With a 5-1 win, Drew Hawk, a senior majoring in accounting. won a trip to Mexico to compete in the USA Rock Paper Scissors competition for the chance to win $25,000 in tuition.

Hawk said he was shaking after he won because he had never won anything like the event.

“I came in without any practice and did not have a strategy,” he said. “I came in confident and hopeful that I would win.”

He said that he found out about the competition through the article in The Crimson White and decided to participate.

“I read the article in class and texted my friend to send the email so that I would be able to participate,” he said.

Blake Michael, AMP campus representative, said this is the second time that the AMP-sponsored event has come to the University.

“There are 16 schools that will send a representative to the finals in Mexico,” he said. “The finalists will compete for the chance to win $25,000 for tuition.”

He said Rock Paper Scissors is a common game, and everyone has played it. Michael and his partner recruited players by going around campus and offering them $5 dollars to play them in a game of Rock Paper Scissors.

Runner-up Max Scruggs, a senior majoring in materials engineering, said that he was excited to win a $100 gift card from the competition.

“I don’t think there is any skill to the game,” he said. “I think it is solely based on luck.”

Scruggs found out about the competition in the Ferg when the AMP representatives were recruiting.

Austin Dooley, who placed third, was excited as came into the competition with a bye because of the uneven number of participants.

“My roommate told me about the competition, and I thought it would be fun,” he said.

As Dooley advanced to the final four, he made a comeback from a 4-1 round to a 5-4 win.

Dooley said that he was nervous as he went into the final four, and found the game to be very intense.

“Although I didn’t win, I will play again next year,” he said. “I will be sure to practice and come back stronger than ever.”

Hawk won his trip to Mexico with scissors, and he said that he did not have any spring break plans, but will practice for the finals.

“I will practice for the finals and plan to enjoy spring break,” he said.

Throughout the tournament, AMP representatives drew numbers of the participants and gave away a camcorder and AMP shirts.

Michael said there are about 100 schools that participate in the program. He said 128 participants signed up for the competition, but only 23 played, which increased their chances of winning.