AVON, Conn. (WTNH) — In an extraordinary cognitive feat, an Avon third grader won by a landslide in a Pi Day competition, reciting 540 digits by memory in 10 minutes. Maya Ali, a student at Talcott ...

Maya Ali, a student at Talcott Mountain Academy and Science Center, says she spent 250 days preparing for the competition. She says she memorized 20 digits per session through progressive recall.