Springs, CO
    23. Lance Tschirhart Flower Mound, TX
    24. Harry Villegas San Francisco, CA
    25. Ron White Fort Worth, TX
    26. Maggie Wu Little Rock, AR
    27. Julian Yee Hershey, PA
    28. Brad Zupp Phoenix, AZ
    29. Michael Glantz Hershey, PA Freshman, Juniata College
    30. Nicole Jordan North Yarmouth, ME Freshman, Juniata College
    31. Frank Marin Whitestone, NY Freshman, Juniata College
    32. Michael Roth Frederick, MD Sophomore, Juniata College
    33. Melissa Topping Harrisburg, PA Freshman, Juniata College
    34. Chris Cruz Guzman White Plains, NY Senior, U Penn
    35. Noah Ehrich Allentown, PA Sophomore, U Penn Wharton
    36. Sophia Hu Hershey, PA Freshman, U Penn
    37. Michael Mirski Naperville, IL Junior, U Penn Wharton
    38. Jay Yang North Potomac, MD Senior, U Penn
    39. Ola Abdelrahman Fort Lee,NJ Junior, BCA
    40. Boris Leypunskiy Glen Rock, NJ Senior, BCA
    41. Anne Li Washington Twp, NJ Sophomore, BCA
    42. Marie Rosa Shin Paramus, NJ Sophomore, BCA
    43. Jay Solanki Lodi, NJ Freshman, BCA
    44. Olivia Hess Mechanicsburg, PA Junior, MASH
    45. David Kutz Mechanicsburg, PA Junior, MASH
    46. Kathryn Ruszkowski Mechanicsburg, PA Junior, MASH
    47. Josh Tarantino Mechanicsburg, PA Senior, MASH
    48. Natalie Zelenky Mechanicsburg, PA Senior, MASH
    49. Mallika Kodavatiganti Hershey, PA Freshman, HHS
    50. Pradyuman Kodavatiganti New York, NY Senior, HHS
    51. Saira Kothari Hershey, PA Sophomore, HHS
    52. Nick Robertson Reading, PA Junior, HHS
    53. Kabir Singh Hershey, PA Senior, HHS

    REGISTRATION FOR THE 2013 EVENT IS CLOSED.

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    Below are the results of the  QUALIFYING EVENTS for the competition:

    N&F Spd #s Poem      Speed Cards Total
    Position Name Team # Time Points
    1 Nelson Dellis 162 303 233 52 87 400.00
    2 Michael Glantz HH1 150 90 213 52 258 281.14
    3 Hannan Khan HH1 158 63 213 37 300 252.02
    4 Ronnie White 98 136 106 52 107 247.06
    5 Michael Mirski 78 82 137 52 186 215.15
    6 Brad Zupp 71 120 58 52 126 200.90
    7 Sophia Hu HH1 104 72 184 24 300 194.36
    8 Noah Ehrich 72 108 52 52 134 193.45
    9 Kelly Kohlman HH1 125 40 179 18 300 187.76
    10 Kabir Singh HH1 104 74 140 33 300 186.42
    11 T Michael Harty 61 85 82 52 179 183.38
    13 Saira Kothari HH2 135 20 148 25 300 182.02
    12 Vishnu Patel HH2 90 40 132 50 300 182.55
    14 Harwood Capobianco 91 100 163 8 300 168.28
    15 Justin Trout 51 80 82 52 250 162.03
    16 Daniel Naftalovich 91 39 161 17 300 157.57
    17 Nate Hamilton HH2 60 60 154 25 300 151.50
    18 Dan McShane 74 42 119 34 300 149.47
    19 Nick Robertson HH2 63 44 144 24 300 142.64
    20 Jay Yang 67 46 76 41 300 136.01
    21 Elliott Warkus 51 72 77 33 300 126.01
    22 Nth Bar 56 100 28 38 300 123.02
    23 Christian Kalinowski 49 40 106 24 300 116.37
    24 Paul Mellor 68 107 35 19 300 114.02
    25 Mitch Barandes 36 72 57 37 300 112.73
    26 James Jorasch 41 40 28 44 300 100.81
    27 Mackenzie Twaddle HH2 58 21 79 20 300 99.50
    28 Ola Abdelrahman BCA 32 40 79 21 300 90.86
    29 Bina Singh M*2 64 26 28 23 300 86.39
    30 Dana Hamilton M*2 49 31 53 16 300 81.51
    31 Luis Echeverria 29 60 45 17 300 76.45
    32 Judith Pinto 63 28 18 12 300 69.57
    33 Rob Verger 24 0 50 25 300 64.85
    34 Priscilla Tellis 54 40 7 12 300 63.25
    35 Michael Finkel BCA 33 20 55 10 300 62.00
    36 Melanie Pinola 36 22 28 11 300 54.07
    37 Aaron Weinstein BCA 25 40 7 18 300 52.21
    38 Dot Krazek M*2 39 28 15 10 300 51.18
    39 Amy K Nelson 33 20 0 21 300 50.97
    40 Bonnie Glantz-Zarlenga M*2 33 14 21 12 300 47.72
    41 Sayem Islam 24 8 42 8 300 44.62
    43 Elizabeth Ferrao BCA 47 18 7 3 300 41.39
    42 Paige Stokols BCA 33 24 15 6 300 41.59
    44 Nate Harty 28 0 15 7 300 31.72
    45 Boris Leypunskiy 32 4 0 4 300 25.64
    46 David Pogue 0 40 21 3 300 25.64

     

    Below are the results of the CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS:

    SPOKEN WORDS: The top 8 Finalists from the morning events were presented with a list of 200 words.  They were seated across the stage in the following order:  Sophia Hu, Brad Zupp, Nelson Dellis, Michael Glantz, Mike Mirski, Ronnie White, Hannan Khan and Noah Ehrich.  Eliminations were on the 16th word of Noah, 61st word of Michael Glantz and 70th word of Sophia Hu.

     

    TEA PARTY / 3 STRIKES:  The remaining 5 Finalists were presented with lists of orally presented information for memorization.  They were seated across the stage in the following order:  Hannan, Nelsons, Brad, Ronnie and Mike.   Brad was the only MA eliminated before the round ended by missing data bits on the first and second guests.  Nelson had one strike on the second guest and Mike had two strikes on the third and fifth guests.  Ronnie and Hannan completed the round with no strikes.

     

    DOUBLE DECK O’BUST:  Four MAs advanced to the final round, two identically prepared decks of cards to memorize in 5 minutes:  Hannan, Nelson, Mike and Ronnie.  Hannan missed on the 5th card, Mike on the 54th and Ronnie on the 67th.  Nelson Dellis continued to recall the entire deck of the second set of cards flawlessly.

     

    CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 8 FINALS:

    1. Nelson Dellis
    2. Ronnie White
    3. Mike Mirski
    4. Hannan Khan
    5. Brad Zupp
    6. Sophia Hu
    7. Michael Glantz
    8. Noah Ehrich

     

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    Want to read or watch more about our event?  Check back here frequently for articles and videos!

    March 29, 2012  SB Nation:  ‘The Full Nelson’ Explores the Sport of Memory

    March 28, 2012  The Daily Pennsylvanian:  Wharton sophomore places third in memory competition

    March 24, 2012  Daily Mail Online UK:  ‘Everyone can do this’:  American memory champion reveals secrets to his incredible total recall.

    March 23, 2012  Naperville Sun:  Naperville student uses tricks to try to win the USA Memory Championship

    March 23, 2012  Yahoo Sports:  USA Memory Championships competitors provide tips for remembering the stuff we always forget

    March 23, 2012:  NY Daily News:   Nelson Dellis beats out 50 other mental athletes at USA Memory Championship

    March 23, 2012 USA Weekend Unforgettable tips to keep your mind sharp

    March 23, 2012 Forbes:  slideshow Top Tips to Improve Your Memory

    March 23, 2012:  Forbes:  U.S. Memory Champion On How To Remember Names, Faces And Where You Put Your Keys

    March 23, 2012: Examiner.com Don’t forget: US Memory Championship comes to NY this weekend

    March 23, 2012:  Wall Street Journal front page : Remember: Think of A Gimmick to Get Ahead in the Memory Game

    April 2012 issue of Runner’s World featuring MA Paul Mellor:  Runners World April 2012

    Wednesday, March 21 in Time Out New York: Time Out New York 2012

    Monday, March 12 in the Valley News Dispatch:  Vandergrift native coaches memory team to national championships

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    Here are the REGISTERED Mental Athletes for the 15th USA Memory Championship.  Registration is now CLOSED.

    1. Ola Abdelrahman, Fort Lee, NJ

    2. Videtta Trybuiska Abdelrahman, Fort Lee, NJ

    3. Caitlin Applebaum, Philadelphia, PA

    4. Mitch Barandes,  Brooklyn, NY

    5. Nth Bar-Fields, Dickinson, TX

    6. Harwood Capobianco, New York, NY

    7. Christopher Cruz-Guzman, Elmsford, NY

    8. Nelson Dellis, Miami, FL

    9. Luis Echeverria, La Puente, CA

    10. Noah Ehrich, Wescosville, PA

    11. Elizabeth Ferrao, Leonia, NJ

    12. Michael Finkel, Fair Lawn, NJ

    13. Michael Glantz, Hershey, PA

    14. Bonnie Glantz-Zarlenga, Hershey, PA

    15. Dana Hamilton, Hummelstown, PA

    16. Nate Hamilton, Hummelstown, PA

    17. Nate Harty, Shippensburg, PA

    18. T Michael Harty, Shippensburg, PA

    19. Sophia Hu, Hershey, PA

    20. Sayem Islam, San Diego, CA

    21. James Jorasch, New York, NY

    22. Christian Kalinowski, Farmingdale, NY

    23. Hannan Khan, Hershey,  PA

    24. Kelly Kohlman, Hershey, PA

    25. Ram Kolli, Santa Monica, CA

    26. Saira Kothari, Hershey, PA

    27. Dot Krazek, Hummelstown, PA

    28. Ji-Yoon Lee, Palisades Park, NJ

    29. Boris Leypunskiy, Glen Rock, NJ

    30. Paul Mellor, Richmond, VA

    31. Michael Mirski, Philadelphia, PA

    32. Jason Mow, Philadelphia, PA

    33. Daniel Naftalovich, Tenafly, NJ

    34. Amy Nelson, New York, NY

    35. Vishnu Patel, Hershey, PA

    36. Judith Pinto, Leonia, NJ

    37. David Pogue, Westport, CT

    38. Nick Robertson, Hershey, PA

    39. Bina Singh, Hershey, PA

    40. Kabir Singh, Hershey, PA

    41. Homer Smith, Elmont, NY

    42. Paige Stokols, Fort Lee, NJ

    43. Priscilla Tellis, New York, NY

    44. Justin Trout, Tenafly, NJ

    45. Mackenzie Twaddle, Hershey, PA

    46. Elliott Warkus, Bronxville, NY

    47. Aaron Weinstein, Mahwah, NJ

    48. Ronnie White, Fort Worth, TX

    49. Jay Yang, North Potomac, MD

    50. Sue Jin Yang, San Francisco, CA

    51. Brad Zupp, Wilton, NY

     

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    FOR SCORING DETAILS PLEASE CLICK HERE.

    The final list of registered MAs for the 2011 Event is:

    1. Mitch Barandes, 43, Brooklyn, NY
    2. Chris Harwood Capobianco, 31, Software Engineer, New York, NY
    3. Nelson Dellis, 27, Developer, Cabridge, MA
    4. Cory Forsyth, 29, Software Engineer, Brooklyn, NY
    5. Nate Harty, 17, High School Senior, Shippensburg, PA
    6. T. Michael Harty, 56, Mnemonician & Writer, Shippensburg, PA
    7. James Jorasch, 45, Entrepreneur, New York, NY
    8. Derek Kang, 23, College Graduate, Edison, NJ
    9. Hannan Khan, 17, High School Junior, Hershey, PA
    10. Paul Mellor, 52, Professional Speaker, Richmond, VA
    11. Daniel Naftalovich, 21, College Student, New Brunswick, NJ
    12. Marie Passuello, 16, High School Sophomore, Hershey, PA
    13. Hamisha Patel, 19, College Student, Hershey, PA
    14. Dan Perl, 24, Medical Student, Piscataway, NJ
    15. Judith Pinto, 48, Teacher, Hackensack, NJ
    16. * Ronnie White, 37, SPeaker, Fort Worth, TX
    17. Jenna Wolfe, 36, TV Personality, New York, NY
    18. Brad Zupp, 42, Entertainer, Wilton, NY

    * Defending US Champion

    Bergen County Academies:

    1. Ola Abdelrahman
    2. Elizabeth Ferrao
    3. Ji-Yoon Lee
    4. Marshall Phuah
    5. David Sperber
    6. Aaron Weinstein

    Hershey High School:

    1. Michael Glantz
    2. Sophia Hu
    3. Kelly Kohlman
    4. Vishnu Patel
    5. Kabir Singh

    Mechanicsburg Area Senior High:

    1. Doug Addleman
    2. Austin Hess
    3. Micah Isley
    4. David Kutz
    5. Josh Logan

    University of Pennsylvania

    1. Michael Mirski
    2. Alexander Wu
    3. Christopher Cruz
    4. Jiayi Yang

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