Saturday, May 12, 2007

Rock, Paper, Scissors Championships?

The Boston Globe has an article Rock, Paper, Scissors has come a long way. "The two-day 2007 USA Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Finals will bring together more than 300 regional finalists from across the nation" for a $50,000 prize.

"A lifelong devotee who discovered that there was a professional Canadian league, Leshem decided to start one here. He's written a set of rules, trained referees, and has unsuccessfully petitioned the International Olympic Committee to make it one of their events. At this weekend's event at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, a paramedic will be on standby because wrist and shoulder injuries often occur, Leshem said. ESPN is expected to air footage of the competition this summer."

"Beer distributors organized the tournaments that produced the regional finalists, and Anheuser-Busch puts up the prize money and picks up the tab for each finalist and a guest to fly to Las Vegas and stay for three days." Who 'da thunk?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hasn't the whitehouse been using this system for years?