At the 2013 NCRA Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Jo Ann Bryce of Castro Valley, Calif., won the Realtime Contest. Deanna C. Boenau of Sarasota, Fla., earned second place and Laura P. Brewer of Los Altos, Calif., earned third place in the Realtime Contest.
Many CRR and Merit writers tested their realtime writing skills in this annual realtime contest. The competition consisted of two five-minute dictations: straight matter at 200 wpm and a two-voice at 225 wpm. Contestants qualified in each with an accuracy rate of 95% or better, and the best combined score won the championship.
Realtime Contest – Overall
| Place | Names | Errors | Percentage |
| 1 | Bryce, Jo Ann | 6 | 99.717% |
| 2 | Boenau, Deanna C. | 11 | 99.506% |
| 3 | Brewer, Laura P. | 15 | 99.333% |
| 4 | Hayden, Dana | 15 | 99.317% |
| 5 | Urlaub, Donna M. | 18 | 99.194% |
| 6 | Menck, Karyn D. | 20 | 99.050% |
| 7 | Kislingbury, Mark Tod | 23 | 98.967% |
| 8 | Wissenbach, John | 24 | 98.883% |
| 9 | Darrenougue, Teri B. | 33 | 98.772% |
| 10 | Cook, Ronald L. | 33 | 98.467% |
| 11 | Kraynak, Diane K. | 35 | 98.350% |
| 12 | Cano, Michael Joseph | 37 | 98.339% |
| 13 | Cortopassi, Kathy A. | 42 | 98.089% |
| 14 | Mahon, Patrick Joseph | 50 | 97.689% |
| 15 | Frazier, Clay James | 51 | 97.628% |
| 16 | Bundy, Lori | 53 | 97.489% |
| 17 | Tyler, Karen L. | 56 | 97.372% |
| 18 | Frazier, Tami | 58 | 97.332% |
| 19 | Humphrey-Sonntag, Melanie L. | 64 | 98.089% |
| 20 | Greenblum, Steven | 66 | 96.900% |
| 21 | Frazier, Elizabeth | 74 | 96533% |
| 22 | Linkowski, Kelly D. | 76 | 96.494% |
| 23 | Nodland, Robin L. | 77 | 96.400% |
Literary
| Place | Names | Errors | Percentage |
| 1 | Brewer, Laura P. | 0 | 100.000% |
| 2 | Boenau, Deanna C. | 1 | 99.900% |
| 2 | Urlaub, Donna M. | 1 | 99.900% |
| 3 | Kislingbury, Mark Tod | 2 | 99.800% |
| 4 | Bryce, Jo Ann | 3 | 99.700% |
| 4 | Cano, Michael Joseph | 3 | 99.700% |
| 4 | Hayden, Dana | 3 | 99.700% |
| 5 | Darrenougue, Teri B. | 5 | 99.500% |
| 6 | Cortopassi, Kathy A. | 8 | 99.200% |
| 7 | Wissenbach, John | 9 | 99.100% |
| 8 | First, Amie R. | 11 | 98.900% |
| 8 | Menck, Karyn D. | 11 | 98.900% |
| 9 | Cook, Ronald L. | 12 | 98.800% |
| 9 | Humphrey-Sonntag, Melanie L. | 12 | 98.800% |
| 9 | Radavich, Bernice E. | 12 | 98.800% |
| 10 | Casey, Joyce Z. | 15 | 98.500% |
| 11 | Mahon, Patrick Joseph | 16 | 98.400% |
| 12 | Kraynak, Diane K. | 17 | 98.300% |
| 13 | Frazier, Tami | 18 | 98.200% |
| 14 | Frazier, Clay James | 19 | 98.100% |
| 15 | Linkowski, Kelly D. | 23 | 97.700% |
| 16 | Germosen, Rich | 25 | 97.500% |
| 16 | Tyler, Karen L. | 25 | 97.500% |
| 17 | Pickard, Darlene E. | 27 | 97.300% |
| 18 | Bundy, Lori | 28 | 97.200% |
| 19 | Greenblum, Steven | 30 | 97.000% |
| 20 | Frazier, Elizabeth | 32 | 96.800% |
| 20 | Kimmel, Allison Lewis | 32 | 96.800% |
| 20 | Nodland, Robin L. | 32 | 96.800% |
| 21 | Dibble, Debbie | 34 | 96.600% |
| 22 | Dean, Deanna J. | 39 | 96.100% |
| 23 | Brezina, Thomas R. | 42 | 95.800% |
| 24 | Jansen, Naren | 43 | 95.700% |
Q&A
| Place | Names | Errors | Percentage |
| 1 | Bryce, Jo Ann | 3 | 99.733% |
| 2 | Menck, Karyn D. | 9 | 99.200% |
| 3 | Boenau, Deanna C. | 10 | 99.111% |
| 4 | Hayden, Dana | 12 | 98.933% |
| 5 | Brewer, Laura P. | 15 | 98.667% |
| 5 | Wissenbach, John | 15 | 98.667% |
| 6 | Urlaub, Donna M. | 17 | 98.489% |
| 7 | Kraynak, Diane K. | 18 | 98.400% |
| 8 | Cook, Ronald L. | 21 | 98.133% |
| 8 | Kislingbury, Mark Tod | 21 | 98.133% |
| 9 | Darrenougue, Teri B. | 22 | 98.044% |
| 10 | Bundy, Lori | 25 | 97.778% |
| 11 | Tyler, Karen L. | 31 | 97.244% |
| 12 | Frazier, Clay James | 32 | 97.156% |
| 13 | Cano, Michael Joseph | 34 | 96.978% |
| 13 | Cortopassi, Kathy A. | 34 | 96.978% |
| 13 | Mahon, Patrick Joseph | 34 | 96.978% |
| 14 | Greenblum, Steven | 36 | 96.800% |
| 15 | Frazier, Tami | 40 | 96.444% |
| 16 | Frazier, Elizabeth | 42 | 96.267% |
| 17 | Nodland, Robin L. | 45 | 96.000% |
| 18 | Humphrey-Sonntag, Melanie L. | 52 | 95.378% |
| 19 | Linkowski, Kelly D. | 53 | 95.289% |
