February 17, 2013 (New York)--Pressman Toy (www.PressmanToy.com), announced winners of its first annual Mastermind Braintwister Challenge February 10 at its 110^th annual American International Toy Fair. The first place winners, 4^th grader Gaurov Bansal, age 10 from Stamford, CT; won for “Letters Equal Numbers” and 5^th grader Sophi Schneider, age 10 from Dresher, PA, won for “Wordsticks Mode 4 – Let’s Race.”  Each received a $1,000 scholarship.

Three Braintwister category winners were also awarded $100 each:

•          “Difficulty” – Luke Cepurac, 10, La Mesa, CA,  for his entry “Order Up”
•          “Skills” – Erica Blakely, 12, Tinley Park, IL, for her entry “Who, What, Where”
•          “Creativity” – Max Hartle, 12, Tampa, FL, for his entry “Air Attack”