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Nelson Dellis has won the USA Memory Championship three times, and he's trying for a fourth at the event's 18th annual competition, to be held March 29 in New York. This year's theme is "Anyone Can Do It." "Memory is a skill," explains event president and co-founder Marshall Tarley, "and like [in] any other sport, when you learn the skill and practice, your memory gets stronger, your brain works better, and you compete for the gold." Proving that point, the more than 60 competitors range in age from 12 to 60 and include a hockey player, a former car mechanic, a musician, and a surgeon. Dellis himself is a mountain climber. Here, in a piece from last year, he explains a bit about how he got involved in the field in the first place and how he does what he does (video):
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1jwdbb_secrets-of-a-u-s-memory-champion_lifestyle
So, Dellis did it! He kept his crown. Congratulations are due, as well, to the student participants from Hershey High School for winning the Memory Team competition (also again).
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