Memory Championship Score Calculator
Enter your score in any of the ten events to see its championship points against the Millennium Standard (31 January 2021 revision). A standard is worth 1,000 points; a perfect ten events is 10,000.
| Event | Standard (= 1,000) | Your score | Championship points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Numbers 5 Min Random Numbers | 659 digits | digits | — |
| Hour Numbers 60 Min Random Numbers | 4,493 digits | digits | — |
| Speed Cards 5 Min Speed Cards | 16.02 seconds | seconds | — |
| Hour Cards 60 Min Cards | 2,600 cards (50 decks) | cards | — |
| Binary Numbers 30 Min Binary Digits | 7,654 digits | digits | — |
| Random Words 15 Min Random Words | 312 words | words | — |
| Abstract Images 15 Min Abstract Images | 761 points | points | — |
| Names and Faces 15 Min Names & Faces | 200 names | names | — |
| Historic Dates 5 Min Historic/Future Dates | 154 dates | dates | — |
| Spoken Numbers Spoken Numbers | 447 digits | digits | — |
| Total over 0 events | 0.0 | ||
Speed Cards is entered as the memorization time for a complete deck and converted with the rulebook formula first. Spoken Numbers scales with the square root of the score, so doubling your digits does not double the points. The standards are reviewed each 1 January and can be raised, so treat the figures as indicative.
Related tools and guides
- Speed Cards points calculator for time to points.
- Memory championship world records for the benchmark in each event.
- Leaderboard to see championship points for real athletes.
How memory championship points work
A memory championship has ten events measured in different things: digits, cards, words, names, dates and seconds. To add them into one total, the World Memory Sports Council uses the decathlon’s idea. Each event has a Millennium Standard set above the world record, and reaching it is worth 1,000 points. A perfect ten events is therefore 10,000.
For most events the formula is simply your score divided by the standard, times 1,000. Two events are different: Spoken Numbers uses the square root of the ratio, and Speed Cards, which is timed, uses a power-law formula so that a lower time scores more.
- Type your score for any event into its row. Leave events you have not done blank.
- For Speed Cards enter the memorization time in seconds for a complete, correct deck.
- Read each event's championship points and the running total at the bottom.
- Compare your strongest and weakest events to decide where the next hour of training buys the most points.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Millennium Standard?
- It is a target score for each event, set above the world record, that is worth 1,000 championship points. The WMSC reviews the standards each January and raises one once three competitors have beaten it.
- How do you calculate championship points?
- Championship points = (your raw score / the event's standard) x 1,000. Spoken Numbers uses the square root of that ratio, and Speed Cards, scored on time, uses the published formula 8007.5 / t^0.75.
- Why is the total out of 10,000?
- There are ten events and a standard is worth 1,000 in each, so matching every standard gives 10,000 points. Scores can go above 1,000 in an event, because the standard is a target, not a cap.
- Is this the same as an official championship result?
- No. The calculator applies the published standards to the scores you enter. Official totals depend on the competition's rules, the arbiters' marking and the standards in force that year, which can be newer than the revision shown here.
- Why does Spoken Numbers use a square root?
- The WMSC publishes its formula as the square root of the raw score times 47.30. That compresses the scale, so doubling your digits raises your points by about 41%, not 100%.
New to the events? Read memory championship world records for what the benchmarks look like, then check your standing on the leaderboards.