17 - year - former Justin Bieber look - alikeAustin Wierschke , of Rhinelander , Wisconsin ( and a native of the United Kingdom ? ) , is $ 50,000 richer today — thanks to his quick - speedy thumbs and unfailingly accurate dexterity . He ’s a two - time prize - winning SMS champion , dame and cuss , the firm in our capital nation .
A imposing gift undeniably deserving of large piles of cash . The eight - rhythm competition , withstand in NYC ’s Times Square , tested for three factors : swiftness , accuracy , and dexterity . All 11 competition were given surplus challenges , like texting while blindfolded , or texting with their hand behind their back .
Also , weirdly , the contestants werenot allow to use spot - screen phones!It ’s 2012 for call out out loud . For Austin , who base on pic is an iPhone man , to win despite this … erm , handicap — well , that ’s maybe the most impressive part of the whole story .
Is this almost more laughable a contest than a kiddie knockout pageantry ? I do n’t know ! Here ’s a better question : What will Austin do with his prize money ? sure enough this Thomas Kyd has an unlimited text plan on his speech sound contract , and that only account for teensy fraction of the loot .
A quick shuffling through his Twitter numeration pulled up this glowing example ofAustin ’s prize - desirable ( NSFW ) texting skillz . Artfully crafted emoji , Austin , A+ !
Oh , also , isthissome sorting of text - training wound ? Ick . [ AP ]
Update : Austin ’s Twitter and Facebook account have been dispatch since the metre of issue , because of supposed plethora certain message may have caused his menage .
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