13-Year-Old Brianna Hendrickson Wins 2010 LG Texting Championship
Posted on September 22, 2010
LG Mobile Phones has announced that 13 year-old, Brianna Hendrickson from Brooklyn, NY won the fourth annual LG U.S. National Texting Championship. LG originated the texting competition in 2007.
After out-texting the best in the U.S. with her ultimate speed and dexterity, Brianna took home $50,000 and will now compete in the LG Text For Good Challenge, where she will have the chance to double her prize money and select a charity to which LG will make a $50,000 donation.
Brianna, who sends on average 7,000 text messages a month, claimed the 2010 LG U.S. National Texting Championship and title as fastest texter in the land by typing the phrase, "Old McDonald had a farm, Ei, ei, oh! And on this farm he had a champ. W/a txtr here, and BFF there. Here a text, there a text, erywhere a text-text!" A tricky twist on the classic song Old McDonald Had a Farm, Brianna completed the phrase, without errors, in 60 seconds using her LG Ally handset.
"I was really nervous when I saw the final phrase and worried my fingers wouldn't be fast enough," said winner Brianna. "Hearing my name announced was amazing and shocking all at the same time. I can't believe I won and I'm looking forward to continuing the competition at the LG Text For Good Challenge."