Fast-fingered champ takes home $1000 prize in Wellington's Rock Paper Scissors Championship
Wellington held its second annual Rock Paper Scissors Championship at The Residence bar this week, with winner Zoe Rivera beating 99 fellow contestants and taking home a grand prize of $1000.
The championship was held over the course of four rounds at $5 per entry, complete with a referee - wearing a black and white striped shirt - watching for illegal moves as contestants took turns heading the stage.
Leaning over a table aglow with fairy lights, contestants' hands were thrown by young partygoers in Y2K miniskirts and middle-aged plaid dads alike, spectators cheering on with jugs of beer.
As the night progressed, the list of names called to the stage grew smaller and smaller, until only Zoe and her nemesis remained.
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Zoe said she felt "really good" about winning. She had entered the competition last year and lost to her friend, neither of whom had any particular strategy. Both had returned this year for another try.
"I don't even know what I'm going to spend it on," she said when asked where $1000 would take her. "I'm going to think about it."
Answers from other contestants throughout the night ranged from botox, tyres, a $1000 bar tab, a block of Mainland cheese and rent.
Kevin Malagamaalii, head of security at The Residence and MC of the competition, described how the event came to be over a post-event smoko.
"The owner of the bar likes to try new things. I remember him asking me, 'Kev, what do you think about a Rock Paper Scissors comp?'
"I thought it was nuts at first, but then the more
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