He says there’s nothing magical to explain how he went from a mostly average young man to someone who can memorize an entire deck of cards in five minutes.
“It’s the same techniques but greater volume in terms of practice involved,†he said.
Competitors in the U.S. Memory Championship square off in four categories over the course of a roughly 10-hour day.
In the morning, the initial finalists are determined in a challenge to memorize names and faces. Contestants are asked to memorize a set of photos with attached names. They must then take only the names and correctly match them up with the corresponding photos. A single mistake can knock someone out of the competition.
In the second round, semi-finalists are given five minutes to memorize a series of numbers that randomly generate on a computer screen. The contestants literally rattle off the series of numbers until someone finally breaks. They’re also required to quickly memorize and recite poetry verses, dozens of words, and recalling personal information about a stranger.
After the field has been narrowed to three, the final contestants are given five minutes to memorize an entire deck of cards. The winner is determined after two of the other finalists make a mistake in sequencing the deck.
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