In 2015, Ricky was one of my math students. I had a poster on my wall that was “A Piece of Pi.” When he got bored during study hall, he would try to memorize a strand of pi digits, and kept adding on and adding on as the year went along. I had no idea he was doing this. On Pi Day in 2015, another student said, “Hey, Mr. Mo, did you know Ricky knows like a ton of digits of Pi?” I did not. So later in the day when Ricky was in my room, I asked him about it. I was amazed! I wanted to make it a big deal so we video taped him. He had memorized 55 digits! Ever since then, I’ve shown this to my 6th graders and have challenged anyone interested to see how many they can memorize. If so, they join the “Pi Digits Hall of Fame!”
The Founding Father…
Ricardo Chavez Sanchez – 55 digits – 2015
To earn a spot on the Hall of Fame, you have to memorize 55 or more digits
#1) Record Holder…
Phoenix Heller – 190 digits – 2022
#2) Alex Aleman – 186 digits – 2021
#3) Alli File – 153 digits! – 2019
#4) Brooke Herington – 116 digits – 2024
#5) Cameron Doyle – 108 digits – 2024
#6) Tyson Duda – 101 digits – 2018
#7) Dylan Gehl – 94 digits – 2018
#8) Alex Balensiefen – 82 digits – 2023
#9) Addison McSparin – 81 digits – 2022
#10) Jason Milem – 77 digits – 2022
#11) Gretchen Fuelling – 76 digits – 2022
#12) Eleanor Bertelsen – 74 digits – 2021
Tie-#13 ) Hadley Abbott – 73 digits – 2025
Tie -#13) Henry Woodward – 73 digits – 2024
Tie -#15) Sienna Temperley – 72 digits – 2025 (later got 75 in correction video)
Tie -#15) Matt Werling – 72 digits – 2025
#16) Connor Mitchell – 71 digits – 2018
#17) Hannah DeJohn – 69 digits – 2025
#18) Greyson Claerhout – 63 digits – 2022
#Tie-19) Landon French – 58 digits – 2023
#Tie -19) JW Seals – 58 digits – 2023
#20) Nathan McAvoy – 55 digits – 2016