PI MATRIX RECORDS


Rules :

Each line of PI is numbered and there are 50 digits on each line in blocks of five. The candidate is given a number of a line of PI and then has to either recite the line forward or backwards. Or he will be asked to name a certain digit on that line. He also may have to multiply two certain digits on different lines. The candidate has to answer 50 tests and get them all correct.

On 09 October 1999, Creighton Carvello of England was able to pass all these tests on the first 10,050 digits of PI. His attempt took place at the Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, England. Two official witnesses were present.

The following performances have not yet been verified :

G. Uday Shankar, 7,000 digits
Bishwaroop Roy Chowdhury, 4,200 digits
Professor Aitkin, 2,000 digits





EVEREST OF MEMORY TESTS

Rules :

The first 10,000 digits of Pi are divided into 2,000 5-digit blocks. The testers call out one of these 5-digit sequences, and the candidate must reply with the 5-digit numbers on either side of the number chosen. This happens 50 times.

Ranking List:

1

Lars Christiansen

15 March 2024

13 min 34,77 sec

World Record 2024

2

Martin Nilsson

05 October 2019

14 min 33.60 sec

World Record 2019

3

Kevin Horsley

14 March 2013

16 min 38.35 sec

World Record 2013

4

Mark A. Nissen

29 March 2019

16 min 51 sec

5

Mats Bergsten

12 February 2008

17 min 39 sec

World Record 2008

6

Jan Harms

27 July 2007

20 min 30 sec

World Record 2007

7

Philip Bond

28 June 2004

29 min 51 sec

World Record 2004

8

Kevin Horsley

28 Aug 1999

39 min

World Record 1999

9

Philip Bond

18 May 1994

53 min

World Record 1994




OLYMPUS MONS OF MEMORY TESTS

Rules :

The first 100,000 digits of Pi are divided into 1,000 pages, containing 10 rows with 9 digits and 1 row with 10 digits each. The testers call out one of these 9- or 10-digit sequences, and the candidate must reply with the 9- or 10-digit numbers on either side of the number chosen. This happens 50 times.

Jonas von Essen from Sweden was the first to pass this test on 10 March 2020 in a time of 33 minutes and 00,63 seconds.