Iowa Girl Wins L.G. National Texting Championship

A 15-year-old girl with a 500-texts-a-day texting habit thumbed her way to the $50,000 grand prize at the L.G. National Texting Championship in New York on Tuesday. reports CNN.

Over 250,000 participants of all ages entered the competition, whose championship rounds were held in New York on Monday and Tuesday. Some challenges were straightforward tests of speed and accuracy, but others required a little extra texting savvy.

In one round, texters had to send texts while blindfolded. Another round quizzed contestants' knowledge of texting acronyms.

The only acronym to stump every texter was PAW -- parents are watching.

Links to previous texting championships.

emily | 4:42 PM | News, Buzz |
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