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Austin Wierschke competes blindfolded in an elimination round during the 6th Annual LG US National Texting Championship August 8, 2012 in New York's Times Square. -- PHOTO: AFPNEW YORK (AFP) - A 17-year-old boy retained his title as America's fastest texter Wednesday in a duel of the thumbs staged before yelling fans in New York's Times Square.Austin Weirschke took home US$50,000 (S$62,300) in prize...
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A 17-year-old has out-tapped the competition to hold onto the title of being the US's fastest texter.Austin Weirschke from Wisconsin beat 10 other competitors at the sixth National Texting Championship held in New York.Contestants had to do one task with their vision blocked and another with their hands behind their back.Mr Weirschke said he planned to put the $50,000 (£32,012) prize money towards...
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America's fastest texter was named at the LG US National Texting Competition on Wednesday.Last year's champion 16-year-old Austin Wierschke of Queens, New York has reclaimed the top spot, winning 50,000 dollars.Eleven contestants, aged 16 to 24 years, met in Times Square in New York City for a face off, CBS News reported.The competition tested contestants for three skills: speed, accuracy and dext...
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Austin Wierschke of Wisconsin, won after eight rounds at the sixth annual U.S. LG National Texting Competition texting competition Wednesday in New York's Times Square.NEW YORK: A 17-year-old boy who says he has "abnormally fast thumbs" has been named theCompetition texting competition Wednesday in New York's Times Square. He gets $50,000 in prize money, which he says he'll put away for college.Eleven...
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A 17-year-old boy who says he has "abnormally fast thumbs" has been named the fastest texter in America for the second year in a row."It feels incredible," said Austin Wierschke of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, after winning the sixth annual US LG National Texting Competition in Times Square on Wednesday. He gets $50,000 in prize money, which he says he'll save and use to pay for college, along with the...
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A 17-year-old boy who says he has "abnormally fast thumbs" has been named the fastest texter in America for the second year in a row."It feels incredible," said Austin Wierschke of Rhinelander, Wiscomsin, after winning the sixth annual US LG National Texting Competition in Times Square on Wednesday. He gets $50,000 in prize money, which he says he'll save and use to pay for college, along with the...
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America's fastest texter was named at the LG US National Texting Competition on Wednesday.Last year's champion 16-year-old Austin Wierschke of Queens, New York has reclaimed the top spot, winning 50,000 dollars.Eleven contestants, aged 16 to 24 years, met in Times Square in New York City for a face off, CBS News reported.The competition tested contestants for three skills: speed, accuracy and dext...
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17-year-old boy who says he has "abnormally fast thumbs" has been named the fastest texter in America for the second year in a row. "It feels incredible," said Austin Wierschke of Rhinelander, Wis., after winning the sixth annual US LG National Texting Competition in Times Square on Wednesday. He gets $ 50,000 in prize money, which he says he'll save and use to pay for college, along with the $50,000...
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YORK - A 17-year-old boy retained his title as America's fastest texter Wednesday in a duel of the thumbs staged before yelling fans in New York's Times Square. Austin Weirschke took home $50,000 in prize money for the second time in two years when he bested 10 other texting demons in feats of thumb speed, memory and fluency in texting shorthand. One......
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Austin Wierschke, left, of Rhinelander, Wis., and Kent Augustine, of Jamaica, N.Y., compete during the final round of the 2012 LG U.S. National Texting Championship , Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 in New York.Photo: Mary Altaffer/ APAustin Wierschke, left, of Rhinelander, Wis., and Kent Augustine, Jamaica, N.Y., compete during the final round of the 2012 LG U.S. National Texting Championship , Wednesday,...
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