Rock-paper-scissors champ to be crowned

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14 (UPI) -- A University of Texas at Austin student says he is ready to vie for the title of rock-paper-scissors champion in a competition in Mexico.

Texas student Nick Caporale, 21, said he and 13 other college students will compete in the USA Rock Paper Scissors League College Championships with hopes of winning the event's main prize of a $25,000 scholarship, the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman said Saturday.

Caporale said he reached the tournament by defeating his sister, Brittany, in a February tournament at his university.

Caporale admits he and his 20-year-old sister only took part in last month's event because it failed to draw a lot of competitors due to being scheduled on Valentine's Day.

"Not too many people played so we just jumped in," he told the American-Statesman.

Caporale said the key to being good at rock-paper-scissors is reading your opponent.

"What is the other person going to throw? It's nerve racking, but I can actually read pretty well when I'm calm," he said of the hand game.