National Realtime Competition

The NCRA Realtime Contest 

The NCRA Realtime Contest began in 1999 as a way to showcase members' instantaneous speech to text skills. The contest has continued to be an exciting event for members and nonmembers alike.

 

Contest format

The competition consists of two five-minute dictations: straight matter at 200 wpm and a two-voice at 225 wpm. Contestants will produce ascii files and print out transcripts for grading prior to leaving the contest room. Contestants qualify in each with an accuracy rate of 95% or better, and the best combined score among those qualifying in both parts wins the championship.

Realtime Contest rules and seating

 


 

Past Realtime Contest results

Realtime contest winners

  • 2023  Mark Kislingbury
  • 2022  Doug Zweizig
  • 2021  Doug Zweizig
  • 2019  Doug Zweizig
  • 2018  Mark Kislingbury
  • 2017  Dee Boenau
  • 2016  Dee Boenau
  • 2015  Douglas J. Zweizig
  • 2014  Jo Ann Bryce
  • 2013  Jo Ann Bryce
  • 2012  Tammy Milcowitz
  • 2011  Jo Ann Bryce
  • 2010  Dee Boenau
  • 2009  Jo Ann Bryce
  • 2008  Jo Ann Bryce
  • 2007  Louise M. Becker
  • 2006  Douglas J. Zweizig
  • 2005  Laura P. Brewer
  • 2004  Karla Wollin Boyer
  • 2003  Dana Smelley
  • 2002  Mark Tod Kislingbury
  • 2001  Mark Tod Kislingbury
  • 2000  Mark Tod Kislingbury
  • 1999  Mark Tod Kislingbury