John Graham Crowned 2018 USA Memory Champion

John Graham won the USA Memory Championship for the first time. He bested other finalists Avi Chavda and Claire Wang but successfully recalling every card in two decks of cards shuffled together (104 in total). Congratulations to John and we wish you happiness and success with your wedding (which is only 12 days away).

Meet the Very Special Woman of the USA Memory Championship

Byusamc2019 January 9, 2019May 18, 2022

Karen Pinson, Chief Operating Officer and the only female executive in the USA Memory Championship organization, is encouraged by the interest shown in memory skills by women in this year’s 20th anniversary event held for the first time at MIT Orlando, Florida: The USA Memory Championship is celebrating its 20th anniversary by announcing a new…

21st Championship and Team Championship Registration is Now Open!

ByMichael Dottino March 22, 2019April 20, 2022

Registration is now open for the 21st USAMC Championship and the Team Championship. To register, please click the blue REGISTER button on either the top menu or the one in the middle of the website’s home page. Depending on whether you intend to compete as an individual or as part of a team, you will…

20th USA Memory Championship Finals Highlights

Byusamc2019 January 2, 2019May 18, 2022

USA Memory Championship at MIT The 20th USA Memory Championship finals were held on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Kresge Auditorium in Cambridge, Massachusetts, located in the heart of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) campus. The 13 qualifying competitors competed in four live, on-stage events and John Graham won his first USA Memory Championship! Tony Dottino,…

USAMC Crowns Lance Tschirhart 21st Champion

ByMichael Dottino May 3, 2019April 20, 2022

The USA Memory Championship (USAMC) concluded its 21st event by awarding its Seahorse Trophy to Lance Tschirhart, the winner of the 2019 competition. Lance is a first-time USAMC winner and broke multiple records on his way to capturing the title.

Partnership With MIT McGovern Institute

Byusamc2019 February 26, 2019May 18, 2022

McGovern Institute for Brain Research The USA Memory Championship is celebrating its 20th anniversary by announcing a partnership with MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research. This year’s USA Memory Championship finals will be held on July 14, 2018, at 1 pm at the Kresge Auditorium, MIT. Tony Dottino, the founder, has entered into a rare…

Transformation in Real Life

Byusamc2019 February 11, 2019May 18, 2022

Explore the Organizational Excellence Collection What If Every Member of Your Organization Was 100% Invested In Its Success? What Would Be Possible? Imagine if everyone on your team had the potential for limitless creativity, confidence, effectiveness, and efficiency. Now imagine they were unable to access even a fraction of this power. It might be time…