The third annual LG U.S. National Texting Championship, concluded with 15-year-old
as the winner. Moore, won the title of the LG U.S. National Texting Champion, along
with
The winning phrase was "Zippity Dooo Dahh Zippity Ayy ... My oh MY,
what a wonderful day! Plenty of sunshine Comin' my way ...
ZippittyDooDahZippityAay! WondeRful feeling, Wonderful day!" which
Moore completed flawlessly in less than 60 seconds. The contestants
used the new LG enV3 phone, the newest edition in the enV family, which
features a full QWERTY keypad.
"When I heard the final phrase, I got so nervous and thought how can
I finish that!" said winner Moore. "But apparently, my thumbs are
faster than everyone else's! I'm so excited to be this year's champion."
Kate told AP:
"Let your kid text during dinner! Let your kid text during school! It
pays off .Your kid could win money and publicity and a phone."
More frequently sent 4,000 texts-per-month, eight months after she got her first
cell phone.
Moore won the title of texting championship after beating step sisters
The two sisters and best friends drew gasps from the crowd as they went
head to head in a semi-final texting showdown in which Dynda came out
on top, placing her in the final round where she competed against
Moore.
After Dynda won the first battle of the three round finals, Moore
began to tear up. The level of stress increased and the battle became
more dramatic. However, Moore remained strong and won the second round.
With the final round important to both girls, the one to flawlessly
complete the final phrase, fastest, was Moore. When the judges declared
Moore the winner, the crowed erupted in cheers as confetti fell to the
floor. Moore's mom, in the audience, put her hands to her face and
looked shocked as she watched her daughter win the competition and
grand prize of
The third annual LG U.S. National Championship took place over two days, with the final round and crowning of the winner in
at the NEP Studios. During the competition, players competed in various
challenges, including Text Attack, Blind Texting, Pressure Cooker, and
Text and Dodge. In each challenge, the contestants were typing in
phrases on their LG enV3's exactly as they appeared on the overhead LG
plasma screens with no typos or abbreviations, ultimately trying to be
quicker than their opponents. An additional challenge included Text to
Speak where contestants quickly decoded everyday text abbreviations
into phrases.
All three contestants were stumped by the acronym PAW
(Parents Are Watching). This challenge supports another LG initiative,
LG DTXTR, which provides an online tool for decoding text
abbreviations. PAW is one of more than 2,000 acronyms currently on the
site, which is an ever-expanding glossary where users can enter their
own texting abbreviations to be included for others to learn.
Following national preliminary rounds that included more than
250,000 participants, the competition started off with 22 contestants
who went through a "Sudden Death" round, resulting in 6 contestants
that endured the various challenges to try and accumulate the most
points for their texting skills. The three top contestants with the
most points following the challenges competed in a final qualifying
round. The top two contestants then fought to be crowned the LG U.S.
National Texting Champion in the traditional style of the competition,
a speed tournament.