What Is the USA Memory Championship?
The USA Memory Championship is an annual memory competition held in various locations, including New York City and Orlando, Florida.
Since 2020, there has been a new format for the championship. First, there is an online qualifier that includes these events:
- 3 events from Memory League (Images, Names, Numbers)
- 2 events from Lumosity (usually Memory Match Overdrive and Rotation Matrix)
Then 12 mental athletes advance to the main, in-person competition.
Discussions About the Competitions
Here are some general discussions about the USA Memory Competition:
- My experience at the 2018 USA Memory Championship Qualifying Round
- 2021 USA Memory Championship
- 4 Steps to Winning the USA Memory Championship
- Time Magazine on the USA Memory Championship
- USA Memory Championship questions
- USA memory championships speed cards
- High School students at USA Memory Championship
- Question about USA Memory Championship events
- 2020 USA Memory Championship
- 2019 USA Memory Championship
- 2016 USA Memory Championship
- USA Memory Championship in the LA Times
2025 USA Memory Championship
The 2025 USA Memory Champion is Wesley Twiggs. Watch the competition here:
2024 USA Memory Championship
The 2024 USA Memory Champion is Nelson Dellis. Watch the replay here:
2023 USA Memory Championship
The 2023 USA Memory Champion was John Graham.
2022 USA Memory Championship
The 2022 USA Memory Champion was John Graham.
2021 USA Memory Championship
The 2021 USA Memory Champion was Nelson Dellis.
2020 USA Memory Championship
The 2020 USA Memory Championship happened online due to the pandemic. The 2020 champion was Makenna Good.
2019 USA Memory Championship
2018 USA Memory Championship
2017 USA Memory Championship
2016 USA Memory Championship
2015 USA Memory Championship
- Bergen County Academies Team at 2015 USA Memory Championship
- Englewood Academies Team at the 18th USA Memory Championship
- 2015 USA Memory Championship
- How To Win The USA Memory Championships
- Ron Mallia Article (USA Memory Championship)
2014 USA Memory Championship
- Videos of the Final Rounds at the 2014 USA Memory Championship
- 2014 USA Memory Championship Registration and Dates
- USA Memory Championship in the LA Times
- San Francisco Competitors at the 2014 USA Memory Championship
- How to Train for the USA Memory Championship
- USA memory championship word event
2013 USA Memory Championship
US Records
The USA Memory Championships records are not online at the moment, but previously they were:
| Event | Score | Year | Competitor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Names & Faces | 235 points | 2019 | Nelson Dellis |
| Random Words | 120 words | 2011 | Sophia Hu |
| Speed Numbers | 483 digits | 2016 | Alex Mullen |
| Poetry | 335 points | 2016 | Katherine He) |
| Speed Cards | 18.653 seconds | 2015 | Alex Mullen |
Training Tools
Here are some tools that you can use to train for the USA Memory Championship.
To train for the “Tea Party Guests” event, you can use the following random person generators.
See Also
Learn more about the USA Memory Championship and memory techniques in general:
