The United States of America Rock Paper Scissors League was a national competition league for the hand game

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. The first national champion was crowned on April 9, 2006, at the USARPS League Championship, which was held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in

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and televised by the

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on June 12. Mario Anastasov (The champion) was awarded a $50,000 cash prize. The 2007 USARPS League National Championship aired on

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on July 7.

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and "Master Roshambollah" (Jason Simmons) hosted,

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was the tableside reporter, and Phil Gordon was the head referee. Michael Federico, of

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, beat David Borne in the final match to win first place and the $50,000 grand prize. Contestants came from across the nation to compete in Las Vegas. The league was developed by marketer Matti Leshem, who remained the league's commissioner. A 2014 web article quoted Simmons as saying the League was defunct.

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