Morgan Pozgar wins texting championship for cheaters
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Apr 22nd 2007 3:08PM
posted Apr 22nd 2007 3:08PM
Last time we checked, the true challenge in speedy texting was overcoming the numeric keypad. Just ask Ben Cook or Ang Chuang Yang -- two of the world's quickest -- about what it's like to belt out a meaningless sequence of 160 characters without even the benefit of predictive text entry to ease the task. Alas, for LG, it's hard to pimp your QWERTY-equipped VX9900 enV in a contest that requires the use of the digit keys alone -- so it bent the rules for its $25,000 texting championship held in New York City this weekend, requiring that entrants do their thing on the enV's generous (relatively speaking) full keyboard. Morgan Pozgar, a 13 year old Pennsylvanian, bested 21 year old Eli Tirosh in the final round to walk away with the crown and the $25,000 booty by accurately texting "Supercalifragilisticexpialidoucious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious," something Tirosh failed to do. How does it feel to have an asterisk permanently affixed next to your "World's Fastest Texter" title, Ms. Pozgar? Shall we give sprinters roller skates in the Olympics next year, too?
Um-dili-ili-ili-umdili-i.. HEY
STOP THAT!
Damn Chris, show some respect. I don't expect you could do as well as she did either.
So what? Big deal,you can type fast your thumbs...
I love the thought of you 'numerics' typing this blog on laptops that don't have 'QWERTY.'
Catch up, it's 'So easy a Cave Man can do it.'
Can I borrow your abacus to balance my checkbook?
In response to your question
"How does it feel to have an asterisk permanently affixed next to your "World's Fastest Texter" title"
I'd have to assume her answer would be that it feels like $25K... and then she'd ask you what you got paid to mock and her, and then she'd walk away.
Ohhhhh, Mr. Ziegler got told.
Engadget.
Please get a spell check or something.
Clearly it's spelled "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."
NOT
"SupercalifragilisticexpialidoUcious"
Sheesh!
Damn. What's going on with engadget. A few days ago you bitched about MS offering the public to beta-test the coming Windows Media Center update and now this?
Haven't gotten laid for a while, spending too much time in front of that Dell 24 inch screen of yours?
Seriously. She's 13, she won $25k; that's a reason to make fun of her? OK Mr. Ziegler smartypants, what's an alternative way someone for that age to make some coin? Quit being so bitter.
And what's with that last part about roller skates? She used the appropriate tool for the task. I don't carry a full-sized keyboard around in my pocket and I don't spend all day locked away in my mom's basement. Sometimes, when I'm out, it's nice to be able to send a message from a pocket device. Moron.
Ok people, to get this straight YOU ALL NEED TO SHUT UP ABOUT ALL THIS CRAP. you don't even know the whole story/details. I do =p She just happens to be my best friend and you guys posting all this crap about her makes me mad. she won the $25,000 fair and square. EVERYONE that competed had to use either the V or the enV and thats EXACTLY what she did. So shut up about her cheating and all that crap. She went to the competition not even thinking she would win but just to have some fun. And actually she sends 4000 texts a month and recieves 4000 not sends 8000 and recieves 8000. None of you understand that its not all that great being recognized for texting because people say that its just a waste of time and that its really stupid. And its ESPECIALLY not good with all you people out here posting crap that not true. So here you go. this is real accurate proof. Shes sitting right here beside me watching me type it. And if you guys don't believe that i'm her friend thats your problem. you can suck it. All this is actually true and not lying shit like all you guys posted. so get the story staright and quit making her seem like a LOW LIFE LOSER. Shes just an average 13 year old girl trying to live her freaking life without all you guys posting freakin crap that not true. SO KEEP THIS POST IN MIND BECAUSE ITS ALL TRUE.
STORY: She went to the competition thinking it would be fun and she didn't even think she would win. She competed like everyone else and won fair and square. She didn't cheat and she used a keyboard phone without t9 like everyone else in the competition did. she got the $25,000 and if you think she brags about it....she doesn't. People ask her about it all the time at school and when we go places. Don't you think it would be hard being bugged about it everyday? Take a walk in her shoes. You will realize how hard it is.
Lenny**
USA Today newspaper had a life style story on the use of texting and how it is affecting interpersonal relationships. Especially the lack of social skills by avid texters in making small talk in front of another person. A recent TV commercial features a young girl speaking in a text message syntax back to an older adult woman [mother?]. Are we all destined in "Blade Runner" "Soylent Green" future to speak and write in 160 character fashion? www.dougcaldwell.net
They get rewards for shit like that?
When did you guys become so smug? The quality of blogging is diminishing to the point where I don't even read your article. The only reason I still come here is for your research, which remains on par.
While i don't think the remarks are neccesary, you do have to keep in mind that they did bend the rules from just 0-9 to qwerty, and that really does make the playing field unbalanced. In all fairness in a competition like this one, if you really KNOW your qwerty pad by touch, thats 2 less button presses for 9 letters, and one less press for another 9,which when it comes down to it, could really make or break the competition.
Unless they truely thought searching through more keys made the added button pressed equal, but for a fair competition, this shouldn't have been allowed. Simple put, it's not bringing roller blades to a spring competition, but it is bringing a gun to a knife fight.
but if you read the article, it actually said nothing about what was mentioned in the post, so just where is the article that Mr. Ziegler is reporting?
Too bad her parents gonna make her use it for College! Ha!
So they bent the rules a little but who cares. She's better than 90% of the people on the planet. Seems like some one has a case of sour grapes, if only some people weren't so petty. Oh well I guess it's easy to pick on a 13yr old girl, I for one congratulate her on a job well done.
god bless america. this is what america is good at, doing stuff that hardly matters.
Funny story.... I was the one Morgan beat for the East Coast Title. Let me tell you, it's not a great feeling knowing you lost $25,000 to a 13 year-old. The Eli (from LA) finished before Morgan but had an error in her text. Morgan took a good extra minute to finish up but had it completely correct so she won. Knowing I could have beaten Eli and won $25,000 made it even worse. I still can't believe that I didn't get anything for 2nd place. Freaking sucks.
Wow, way to get snotty to a 13 year old kid, Engadget.
bet i'll win in a pissing contest.
Wonder if she used T9 for Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious...
jordan_lee00 She didn't use T9. None of the people in the competition knew what they had to type and why whould she even cheat? shes good.. and i know this because shes my best friend and i text her pretty much 24/7... dont belive me ? SUCK IT and that your problem that you don't
Lenny**
I wonder how long it took her to do it? It says interestingly that she texted on a regular basis, 8000 texts a month! thats 1 every 5 minutes.
Must be a lot of 13 year olds posting tonight. Who else could think it's reasonable to win that much money for 2 minutes of something she already does anyway? What's my cash prize for rolling out of bed in the morning? One can only hope her parents make her spend it on college.
8000 texts a month! What a colossal waste of time. Especially considering that 90% of text messages a mindless crap such as "what's up" reply "nothin" ect. Amazing that she got so much money for a useless antisocial skill. Maybe they should give a prize for people who actually know how to communicate face to face with people and have real conversations. Hell my conversations with the checker at Walmart are more in depth and sociable than your average text message. Or maybe give a prize for a 13yr old who is doing something that has a value to society or themselves.
Forgot to mention she sends, on average, 8,000 text messages a month . . .
Also, I typed "Supercalifragilisticexpialidoucious!" in less than 3 seconds using Firefox's Live Search, wheres my $25K?
Thumbs like the devil
She didn't cheat. The contest was sponsored by LG & ALL contestents were required to use either the V or EnV phone with both are equipped with the QWERTY keypad. Since this was the requirement T9 was not an issue one way or another. Companies give away money all the time to people & businesses that are not "doing something that has a value to society or themselves". Look at the money invested in ads on this site alone. Don't you think Dish Network could use their ad money for feeding the hungry? But that would defeat the purpose of their ad budget.
She has also stated that her mom is making her save some of the money for college. She's 13 and clothes are very important, but I am sure she is not going to be allowed to spend all of it on clothes. I saw her on ESPN Cold Pizza & she said she plays sports & is a cheerleader. People receive money all the time for "easy" things. Look at a fashion model, they get thousands just for sitting there & looking pretty. Allow her to enjoy her 15 minutes of fame. Hopefully she will!
Im pretty sure im a little upset I did not know about this competition.
I did it in 7 seconds on my T-Mobile SIDEK!CK 3.
Now, maybe that little slut should give me the money or something.
Does it have to be an LG Phone?
Because theyre QWERTY sucks
I'll challenge her to it! hahaha
TEXT OFF!