In Latest Memory Competition, Performance Improves by 100 Points and 6th Grader Memorizes 43 Cards in 5 Minutes

How much information can the human brain accurately remember in just 5 minutes? For a series of final exams in their last three classes from late May to early June, our Memory & Creativity Year 1 students completed assessments of MemoKid’s Memory Ranking Competition in five disciplines: Images, Random Numbers, Names & Faces, Speed Cards, and Random Words. Each of these disciplines had maximum of 5 minutes allowed for memorization. Memory sports demand intense focus, structured visualization, sequential thinking and consistent training. Student results prove that memory is indeed a trainable skill.

Remarkable Progress Since February 2026

Competition data exhibits significant individual performance growth in many students in the following three disciplines that were tested in their last competition at the end of February:

• Images Discipline: Up to 100 more points earned and up to 101 more images correctly recalled.

• Random Numbers Discipline: Up to 52 more digits recalled correctly.

• Names & Faces Discipline:  Up to 12 more names correctly spelled and matched.

  
  

These milestones show how evidence-based memory techniques help support and strengthen cognitive processing speed, attention span, steady memorization and accurate recall.

Division Standouts in May/June Competition

While full detailed graphics for all student rankings are uploaded below, here are key highlights from the May/June leaderboard:

Kids Division (2014–2015)

• Images: Henry Ny. earned the top spot in this discipline with 138 points, correctly recalling 146 images. Asher En. followed closely with 127 points, correctly recalling 139 images.

• Random Numbers: Henry Ny. led the points standing with 40 points, correctly recalling an impressive 78 digits in total. Oyut-Od Bi. followed with a flawless 24 out of 24 digits recalled in just 00:51.166.

• Names & Faces: Asher En. earned the highest score in this division with 17 points, accurately spelling 17 international names and correctly matching them with corresponding individuals. Oyut-Od Bi. followed next doing the same but for 15 names.

• Speed Cards: Henry Ny. secured the top position by perfectly recalling 43 playing cards in 03:07.231 minutes, setting a record unmatched by anyone in the Juniors Division.

• Random Words: Asher En. placed first earning the highest score of 22 points, while Henry Ny. recalled 38 words correctly but at 20 points.

  
  

Juniors Division (2011–2013)

• Images: Michael Tu. achieved an exceptional score of 208 points by correctly recalling 216 images. Then Tselmuun Mu. earned the next highest score of 156 points by recalling 172 images, followed by Amirlan Ba., who recalled the second highest volume of 182 images, earning 115 points.

• Random Numbers: Ankhilan Ba. led this discipline with 64 points and perfect accuracy, followed by Ganbold Sm. with 60 points and same perfect accuracy. Under the correct recall metrics, Tselmuun Mu. reached 73 digits and Michael Tu. 71 digits.

• Names & Faces: Tselmuun Mu. earned the top spot by impressively memorizing 37 names in 5 minutes, matching and spelling 34 of them correctly and earning 34 points. Sainoyut Ba. and Erdem Ba. followed next correctly matching and spelling 18 names and earning 18 points.

• Speed Cards: Amy Pu. took the top spot by earning 21 points recalling 21 playing cards with 100% accuracy, followed by Tuguldur Tu. who earned 20 points by correctly recalling 20 cards consecutively. In the meantime, Tselmuun Mu. achieved the highest volume of correct recalls in this age division with 24 cards but earning 7 points.

• Random Words: Tselmuun Mu. placed first earning 30 points with 40 correct recalls. Then followed Ganbold Sm. and Amy Pu., with 27 and 26 points respectively and both with 100% accuracy.

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Looking Ahead to Year 2

We congratulate every single student who participated in this competition and completed their Year 1 training. Just like athletic sports, success in memory sports relies heavily on consistent practice and effective utilization of techniques.

By learning the core principles of creative memorization and visualization and applying them to a variety of everyday life and school subjects in Year 1, our students have built a strong foundation. We are excited to see many of them progress into Year 2 with memory sports athlete-level training, building high-volume recall strength, increasing processing speed and expanding their skillset into additional memory sports disciplines.

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