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===This special place has been created by Karla Wollin Boyer to inform those who are interested in unusual excellence, to honor those who have achieved it, and to inspire those who hunger to reach it.===
Following are the top overall results for the last ten National Speed Contests. For correct scores, this is the place to look. Scores published elsewhere are frequently in error. See KARLA'S GRADING CHART below for correct individual percentages as corresponding to errors for each contest section.
***2007 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in Dallas, Texas
 1. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 100 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by 9 errors overall ahead of second place)
97.292 overall accuracy
220 Literary -32; 230 Legal Opinion -23; 280 QA -45
2. Sherry Josephine Bryant, 109 ERRORS TOTAL
96.97 overall accuracy
220 Literary -55; 230 Legal Opinion -15; 280 QA -39
***2006 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in New York City, New York
1. J. Edward Varallo, 20 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by 24 errors overall ahead of second place)
99.43 overall accuracy
220 Literary -8; 230 Legal Opinion -8; 280 QA -4
2. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 44 ERRORS TOTAL
98.833 overall accuracy
220 Literary -8; 230 Legal Opinion -13; 280 QA -23
3. Melanie Humphrey-Sonntag, 50 ERRORS TOTAL
98.676 overall accuracy
220 Literary -15; 230 Legal Opinion -7; 280 QA -28
***2005 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in Phoenix, Arizona
 Note: Only one error separates second place from fifth place!
Out of 3,650 words!
1. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 28 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by 20 errors overall ahead of second place)
99.272 overall accuracy
220 Literary -3; 230 Legal Opinion -8; 280 QA -17
2. Alan H. Brock, 48 ERRORS TOTAL
98.728 overall accuracy
220 Literary -8; 230 Legal Opinion -15; 280 QA -25
3. Melanie Humphrey-Sonntag, 49 ERRORS TOTAL
98.714 overall accuracy
220 Literary -4; 230 Legal Opinion -18; 280 QA -27
4. Rita J. Bowen, 46 ERRORS TOTAL
98.695 overall accuracy
220 Literary -6; 230 Legal Opinion -33; 280 QA -7
5. Karla Wollin Boyer, 49 ERRORS TOTAL
98.669 overall accuracy
220 Literary -11; 230 Legal Opinion -18; 280 QA -20
***2004 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in Chicago, Illinois
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY FOUR FORMER NCRA CHAMPIONS COMPETED TOGETHER!
THE FOUR CHAMPIONS FILLED THE TOP FOUR SLOTS IN THE RESULTS!
Pictured: Top three with Woody Waga
1. Karla Wollin Boyer, 25 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by eight errors overall ahead of second place)
99.284 overall accuracy
220 Literary -13; 230 Legal Opinion -7; 280 QA -5
2. Diane K. Kraynak, 33 ERRORS TOTAL
99.044 overall accuracy
220 Literary -15; 230 Legal Opinion -14; 280 QA -4
3. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 37 ERRORS TOTAL
98.932 overall accuracy
220 Literary -12; 230 Legal Opinion -21; 280 QA -4
4. Alan H. Brock, 70 ERRORS TOTAL
98.040 overall accuracy
220 Literary -30; 230 Legal Opinion -19; 280 QA -21
***2003 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in Reno, Nevada
1. Alan H. Brock, 22 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by three errors overall ahead of second place)
99.458 overall accuracy
220 Literary -2; 230 Legal Opinion -1; 280 QA -19
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 25 ERRORS TOTAL
99.317 overall accuracy
220 Literary -8; 230 Legal Opinion -7; 280 QA -10
3. Rita Bowen, 32 ERRORS TOTAL
99.126 overall accuracy
220 Literary -10; 230 Legal Opinion -9; 280 QA -13
4. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 32 ERRORS TOTAL
99.092 overall accuracy
220 Literary -13; 230 Legal Opinion -12; 280 QA -7
***2002 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in Orlando, Florida
1. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 14 ERRORS TOTAL
 (Winner by four errors overall ahead of second place)
99.632 overall accuracy
220 Literary -3; 230 Legal Opinion -3; 280 QA -8
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 18 ERRORS TOTAL
99.543 overall accuracy
220 Literary -2; 230 Legal Opinion -3; 280 QA -13
3. Sherry Bowes Bryant, 29 ERRORS TOTAL
99.198 overall accuracy
220 Literary -14; 230 Legal Opinion -4; 280 QA -11
***2001 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in New Orleans, Louisiana
1. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 16 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by four errors overall ahead of second place)
99.554 overall accuracy
220 Literary -6; 230 Legal Opinion -5; 280 QA -5
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 20 ERRORS TOTAL
99.47 overall accuracy
220 Literary -5; 230 Legal Opinion -4; 280 QA -11
3. Thomas Brezina, 74 ERRORS TOTAL
98.134 overall accuracy
220 Literary -4; 230 Legal Opinion -15; 280 QA -55
***2000 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in San Diego, California
1. Karla Wollin Boyer, 38 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by 11 errors overall ahead of second place)
99.042 overall accuracy
220 Literary -5; 230 Legal Opinion -4; 280 QA -29
2. Rita J. Bowen, 49 ERRORS TOTAL
98.634 overall accuracy
220 Literary -14; 230 Legal Opinion -21; 280 QA -14
3. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 86 ERRORS TOTAL
97.855 overall accuracy
220 Literary -3; 230 Legal Opinion -15; 280 QA -68
***1999 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in Boston, Massachusetts
1. Karla Wollin Boyer, 29 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by 13 errors overall ahead of second place)
99.286 percent overall accuracy
220 Literary -2; 230 Legal Opinion -2; 280 QA -25
2. Wendy Engler Shade, 42 ERRORS TOTAL
98.971 percent overall accuracy
220 Literary -2; 230 Legal Opinion -3; 280 QA -37
3. Melanie Humphrey-Sonntag, 89 ERRORS TOTAL
97.756 percent overall accuracy
220 Literary -12; 230 Legal Opinion -9; 280 QA -68
***1998 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in Chicago, Illinois
1. Karla Wollin Boyer, 20 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by 17 errors overall ahead of second place)
99.441 percent overall accuracy
220 Literary -8; 230 Legal Opinion -6; 280 QA -6
2. Diane K. Kraynak, 37 ERRORS TOTAL
98.939 percent overall accuracy
220 Literary -11; 230 Legal Opinion -21; 280 QA -5
3. Donna M. Urlaub, 64 ERRORS TOTAL
98.175 percent overall accuracy
220 Literary -20; 230 Legal Opinion -33; 280 QA -11
***1997 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS***
NCRA National Speed Contest
Held in Orlando, Florida
1. Wendy Engler Shade, 27 ERRORS TOTAL
(Winner by zero errors overall ahead of second place)
99.318 overall accuracy
220 Literary -2; 230 Legal Opinion -5; 280 QA -20
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 27 ERRORS TOTAL
99.261 overall accuracy
220 Literary -6; 230 Legal Opinion -11; 280 QA -10
3. Donna M. Urlaub, 44 ERRORS TOTAL
98.768 overall accuracy
220 Literary -2; 230 Legal Opinion -33; 280 QA -9
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 The first well-witnessed official national shorthand competition in the United States was held in 1909. There have been 25 National Speed Contest Champions (19 males, six females) from 1909 to present. Included here are the historically noteworthy records set by contestants since that inaugural year--at speeds up to 280 words per minute.
The 1909 competition ranged in speed from 160 to 280 words per minute and required passing only two takes of seven offered. The first champion, Willard B. Bottome, won with 12 errors on the 207 Jury Charge (intended to be 220) and 78 errors on the 280 QA. The Q and A designations were counted and dictated.
The 1910 competition introduced the offering of Literary at 200 and/or 220, Jury Charge at 240, and QA at 280 words per minute. Clyde H. Marshall won the championship with 39 errors on the 200 Literary, 85 errors on the 240 Jury Charge, and 62 errors on the 280 QA.
Many of today's writers have reached impressive accuracy on material of even greater speed and difficulty. The contests from 1909 through 1914 allowed a surprising 10 percent error margin. The contests from 1919 through the present have allowed the less lenient 5 percent error margin.
No United States national contests were held from 1915 through 1918, in 1920, nor from 1928 through 1951.
The 1914 competition was the only contest which allowed machine writers--until 1952. Nathan Behrin, a Pitman writer, was second to a stenotypist on the 220 material in 1914, but Behrin won overall as the only contestant qualifying on three high takes to include 280.
The 240 Jury Charge was raised to 260 words per minute in 1926 to complement the then-standard 220 Literary and the well-in-place 280 QA. The 1926 competition (continuing through the present) also eliminated the counting and dictating of the Q and A designations in the 280 take. The 1926 modifications significantly boosted the difficulty of the contests.
No nonmachine-shorthand writer has won the national championship since 1927.
The 1958 competition replaced the 260 Jury Charge with the somewhat more difficult 230 Legal Opinion still included today.
The NCRA National Speed Contest utilizes material of random density and therefore of varying difficulty from quarter minute to quarter minute and from year to year (with the exception of the 1990 Legal Opinion, which averaged 199 words per minute at random word count rather than 230 because the material was mistakenly counted out syllabically--and which resulted in five zero-error transcriptions). The National Realtime Contest is also by word count of random density.
The National Court Reporters Association shorthand examinations (being the Registered Professional Reporter, Registered Merit Reporter, and Certified Realtime Reporter RPR, RMR, and CRR) are currently counted out syllabically to obtain a 1.4 standard word density throughout.
The World Championship INTERSTENO (also called INTERINFO) Literary competitions (which are dictated at increasing syllabic speeds each minute) in English are syllabically even within each quarter minute of each progressively faster minute, but the difficulty often reaches an overall density of 2.1 or greater. The final such minute in the international competitions then typically has reached a speed from competition to competition of about 280 to 315 words per minute as calculated by standard syllabic count, or the equivalent of about 260 to 295 by the most typical National Speed Contest Literary standards. In 2001, at the international competition in Hannover, Germany, the speed in English reached 490 syllables in the tenth (final) minute, or 274 actual Literary words per minute, the equivalent of 350 words per minute by 1.4 RPR and RMR standards. This fact renders impossible any fair comparison between the languages to determine an overall winner for 2001. Beginning with the 2003 Congress in Rome, Italy, there were 15 minutes of dictation presented in three five-minute takes, at progressive speeds per minute, under new formulas for speed and for grading.
NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST
GREAT HISTORY MAKERS:
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MOST NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST FIRST-PLACE OVERALL FINISHES:
7, Diane K. Kraynak, 1978, 1981-1982, 1985, 1988-1989, 1992
6, Charles A. Boyer, 1971-1972-1973, 1977, 1980, 1983
6, Karla Wollin Boyer, 1987, 1991, 1998-1999-2000, 2004
6, J. Edward Varallo, 1974-1975-1976, 1986, 1996, 2006
5, Nathan Behrin, 1911-1912-1913-1914, 1922
4, William Cohen, 1953, 1955-1956-1957
4, Candace K. Braksick, 1990, 1993-1994-1995
4, Mark Tod Kislingbury, 2001-2002, 2005, 2007
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MOST NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST TOP-THREE OVERALL FINISHES:
 23, Karla Wollin Boyer
14, Diane K. Kraynak
13, Charles A. Boyer
9, Howard R. Lubin
9, Candace K. Braksick
8, J. Edward Varallo
7, Wendy Engler Shade
6, Nathan Behrin
6, Charles L. Swem
6, Mark Tod Kislingbury
5, Martin J. Dupraw
5, William Cohen
5, Lee B. Beal
5, John P. Murray
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MOST NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST OVERALL FINISHES:
 26, Karla Wollin Boyer
18, Lee B. Beal
15, Charles A. Boyer
15, Diane K. Kraynak
14, Candace K. Braksick
13, Wendy Engler Shade
12, Maynard E. Peterson
12, J. Edward Varallo
11, James E. Bouley
11, Mark Tod Kislingbury
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TOP ACCURACY SLOTS FOR NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST 280 QA:
(by number of errors in five minutes)
Note: From 1952 to present, with Q and A designations no longer counted and dictated.
0 errors
J. Edward Varallo, 1975
Candace K. Braksick, 1994, 1995
1 error
Charles A. Boyer, 1977, 1984
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1983, 1986, 1995
J. Edward Varallo, 1986
Wendy Engler Shade, 1996
2 errors
Arnold Cohen, 1953, 1954, 1956
William Cohen, 1953
Nathaniel Weiss, 1960
Erwin Goodman, 1964
J. Edward Varallo, 1969, 1974, 1996
Charles A. Boyer, 1976
Diane K. Kraynak, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1990
William L. Odom, 1980
Candace K. Braksick, 1990
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1994
Wendy Engler Shade, 1995
Lori Unruh, 1996
3 errors
Arnold Cohen, 1952
Rose Jackson, 1990
Candace K. Braksick, 1993
4 errors
William Cohen, 1955
Nathaniel Weiss, 1958
Howard R. Lubin, 1966
John P. Murray, 1974
J. Edward Varallo, 1976, 2006
David G. Holt, 1980
Dwight L. Van Wyngarden, 1980
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1981 (as Karla M. Wollin), 1991
William L. Odom, 1984
Diane K. Kraynak, 1985, 1989, 2004
Donna M. Urlaub, 1996
Mark Tod Kislingbury, 2004
5 errors
Charles A. Boyer, 1971, 1981
John P. Murray, 1971
Howard R. Lubin, 1972
William L. Odom, 1983
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1984, 1990, 2004
Diane K. Kraynak, 1987, 1998
Suzanne Vadnal, 1995
Susan Goldstein Henley, 1993
Mark Tod Kislingbury, 2001
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TOP ACCURACY SLOTS FOR NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST OVERALL FINISHES:
(by total errors in 15 minutes)
Note: For the pre-1952 era, only the top overall score for 200-240-280 (three errors), with Q and A designations counted and dictated, and the top overall score for 220-260-280 (eight errors) are included.
3 errors
Martin J. Dupraw, 1925
-(200 Literary, one; 240 Jury Charge, one; 280 QA, one)
Candace K. Braksick, 1994
-(220 Literary, one; 230 Legal Opinion, two; 280 QA, zero)
4 errors
Candace K. Braksick, 1990, 1995
(1990 Legal Opinion averaged 199 wpm, not 230)
5 errors
J. Edward Varallo, 1986
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1995
6 errors
J. Edward Varallo, 1975
7 errors
J. Edward Varallo, 1976
Diane K. Kraynak, 1986
8 errors
Martin J. Dupraw, 1926
Nathaniel Weiss, 1958, 1960
Charles A. Boyer, 1977
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1986
9 errors
Arnold Cohen, 1952, 1953
William Cohen, 1953
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1991
Candace K. Braksick, 1993
10 errors
Diane K. Kraynak, 1985, 1990
Wendy Engler Shade, 1995
11 errors
Charles A. Boyer, 1976
12 errors
Erwin Goodman, 1964
Charles A. Boyer, 1973
14 errors
J. Edward Varallo, 1996
Mark Tod Kislingbury, 2002
 15 errors
William Cohen, 1957
Craig Windsor Wallace, 1963
J. Edward Varallo, 1974
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1985, 1987, 1993
16 errors
Arnold Cohen, 1954
Nathaniel Weiss, 1959
Charles A. Boyer, 1985
Mark Tod Kislingbury, 2001
17 errors
William Cohen, 1956
Howard R. Lubin, 1964
Gary W. Moll, 1993
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1994
18 errors
Karla Wollin Boyer, 2002
19 errors
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1990
Donna M. Urlaub, 1995
20 errors
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1998, 2001
J. Edward Varallo, 2006
21 errors
Howard R. Lubin, 1969
Charles A. Boyer, 1980
Wendy Engler Shade, 1990, 1994
22 errors
Dwight L. Van Wyngarden, 1980
Candace K. Braksick, 1991
Alan H. Brock, 2003
23 errors
William Cohen, 1955
Diane K. Kraynak, 1980
Courtney Cargill, 1990
24 errors
Alberta R. Buster, 1967
25 errors
Mark Tod Kislingbury, 1995
Wendy Engler Shade, 1996
Karla Wollin Boyer, 2003, 2004
26 errors
William Cohen, 1952
Charles A. Boyer, 1971
Diane K. Kraynak, 1981
William L. Odom, 1984
27 errors
Dwight L. Van Wyngarden, 1977
Diane K. Kraynak, 1982, 1989
Wendy Engler Shade, 1991, 1997
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1997
28 errors
Charles A. Boyer, 1969, 1974, 1981
Karla M. Wollin, 1981
Erica Malcolm, 1990
Susan Goldstein Henley, 1993
Mark Tod Kislingbury, 2005
29 errors
J. Edward Varallo, 1971
Karla Wollin Boyer, 1999
Sherry Bowes Bryant, 2002
30 errors
Charles A. Boyer, 1983
Diane K. Kraynak, 1983
Thomas K. Yoder, 1990, 1991
Rose Jackson, 1990
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CLOSEST NATIONAL SPEED CONTESTS:
(by total errors in 15 minutes for top overall slots)
Note: For the pre-1952 era, only the top closest event is included. Speeds in 1924 were 200-240-280, with Q and A designations counted and dictated.
Also note that third-place overall finishers are sometimes very close to the top two positions, sometimes very far behind.
1953
1. Arnold Cohen, 9 errors
2. William Cohen, 9 errors
3. Doris Dennelly, 141 errors
1997
1. Wendy Engler Shade, 27 errors
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 27 errors
3. Donna M. Urlaub, 44 errors
1924
1. Charles L. Swem, 29 errors
2. Nathan Behrin, 29 errors
3. Martin J. Dupraw
1983
1. Charles A. Boyer, 30 errors
2. Diane K. Kraynak, 30 errors
3. Karla Wollin Boyer, 36 errors
1961
1. Craig Windsor Wallace, 75 errors
2. Lee B. Beal, 74 errors
3. Albert Stern, 82 errors
(a case where the contestant with the fewest errors placed second overall)
1995
1. Candace K. Braksick, 4 errors
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 5 errors
3. Wendy Engler Shade, 10 errors
1980
1. Charles A. Boyer, 21 errors
2. Dwight L. Van Wyngarden, 22 errors
3. Diane K. Kraynak, 23 errors
1986
1. J. Edward Varallo, 5 errors
2. Diane K. Kraynak, 7 errors
3. Karla Wollin Boyer, 8 errors
1981
1. Diane K. Kraynak, 26 errors
2. Charles A. Boyer, 28 errors
3. Karla M. Wollin, 28 errors
1978
1. Diane K. Kraynak, 35 errors
2. Jerry B. Jordan, 37 errors
3. Jonathan H. Young, 52 errors
1965
1. Alberta R. Buster, 52 errors
2. John P. Murray, 54 errors
3. Howard R. Lubin, 58 errors
2003
1. Alan H. Brock, 22 errors
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 25 errors
3. Rita Bowen, 32 errors
1971
1. Charles A. Boyer, 26 errors
2. J. Edward Varallo, 29 errors
3. Howard R. Lubin, 41 errors
1966
1. Alberta R. Buster, 41 errors
2. William B. Shakin, 44 errors
3. Howard R. Lubin, 76 errors
1976
1. J. Edward Varallo, 7 errors
2. Charles A. Boyer, 11 errors
3. John P. Murray, 42 errors
2002
1. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 14 errors
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 18 errors
3. Sherry Bowes Bryant, 29 errors
2001
1. Mark Tod Kislingbury, 16 errors
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 20 errors
3. Thomas Brezina, 74 errors
1982
1. Diane K. Kraynak, 27 errors
2. Charles A. Boyer, 31 errors
3. Karla M. Wollin, 38 errors
1970
1. Richard Tuttle, 33 errors
2. Charles A. Boyer, 37 errors
3. Howard R. Lubin, 55 errors
1985
1. Diane K. Kraynak, 10 errors
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 15 errors
3. Charles A. Boyer, 16 errors
1964
1. Erwin Goodman, 12 errors
2. Howard R. Lubin, 17 errors
3. Martin Fincun, 63 errors
1962
1. Craig Windsor Wallace, 49 errors
2. Erwin Goodman, 54 errors
3. Arlene Jenkins, 69 errors
1968
1. Howard R. Lubin, 55 errors
2. Richard Tuttle, 60 errors
3. Harvey Melman, 67 errors
1990
1. Candace K. Braksick, 4 errors
2. Diane K. Kraynak, 10 errors
3. Karla Wollin Boyer, 19 errors
1993
1. Candace K. Braksick, 9 errors
2. Karla Wollin Boyer, 15 errors
3. Gary W. Moll, 17 errors
1979
1. Peggy A. Antone, 53 errors
2. Jerry B. Jordan, 59 errors
3. William L. Odom, 84 errors
1969
1. Howard R. Lubin, 21 errors
2. Charles A. Boyer, 28 errors
3. Richard Tuttle, 44 errors
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MOST NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST CONSECUTIVE-YEAR
FIRST-PLACE OVERALL FINISHES:
4, Nathan Behrin, 1911-1912-1913-1914 (of five total)
3, Martin J. Dupraw, 1925-1926-1927
3, Arnold Cohen, 1952-1953-1954
3, William Cohen, 1955-1956-1957 (of four total)
3, Nathaniel Weiss, 1958-1959-1960
3, Craig Windsor Wallace, 1961-1962-1963
3, Alberta R. Buster, 1965-1966-1967
3, Charles A. Boyer, 1971-1972-1973 (of six total)
3, J. Edward Varallo, 1974-1975-1976 (of six total)
3, Candace K. Braksick, 1993-1994-1995 (of four total)
3, Karla Wollin Boyer, 1998-1999-2000 (of six total)
2, Charles L. Swem, 1923-1924
2, Howard R. Lubin, 1968-1969
2, Diane K. Kraynak, 1981-1982 and 1988-1989 (of seven total)
2, Mark Tod Kislingbury, 2001-2002 (of four total)
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MOST NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST INDIVIDUAL-SECTION
GOLD MEDAL SCORES:
22, Karla Wollin Boyer
19, Charles A. Boyer
17, J. Edward Varallo
16, Candace K. Braksick
14, Diane K. Kraynak
12, William Cohen
12, Mark Tod Kislingbury
9, Arnold Cohen
9, Nathaniel Weiss
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MOST NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST INDIVIDUAL-SECTION
MEDALS OF ANY COLOR:
63, Karla Wollin Boyer (22 gold, 27 silver, 14 bronze)
36, Charles A. Boyer (19 gold, 12 silver, five bronze)
35, Diane K. Kraynak (14 gold, 16 silver, five bronze)
30, J. Edward Varallo (17 gold, 11 silver, two bronze)
26, Candace K. Braksick (16 gold, eight silver, two bronze)
22, Wendy Engler Shade (five gold, six silver, 11 bronze)
22, Mark Tod Kislingbury (12 gold, seven silver, three bronze)
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 LITTLE-KNOWN, WELL-KNOWN,
OR STRIKING NATIONAL CONTEST TRIVIA FACTS:
** Nathan Behrin heavily promoted termination of the national contest only after losing repeatedly following his fifth championship.
** Although William Cohen tied for first place overall with twin brother Arnold before going on to place first overall three more times, he is widely known as only a three-time national champion because Arnold received the trophy in the tie year in recognition of his own third championship.
** In the 1971 Legal Opinion, Charles A. Boyer was graded to have one error--a new accuracy record in that category at that time. His error was the correction to "nor to" of the error "not to" contained in the original contest dictation text. The version which was published in the national magazine as the contest was actually the text as corrected by Charles but for which he was penalized. Some have argued that Charles A. Boyer's 1971 Legal Opinion was in fact the first perfect paper turned in at national competition.
** After enjoying his 1973 national championship trophy for a total of 15 minutes, Charles A. Boyer never saw the trophy again. Fellow contestant J. Edward Varallo informed him a quarter century later that he, Varallo, had likely disposed of it along with some of his own later-acquired trophies years earlier with the understanding that Charles did not want his trophy. That understanding was incorrect.
 **  When Charles A. Boyer won his sixth national championship in 1983, the Boyers took home all the gold. Chuck won the Literary, and Karla Wollin Boyer won the Legal Opinion and Testimony.
** The first year in which computers were allowed in the National Speed Contest was 1985. That is also the first year in which a perfect paper was turned in transcribed by computer. Charles A. Boyer achieved 100 percent accuracy on the 230 Legal Opinion in 1985. Karla Wollin Boyer had one error, also using computer transcription. Diane K. Kraynak also had one error but did not use computer that year.
** Howard R. Lubin and Diane K. Kraynak are the only national speed contestants to win the overall championship without winning any of the individual takes. Howard placed second in all three sections in 1968 to take the overall championship. Diane won overall twice without an individual win: In 1978 Diane was second, fifth, and second in the three categories in achieving the overall win; in 1988 she won overall having placed second in each of the three takes.
** With Karla Wollin Boyer's national championship in 1987, the Boyers became the first and still only husband and wife to each achieve national champion status. Karla and Charles currently have 12 national championships between them.
** The first year in which the top three positions in the National Speed Contest were held by women was 1987 (Karla Wollin Boyer 15 errors, Diane K. Kraynak 31 errors, Candace K. Braksick 38 errors).
** The first National Speed Contest trophy awarded under the name National Court Reporters Association (after the name National Shorthand Reporters Association was abandoned) went to Karla Wollin Boyer in New York City in 1991.
** At the 1991 National Speed Contest in New York City, Karla Wollin Boyer, wearing pants ("nice pants") as a personal statement protesting the handling of the 1990 National Speed Contest and as a feminist statement on behalf of all women competing at NCRA, became the first female national contestant to appear onstage at the Awards Ceremony attired in anything other than a dress or skirt. (Coincidentally, and perhaps portending more great things to come, Karla was also the first female to wear pants in her high school, bravely taking advantage of the first day the new "dress code" allowed it in early 1970.) Then came the red Swarovski crystal heart tattoo in Reno 2003.
**  By winning the international championship in Brussels, Belgium, and also the national championship in New York City, Karla Wollin Boyer in 1991 became the first and still only American to be named World Champion and National Champion in the same year. The feat was repeated in 1998 with Karla's wins in Lausanne, Switzerland, and also in Chicago.
** At the 1995 National Speed Contest in Cleveland, Ohio, Candace K. Braksick became the first and still only speed contestant to receive two perfect scores at one national competition.
** Since the last time Charles A. Boyer won three gold medals in the national championship, in 1977, only two other speed contestants have repeated the feat in the 30-year period following. No one did it in the 1980s. Candace K. Braksick and Karla Wollin Boyer each won all three takes in the 1990s.
** In 1999 Karla Wollin Boyer became the first contestant to qualify overall in the National Speed Contest and also qualify in the National Realtime Contest in the same year.
** Karla Wollin Boyer's century-straddling wins in 1999 and 2000 represent an achievement which cannot be matched for at least 100 years. As millennia-straddling wins, the achievement cannot be matched for at least 1000 years. Karla is the first contestant to accomplish either of those records in the National Speed Contest. Mark Tod Kislingbury achieved each of those records in the National Realtime Contest with wins in 1999 and 2000.
** The state of Michigan can boast the unique honor of having a seven-time champion (Diane K. Kraynak) and two six-time champions (Charles A. Boyer and Karla Wollin Boyer) of the National Speed Contest.
** James E. Bouley has qualified (in at least one section) in 25 National Speed Contests. Karla Wollin Boyer has qualified (overall) in 26 of the national contests.
** Karla Wollin Boyer is the first contestant to qualify overall in the top three in the National Speed Contest as an RDR and also the first to qualify in any position in the National Realtime Contest as an RDR.
** In 2001 Mark Tod Kislingbury became the first contestant to win both the National Realtime Contest and National Speed Contest in the same year. He repeated the feat in 2002. Karla Wollin Boyer won both contests in 2004.
**  Record shattered: In 2007 in Dallas, Texas, Mark Tod Kislingbury earned the dubious and presumably less than coveted distinction of winning the National Speed Contest with the most total championship errors ever (100), obliterating National Champion Craig Windsor Wallace's 46-year record, set in 1961, of 75 total errors. Way to go, Mark! It's astounding.
** Karla Wollin Boyer is the first contestant to win five medals (one for every section) in the National Speed Contest and National Realtime Contest at one convention. J. Edward Varallo did it in 2006.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHAMPIONS AND QUALIFIERS
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KARLA'S GRADING CHART
KARLA WOLLIN BOYER'S OFFICIAL GRADING CHART FOR NATIONAL SPEED CONTEST INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY AND OVERALL SCORING PURPOSES
TIP: It is incorrect to cut off a percentage at any point without rounding up if the next numeral in order is 5 or greater. It is also improper to round up at any point where the next numeral in order is not 5 or greater. Rounded numbers are noted below. Rounded numbers must not be further rounded to a shorter place without first carefully determining the original number prior to initial rounding. Carrying out to thousandths is always better than to hundredths for National Speed Contest grading.
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LITERARY, 220 WORDS PER MINUTE
1,100 words, five minutes, 55 errors allowed
ERRORS AND CORRESPONDING PERCENTAGES
01 = 99.909
02 = 99.818
03 = 99.727
04 = 99.636
05 = 99.545
06 = 99.455 (rounded up)
07 = 99.364 (rounded up)
08 = 99.273 (rounded up)
09 = 99.182 (rounded up)
10 = 99.091 (rounded up)
11 = 99.000
12 = 98.909
13 = 98.818
14 = 98.727
15 = 98.636
16 = 98.545
17 = 98.455 (rounded up)
18 = 98.364 (rounded up)
19 = 98.273 (rounded up)
20 = 98.182 (rounded up)
21 = 98.091 (rounded up)
22 = 98.000
23 = 97.909
24 = 97.818
25 = 97.727
26 = 97.636
27 = 97.545
28 = 97.455 (rounded up)
29 = 97.364 (rounded up)
30 = 97.273 (rounded up)
31 = 97.182 (rounded up)
32 = 97.091 (rounded up)
33 = 97.000
34 = 96.909
35 = 96.818
36 = 96.727
37 = 96.636
38 = 96.545
39 = 96.455 (rounded up)
40 = 96.364 (rounded up)
41 = 96.273 (rounded up)
42 = 96.182 (rounded up)
43 = 96.091 (rounded up)
44 = 96.000
45 = 95.909
46 = 95.818
47 = 95.727
48 = 95.636
49 = 95.545
50 = 95.455 (rounded up)
51 = 95.364 (rounded up)
52 = 95.273 (rounded up)
53 = 95.182 (rounded up)
54 = 95.091 (rounded up)
55 = 95.000
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LEGAL OPINION, 230 WORDS PER MINUTE
1,150 words, five minutes, 57 errors allowed
ERRORS AND CORRESPONDING PERCENTAGES
01 = 99.913
02 = 99.826
03 = 99.739
04 = 99.652
05 = 99.565
06 = 99.478
07 = 99.391
08 = 99.304
09 = 99.217
10 = 99.130
11 = 99.043
12 = 98.957 (rounded up)
13 = 98.870 (rounded up)
14 = 98.783 (rounded up)
15 = 98.696 (rounded up)
16 = 98.609 (rounded up)
17 = 98.522 (rounded up)
18 = 98.435 (rounded up)
19 = 98.348 (rounded up)
20 = 98.261 (rounded up)
21 = 98.174 (rounded up)
22 = 98.087 (rounded up)
23 = 98.000
24 = 97.913
25 = 97.826
26 = 97.739
27 = 97.652
28 = 97.565
29 = 97.478
30 = 97.391
31 = 97.304
32 = 97.217
33 = 97.130
34 = 97.043
35 = 96.957 (rounded up)
36 = 96.870 (rounded up)
37 = 96.783 (rounded up)
38 = 96.696 (rounded up)
39 = 96.609 (rounded up)
40 = 96.522 (rounded up)
41 = 96.435 (rounded up)
42 = 96.348 (rounded up)
43 = 96.261 (rounded up)
44 = 96.174 (rounded up)
45 = 96.087 (rounded up)
46 = 96.000
47 = 95.913
48 = 95.826
49 = 95.739
50 = 95.652
51 = 95.565
52 = 95.478
53 = 95.391
54 = 95.304
55 = 95.217
56 = 95.130
57 = 95.043
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TESTIMONY, 280 WORDS PER MINUTE
1,400 words, five minutes, 70 errors allowed
ERRORS AND CORRESPONDING PERCENTAGES
01 = 99.929 (rounded up)
02 = 99.857
03 = 99.786 (rounded up)
04 = 99.714
05 = 99.643 (rounded up)
06 = 99.571
07 = 99.500
08 = 99.429 (rounded up)
09 = 99.357
10 = 99.286 (rounded up)
11 = 99.214
12 = 99.143 (rounded up)
13 = 99.071
14 = 99.000
15 = 98.929 (rounded up)
16 = 98.857
17 = 98.786 (rounded up)
18 = 98.714
19 = 98.643 (rounded up)
20 = 98.571
21 = 98.500
22 = 98.429 (rounded up)
23 = 98.357
24 = 98.286 (rounded up)
25 = 98.214
26 = 98.143 (rounded up)
27 = 98.071
28 = 98.000
29 = 97.929 (rounded up)
30 = 97.857
31 = 97.786 (rounded up)
32 = 97.714
33 = 97.643 (rounded up)
34 = 97.571
35 = 97.500
36 = 97.429 (rounded up)
37 = 97.357
38 = 97.286 (rounded up)
39 = 97.214
40 = 97.143 (rounded up)
41 = 97.071
42 = 97.000
43 = 96.929 (rounded up)
44 = 96.857
45 = 96.786 (rounded up)
46 = 96.714
47 = 96.643 (rounded up)
48 = 96.571
49 = 96.500
50 = 96.429 (rounded up)
51 = 96.357
52 = 96.286 (rounded up)
53 = 96.214
54 = 96.143 (rounded up)
55 = 96.071
56 = 96.000
57 = 95.929 (rounded up)
58 = 95.857
59 = 95.786 (rounded up)
60 = 95.714
61 = 95.643 (rounded up)
62 = 95.571
63 = 95.500
64 = 95.429 (rounded up)
65 = 95.357
66 = 95.286 (rounded up)
67 = 95.214
68 = 95.143 (rounded up)
69 = 95.071
70 = 95.000
++ACCURATE SCORING IS CRUCIAL++
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