Montco 6th Grader Memorizes A Stunning 1,067 Digits Of Pi

ROYERSFORD, PA — A sixth grade student at Spring-Ford Intermediate School successfully memorized 1,067 digits of the mathematical constant pi.

Student Jonathan Christopher recited the digits as part of the school's Pi Day competition. He broke a 20-year-old school record.

Several others in the competition committed massive numbers to memory, too. Second place's Arnav Venkatesh memorized 828 digits, while Shreyash Prakash had 670 digits for third.

“Watching our students challenge themselves and support one another was incredible,” Holly Smith, one of the event organizers, said in a statement. “They proved that math can be exciting, memorable, and even a little competitive."

School officials said that students spend only about two weeks memorizing what they could. More than 250 participated.

Pi describes the ratio between a circle's circumference and diameter. While its actual value is finite, the digits themselves are infinite and non-repeating, meaning the competition can quite literally go on forever.

The number begins as 3.14, and is celebrated on March 14 as Pi Day every year.

The Guinness Book of World Records claims that Rajveer Meena, of India, recited 70,000 digits of Pi at VIT University on March 21, 2015.