How fast R U? Girl wins $50,000 in texting competition after racking up 14,000 texts-per-month habit

 

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Last updated at 1:56 AM on 17th June 2009

 

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Perhaps she can afford to top up herself now? Triumphant Kate Moore won $50,000 in a texting competition

 

For most parents of teenagers constantly glued to their mobile phones, texting is a dirty, and often expensive, word but the activity has netted one girl $50,000 (£30,500) and a new phone.

Fifteen-year-old American, Kate Moore beat off 20 other finalists to win the National Texting Championships after completing a series of bizarre tasks that included: texting blindfolded and texting while maneuvering through a moving obstacle course - whether that course included annoyed pedestrians was unconfirmed.

Miss Moore has only had a mobile phone for eight months but has already developed an eye-watering 14,000 texts-per-month habit.

 

In the end however her addiction reaped its own reward.

She said: '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.'

The teen dismissed the idea that she focuses too much on virtual communications, saying that while she has sometimes had her phone confiscated at school, she gets good grades, performs in school plays and at the weekend socialises with friends face-to-face rather than via a screen.

In between, she finds time to send over 400 texts a day. The purpose of which she explains is to study for exams with friends, which she says is better done by text because she can look back at the messages.

The competition, now in its third year, tests the speed and accuracy of the entrants and also for their knowledge of text speak such as PAW - 'parents are watching'.

In the final showdown, Miss Moore outtexted 14-year-old Morgan Dynda after both girls had to text three lengthy phrases without making any mistakes on the required abbreviations, capitalisation or punctuation.

 

See U L8tr: The finalists had to complete bizarre tasks like texting blindfolded

 

Moore won by a whisker on the tiebreaking text, getting the best two out of three. As she anxiously waited for confirmation of her win, tears streamed down her face.

 

Elsewhere in the competition twenty-year-old Jackie Boyd, who came in fifth, said she prefers text messages to phone calls because they get through faster and they're more private.

She said: 'You can get more of what you really truly want to say across with texting. Especially if it's an argument, you don't have to worry about saying the wrong thing.

'And if you don't want to respond, you can always say, "Oh, I didn't get your text."'

Thats ~ 460 texts per day

just over 19 texts an hour on average (24 hours), say 8 hours sleep and that's ~ 29 an hour.

 

Can she remember how to talk?

That's so stupid and pointless ... :dozey:

 

Woooow great girl, you won something !

The only thing I can say about it is that I wouldn't like to be her best friend:lol:

That's so stupid and pointless ... :dozey:

 

Woooow great girl, you won something !

The only thing I can say about it is that I wouldn't like to be her best friend:lol:

 

I think you'll find her "best friend" is actually her phone!!:P

Haha probably :D

 

But... she needs someone to send all these texts ;)

Haha probably :D

 

But... she needs someone to send all these texts ;)

 

Herself??:rolleyes:

But just think- what an accomplishment to one day show to her grandkids...:dozey::rolleyes:

But just think- what an accomplishment to one day show to her grandkids...:dozey::rolleyes:

 

Well as she's unlikely to be able to find time to have children, I would say grandkids

are pretty much an impossibility!!:P

Unless, of course she finds a way to have "textual intercourse".:rolleyes:

Thats ~ 460 texts per day

just over 19 texts an hour on average (24 hours), say 8 hours sleep and that's ~ 29 an hour.

 

Can she remember how to talk?

 

yeah, i calculated that myself. that's quite crazy. meaning every other minute she sends a message. HOW is that even possible? crazy! who is she texting to? and what are the topics she's texting about? clearly, if she's on the phone all the time, she can not possibly have a life. now she's a lifeless person with 50 000 bucks. how awesome.

She clearly needs professional help.:rolleyes: