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UZZLES &ONTESTSSCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221EXTENSIONSby Joe EdleyANAGRAM GRIDSby Carol and Ravi RavichandranMany small words can be extended to the right orleft, or both the right and the left, to form longerwords. Such extension words are sometimesdifficult to find and not always available. Whenthey are, and they reach to Triple Word Score orDouble Word Score squares, you’ll find yourselfone happy camper!Below are ten racks. Each one may be usedto extend at least one of the words shown onthe right to form a longer word. We’ve printedthe blank spaces surrounding each word toshow you exactly how many and where the lettersneed to be placed. When you’ve successfullyfinished, each rack will be used exactly once,and each word will have been extended onceas well. Answers on page 10.ANCHORITE:by Diane Firstmanan in-studio news reporterwith the charm andpersonality of a stoneRECOUNTAL: Mr. Gore's nickname subsequentto the 2000 electionsELBOWROOM: one of the viewing areas inthe Orthopedist's Hall of FameFOOTSTOCK: three-day festival of music,peace and love of podiatry1. ACCEGRT A. _ _ _ _ BRA _ _2. BDIINOR B. _ _ _ GIT _ _ _3. CILMOSU C. _ _ _ TAB _ _ _ _4. AEGNSSU D. _ _ _ HIT _ _ _5. DELNOTU E. _ _ _ HORA _ _ _6. AEHLLQU F. _ _ _ HAME _ _ _7. AELLOPR G. _ _ BAT _ _ _ _8. AAEKLMR H. _ _ _ SADI _ _ _9. ACILOPR I. _ _ _ ARC _ _ _ _10. ACEGNRS J. _ _ _ DOW _ _ _ _Across1. AEGIIMNR5. AAIRST9. ACDEELNPS11. ABELT12. ADEOR13. EGIINNRST14. CDEOY15. ACLORSU18. AAGGLRY20. ADEIR22. AHHIORRST24. ADHIK26. EILNT27. ACDELNOOW28. AILNOT29. BENORSTWAnswers on page 10Down1. ACMNOS2. AEGRZ3. AACCDHLRU4. FILLNUY6. ABERR7. ACEEILPRS8. AGOORTUY10. CDIOS14. ABDIILOST16. ACEHIKLST17. EEGGHLLS19. AGILR20. ADEEGNR21. DDEIMN23. AINTT25. ABDOOHOOFBOUND: the direction in which athrown jockey will fallMONOPOLE:Antarctic version of classicboard gameNOSTOLOGY: the study of nostrilsSOUPSPOON: what you find going on whenyou see the cans of chickennoodle and mushroom barleycuddling in the cabinetTOMFOOL:YAMALKA:BIMAH:a stunt pulled on a male catantacid "seltzer" specificallyfor use after ingestingsweet potatoes and similarvegetableslittle baby (whoa whoa whoawhoa)Answers on page 10.know the rulesby Texas Director Mary Rhoades4th Edition.Player A notices that Player B has several usedscoresheets visible on the table. What shouldshe do? Answer on page 10.T1 I1 P3 S1FORNOVICESby Joe EdleyRECORD YOUR PLAYSThere are several huge benefits from notonly recording the cumulative score for eachturn, which is mandatory, but recording the individualwords and scores you and your opponentsplay. Here are just a few:1. By recording the plays it will be that mucheasier later in the game to recount specificplays. In a close game, knowing exactly whoplayed what and the exact score for each playcan be critical for finding any scoring errors. It’snot uncommon for an apparently tied game tolater turn into a win for someone after an accuraterecount.2. If you want to review your games after thetournament, there’s no better way than to putthe plays of your games into Quackle, the freedownloadable game-playing program atwww.quackle.org, and simulate the results.Quackle can advise you of your potential mistakesas well as confirm your greatest plays!3. If you have one of those games you alwayswant to remember, whether you made a greatcomeback to win after being down by 150 pts,or you made your highest-scoring single play of293 pts., recording your words will help yourecreate the whole game to show your friendsand keep for posterity.FAR-SIGHTDuring a SCRABBLE ® game most people find itboth challenging and exhilarating to form one wordthat incorporates several letters already on theboard that are separated by one or more spaces.Here is your rack:A1 E1 H4 K5 O1 P3 Y4In each case use only the letters on the rack aboveto fill in the blanks below to form a common word.Do not use a letter more than once if it doesn’tappear more than once above. Answers on page 10.1. _ _ L _ G _ N2. S _ _ B _ _ N3. _ _ E L _ S _4. S _ _ _ _ U _5. _ _ G _ B _ _6. M _ T _ _ _ _ R7. C _ _ _ _ R _ N8. _ _ M E _ _ G _9. _ _ E _ _ B O _10. _ _ _ C _ _ C _

SCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221UZZLES &BINGSKILLSOProbably 90% of all the bingos you will everplay have common letter groupings at thebeginning or end. Finding those words is askill that can be developed with very littlememorization! Learn the common lettersequences and look for them on your racks.Each combination of letters in the “A” and “B”lists below can be rearranged to spell a commonword that either begins or ends with oneof the letter groupings listed below.You might want to place tiles on a rack in frontof you and rearrange them as you would duringan actual SCRABBLE® game. Answers onpage 10.Beginnings: AN, CON, EN, OVER, PREEndings: AL, CLE, FUL, INE, THA. 1. EEHNSTV B. 1. ADEGNNOR2. AAGILNN 2. CEEGNORV3. AALMORY 3. ABEEILNS4. CEEHILV 4. ACCEHNOR5. AFGILNU 5. CEILOPPS6. CDEMNNO 6. CEEINORV7. EENPRTV 7. DEENOPRW8. CDEEINT 8. AACHILRV9. EEHINOR 9. BDFLOTUU10. BEORUVY 10. EFFHIITTOPENING RACK TALKYou begin first and drawUICK LISTHere are all of the 6-letterwords found in the OfficialTournament and ClubWord List (OWL2) that include eitherEEIO or EIIO. Thanks to Michael Thelan’sZyzzyva, downloaded free atwww.zyzzyva.net.Q10OREIDEOLEINEETOILEEOSINESOIREEIODIDEIODINEIODISEIODIZEOILIERIOLITEIONISEIONIZEA1 A1 F4 G2I1 K5 M3What do you play? See page 10 for analysis.CHALLENGE BOARDby Joe EdleyFor beginners (✰), intermediates (✰✰) and experts (✰✰✰). The Challenge Boards will testyour abilities and teach you how to find more scoring opportunities. We suggest novices setthese challenges up on an actual game board. Answers on page 10.DIAGRAM 1✰1. Where on Diagram #1 can each of the followingwords be played to score the mostpoints using the bonus squares listed? Youmay (but need not) use letters already on theboard to help form the words.1. PLOW (DLS-DWS) 4. ANOA (TLS parallel)2. CRUMBS (TLS-TLS) 5. POISHA (DWS parallel)3. DITZ (DWS parallel)DIAGRAM 2BOWLEL A MDHOOT I B I ERAXE D I CKYHIPTOBOGG OA Q U A IANTI LRE FOC T ET DOUXSY✰✰2. Place the following words on Diagram#2 in order to score the most points. As in#1, you may (but need not) use lettersalready on the board. Can you beat ourtotal of 207pt.?1. WRATH 4. WIELD2. UNBAN 5. PROWL3. SWOOPDIAGRAM 3MO JOI AS US KA EL DOUTSPARI TY ONGB UO ET OO N I E SDOW EWI T E Y✰✰✰3. Find the highest-scoring commonwordplay that uses all the given lettersand plays on Diagram #3. Can you beatour 5-play total of 190pt.?DIAGRAM 41. ADEIL 4. CHLT?2. AARU 5. DEFLTU3. EGLHMPDIPE T NEM G I D SNU R TR L ENOR I TES ASHENADEULOGI A✰✰✰✰4. Find the highest-scoring play with each rackthat may be played on the above diagram. None arebingos, as far as we know. Can you beat our total of213pt.?1. ADELMOO 4. AAAJMPT2. AGIIMOR 5. EIKLORV3. DEFJLOSNSA PLAY ON THE WEB? CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1What excites the NSA most, however, is that there is a designated NSA area where only currentmembers will be allowed to play. All contestants will be specially identified and matchedwith their up-to-date official NSA rating. “Our members have waited a long time for somethinglike this,” Williams acknowledged. He foresees the day when there could be webcast matcheson the site, such as the World SCRABBLE ® Champion against the North American Champion,or inter-club rivalries.The NSA emphasized that everything is still in the planning stage, although the project is movingforward swiftly. “It will be an organic, evolutionary site,” Williams added, “with hopefullymore and more content and options added as we move forward.” Williams said a team of NSABeta-testers would be involved in the project. Electronic Arts is joined us in Orlando at theNational SCRABBLE ® Championship and had demo versions in the After Hours room.

ONTESTSSCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221The following is a compendiumof game positions. While theremay be better plays, thesepositions show high-levelgame play. What would youplay? The more *s, theharder the play. A ?represents a blank tile.See page 10 for the actualplays and further comments,when applicable. We've alsolisted how common theanswer word is and the nameof the tournament in whichit occurred, if any.DIAGRAM 2***YOURMOVEQU I VERSTAM U OTARN E RJADE A RROTAT I NG EO X LO I S HZ E R K S EB I E NUP H CY A EF NVO I CED‘ N LWI N D EG1 L1 L1 N1 O1 S1 T1Your Score: 291 Opp. Score: 337Your Play:__________________Played by Jeff Cook (WV)Friendly game; March 2008Word Status: commonOBAFROMO X IZI FELREWQOPHSKI DDIAGRAM 4****E1 H4 N1 O1 T1 T1 U1Your Score: 114 Opp. Score: 120Your Play:__________________Played by Mike Turniansky (MD)Club #50 Baltimore, MD; January 2008Word Status: somewhat commonDIAGRAM 1***D2 E1 E1 G1 N1Your Score: 34 Opp. Score: 16Your Play:__________________EPlayed by Christopher Sykes (ON)Friendly game; December 2002Word Status: obscureDIAGRAM 3****DIAGRAM 5****QATRI CEDM1 N1BUNDJ CFUB I ORE T A I N E RAM YV U VE R ON Z I T K E NR A X EPES TL I NGY I D S OANOATHO P I LEDWOW I ETRUEA1 D1 E1 I1 L1 S1 ?Your Score: 243 Opp. Score: 247Your Play:__________________Played by Fraser Simpson (ON)Toronto; September 2007Word Status: somewhat commonKI IN DFRETSTROTXIIAVOW Z INCFO ILEDBQUAVERCHOISERAHJ OA3 B3 G2 L1 N1 U1 ?Your Score: 189 Opp. Score: 248Your Play:__________________Played by Jan Dixon (DE)Philadelphia; May 2008Word Status: commonIf you would like to see your play in the SCRABBLE® News, email it to je@scrabble-assoc.com or post to YOUR MOVE, National SCRABBLE®Association, Box 700, Greenport, NY 11944. Please include the whole board position, your rack and play, both the scores and your opponent's lastplay, if possible. We'll also occasionally publish constructed positions that illustrate useful or clever game strategies. However, for such non-playedpositions, please make sure that all the words used appear in the Official Club and Tournament Word List (OWL2) or the Long List (LL).Spotlight o n StrategyWhile learning and playing obscure words is an integralpart of the game, what keeps many players coming backfor more is the challenge of deciding upon the beststrategic play in a complex position. Strategic thinking isvery different from word searching. We invite expert playersto contribute positions and analyses and to sharetheir knowledge with all of our readers. See page 10.DIAGRAM 1V E T OYOUR SCORE: 0 OPP. SCORE: 14YOUR RACK: BEJNRRYCHOICES: ORB J8 11; BRO J6 11; ORBY J8 15;JOEY J7 22; JERRY 7J 25; JEON J6 27CH IAOURI NA IENEDIAGRAM 2YOUR SCORE: 16 OPP. SCORE: 42YOUR RACK: AEGIOTWCHOICES: WEIGHT E4 28; AWEIGH E3 26;WOG C13 26; TWIG 9F 27; WIG 9G 24DIAGRAM 3SI N E R T I A ERENAR H I MO O X YC O Z YFJ I L LINEYOUR SCORE: 164 OPP. SCORE: 169YOUR RACK: DEEIOOSCHOICES: JOE F10 10; SIDES 1H 31; EIDOS 1D 27;OE 1H 14; ODEON 12D 12; DOE 1G 20ACROSSWORDS TM SCRAMBLER by Robert AgnewWhen unscrambled onto the empty boxes below, each letter across this strip (except the last one) begins at least one 2- to 9-letter word. To unscramble all 60 words, each letter caneither be switched with the letter next to it, or it can be left unmoved. Each letter can only be moved one time. Each number indicates the length of word that begins directly above it.Answers on page 10.

AnnotatedGAMENotes by Joe Edley (NY)F E A Z E H O TB A R Q U EB EE P I GO U T R A V E D J O GT A D E XO F O Y H AR M N A NS P A V E R SU R U M CT I N E K I L LI N W A L L S C IIW ENO NG R I D E D E TO R C A S T YCarl Johnson (OR) vs Joe Dackman (NV)Oregon Tile ChampionshipFinal Game of MatchNAME: RACK PLAY SCORE/TOTAL1. CJ: AEEPSTVPAVE 8G 18 T: 18Best word to play. It gets rid of the high-pointersand keeps the best three-tile leave (EST).However, it’s even better played at 8E! By makingthe more obscure play of putting the E onthe star, he avoids giving all of the hooks (D, Rand S) a free look at a DWS.1. JD: ADHIMR?DHARMIc K5 108 T: 108Taking advantage of the hook-placement. Bestbingo by far!2. CJ: EKNRSTUNEUK J7 40 T: 58Best! The bingo STRUCKEN is possible, butit wastes the ERST leave for only about 20pt.Not optimal.2. JD: CELLLNTKILL 10J 8 T: 116Excellent play, although LALL H7 isa slight improvement, giving himselfan extra draw for a vowel,despite sacrificing 4pt. CALL is alsogood, but the CENT leave is betterthan LENT.CARL JOHNSON3. CJ: AEJNRSTJEANS L4 49 T: 107Yes! It’s worth taking these points and usingthe S, particularly so because the RT leave isvery potent.3. JD: CEILNNTCLIENT M9 22 T: 138This play may seem dangerous because of theS-hook on the TWS (Row 15), but it’s the bestway to score points, clear his rack and try todraw Ss and blanks. Plus he continues to putpressure on his opponent if his opponentdoesn’t have an S.4. CJ: DMRSSTYSTY 15M 27 T: 134This relieves some of the pressure by takingthe open TWS and nearly tying the game.However, DEMY 12L 28 would accomplisheven more: keep the more powerful RSST,while scoring an extra point and keeping thepressure on his opponent, who is NOT likely tonow have an S.4. JD: ALNOPWXPOX M3 44 T: 182Another best play, taking advantage of thenumerous parallel plays open on the M column.5. CJ: ADEMRSYDAYMARES H4 66 T: 200Terrific! Not an easy find, and hisonly bingo.5. JD: AILLNNWINWALLS 11B 20 T: 202Great way to dump his weakcombo. However, even betterwould be NAW N2 29. Why?Because he has the last two Ls and can JOWLdown or up to a TWS on Column O in a turn ortwo. Double Ls won’t hurt him here becausePAL is also good, thereby virtually giving him a+35pt. play next turn whenever his opponentavoids the O column.6. CJ: BCDEGITBIG N2 27 T: 227This leaves the dangerous TLS open above theI at 10B (QI) but the odds are still small that thatwill happen on Dackman’s next turn, and BIGoffsets one opening with another on the otherside. This is thematic---when you don’t want toclose one opening, open another! GIB in thesame place is worth one more point---thoughthat would make the O column more difficultto use, GO being the only two-letter wordbeginning with a G.6. JD: DINNOTUUNWIND D9 20 T: 222Or OUTWIND D8 keeping only theN, much better than the OT afterUNWIND. Or even WOUND D1122, which keeps the INT, a verynice leave. The D on 15D isn’t somuch to be feared, because by farthe most dangerous openingbetween two TWSs is the DLS.With it gone, and the score close,opponent will not likely use that D to greatadvantage. In all likelihood the D may get usedfor 30 or so points, a mere average play. Theresult? Balancing his rack with WOUND windsup being more productive in the long run.However, OUTWIND takes precautions againstopponent having the QI for 64, and that makesWOUND slightly less favorable.7. CJ: CDEEGITTEG O1 22 T: 249CIG, GIE or TEG all play in the same spot andare virtually identical in value. Given that thereJOE DACKMANSCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221are quite a few Es to draw, it’sunderstandable why he’d freely giveup his E here.7. JD: EEOOTUWWOE L12 26 T: 248Bravo! Nothing else is remotely as good.8. CJ: CDEGIRRGRIDED 14A 26 T: 275Blocks and scores well. Or GIRDED, equallygood.8. JD: AEOTUV?OUTrAVED 4A 74 T: 322Or OVULATED 4A 74, which simsonly a very small amount better. Igather it’s because the V is moredefensively placed on B4 than theU from OUTRAVED. Either bingois miles better than any other play.9. CJ: ACOORRTORCA 15F 21 T: 296This is a strong play, keeping his winningchances alive by scoring well and keeping adecent leave. However, ROM 7F 11 may evenwin more often, because the ACORT leave hashidden bingo power, particularly since thereare lots of Es to draw.9. JD: ABEORSTABETTORS C1 72 T: 394Icing on the cake. Now, unless Johnson tripletriples,the win is Dackman’s.10. CJ: AEFORTUFOY 6F 17 T: 313He could have tried UPO G7 15, leaving AEFRT,hoping to draw the 3x3.10. JD: EEFHIOZFEAZE 1A 81 T: 475A killer play, and the game is over.11. CJ: AEIQRTU11. JD: HIIOO12. CJ: ITJoe Dackman505BARQUE 2C 50 T: 363HO 1H 30 T: 505TIN 10B 11 T: 374+ 6 (IIO) = 3802008Oregon Tile ChampionshipCarl Johnson380

SCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221Paul Avrin (NY) has his glassesflipped up again. His hands are in his hair, hisopponent, Roy Kamen (CA), is up to his wrists intiles moved all over their board. Post-game analysisis going on strong. Paul sees me and says,"After two plays I was ahead, 223-47, butthen his next plays scored 75, 34, 76, 39,70, 34, 37 for an average of 53 points aturn!!" I venture a question, "I guessthis means you lost, Paul?" "Lost?Of course I lost! Who can doanything against that?!!? Isee DEFUNCT, REPLIERS,and ROOTAGE on the board.Roy's win, 472-418.Terry Kang Rau (CT) vs. Jeff Clark(MI) featured the beautiful POLY-GRAPH. Jeff played GRAPH early on andabout 8 turns later put down POLY for 40.Mike Frentz (WA) beckons me over to see hiscompleted game against David Weisberg (FL).David played three bingos in a row: pARANOEA61, DILATATE 74, and FORTUNES 74. At thispoint, Mike was losing, 105-247. Then Mike'spants caught on fire and he played the followingseries of plays: BOSQUE 42, JAPE 41, ELICITOR77, INTENDs 82, and ATAXY 52. In the endgame,he'd tracked David to hold POSTERN and Mikeneeded to block both bingo lanes. So, he decidedto try MEsIC, a word he was only 50% sure about.David lost the challenge, and Mike played out towin, 461-396.Diane Firstman (NY) slipped her scoresheetonto my table while I was out gathering information.It was from her round 8 game vs. BenjaminBloom (FL). He replied to her mild opening ofAROUND THE BOARDAROUND THE BOARDCONTINUED FROM PAGE 4ERGOT for 14 with NEEDIEST for 62, which hefollowed with FAVOURS for 52, QUASH for 51,and GIMMIES for 69. She was behind at this point,101-232. Then tides changed a bit and she playedTIMELINE for 64, JAGG for 42, and two turns later,the most gorgeous IDEALiZe for 101 points! Tossin WITH for 45 and the win was hers, 429-401.Wow Diane, spectacular!I walk by a Division One game and NathanBenedict (AZ) points to a word on his board. Ipeer down and am delighted to see that he playedhis own name: BENEDICT!In a Jeremy Jeffers (CT) vs. Maureen Kennerk(OH) game, the word UNDERPINNINGS takes upa lot of space! Maureen played UNDERPIN andlater Jeremy added NING. The third extensionwas his, too, just the S, making it UNDERPIN-NINGS. From 111 down at one point, Jeremy wontheir game, 421-381.Evan Berofsky (ON) and Keith Smith (TX)show off 9-letter-words, in the same game! Keithplayed SANITIZER through the IT for 69 and Evanfound EARMARKED through the first R and secondE for 90. That is SOME STYLE!!! Kevin also gotdown IDEALESS and ANYWISE, winning thegame, 400-366.After 12 rounds there is only one undefeatedplayer left, 17-year-old phenom Phil Wertheimer(NJ). He has been wearing a hole in the chair thathe's been sitting in for two days now! Congrats toPhil on this terrific accomplishment!The evening reception had to be relocatedinside at the last minute, due to lightning andthunder and a major rainstorm. At 7:30, the playersstreamed into the reception and feasted ontables laden with buffalo chicken wings, conchCONTINUED ON PAGE 16SCRABBLE ® SCULPTURESSUPPORT LOCAL CAUSESPittsburgh, PA artist Joe Larson recently foundcompetitive SCRABBLE and fell in love withthe game so much so that playing wasn't enough -he started making sculptures out of the tiles!Pittsburgh recently had its first tournament in manyyears and several sculptures were dis-played andsold there. Joe also donated one to raffle off withproceeds benefiting the Prindle family of the TwinCities, whose house was destroyed in a tornado.The remainder of the proceeds went to Crosstables.com.For more information, or to purchaseyour own sculpture, email Joe atjoein648jars@hotmail.com or check outmyspace.com/jarpainter.ANSWERS TO “ANAGRAM GRIDS”ANSWERS TO “CHALLENGE BOARD”DIAGRAM 1: 1. PLOW D1 38PT. 2. CRUMBSJ2 30PT. 3. DITZ K11 38PT. 4. ANOA B321PT. 5. POISHA D4 39PT.DIAGRAM 2: 1. WRATH 2B 38PT. 2. UNBAN6H 28PT. 3. SWOOP H11 50PT. 4. WIELDL11 52PT. 5. PROWL K4 39PT.DIAGRAM 3: 1. IDEAL O4 34PT. 2. AURA M328PT. 3. PHLEGM 6E 45PT. 4. CLOTHES/D12F 39PT. 5. DEFAULT E5 44PT.DIAGRAM 4: 1. DOOMED 12J 42PT.2. IDIOM 12I 32PT. 3. JOSHED L8 50PT.4. PAJAMA B2 51PT. 5. KNEEL B10 38PT.ANSWERS TO “BINGO SKILLS”A. 1. SEVENTH 2. ANGINAL 3. MAYORAL4. VEHICLE 5. GAINFUL 6. CONDEMN7. PREVENT 8. ENTICED 9. HEROINE10. OVERBUY B. 1. ANDROGEN 2. CON-VERGE 3. BASELINE 4. ENCROACH5. POPSICLE 6. OVERNICE 7. PREOWNED8. ARCHIVAL 9. DOUBTFUL 10. FIFTIETHANSWER TO “KNOW THE RULES”She should ask Player B to remove them, asold scoresheets are not allowed on the table.If Player B refuses, Player A should call thedirector, who will rule that they need to beremoved.ANSWERS TO “ACROSSWORDS TM SCRAMBLER”ANSWERS TO “EXTENSIONS”1D ARCHITECT; 2A BIRDBRAIN; 3GSUBATOMIC; 4I SUGARCANES; 5BLONGITUDE; 6H QUESADILLA; 7CPORTABELLA; 8J MEADOWLARK; 9FALPHAMERIC; 10E ANCHORAGES.ANSWER TO “OPENING RACK TALK”This is an awkward rack, in that no matterwhat you do, your leave is NOT going to bebingo prone. So, your choices are limited toasking yourself: which plays do the following:1. Give yourself the best chance to draw abingo as soon as possible. 2. Keep the boardrelatively closed from opponent. 3. Scoredecently. MAFIA 8D 26 is the highest scoringplay, but the KG leave is horrendous and theboard is quite open for opponent to freely playfor either points or leave. Instead, KAF 8G 20takes a smaller score, but leaves the boardsomewhat more problematic for opponentthan MAFIA, while the AGIM leave can turninto a reasonable rack with a draw thatincludes just one of an E, R, L or especially anN. KAF is thus a slight favorite over otherplays.ANSWERS TO “FAR-SIGHT”1. HALOGEN 2. SOYBEAN 3. EYELASH4. SHAKEUP 5. PAGEBOY 6. METAPHOR7. CHAPERON 8. HOMEPAGE 9. PEEKA-BOO 10. PAYCHECKANSWERS TO “YOUR MOVE”1. GENTRICE 8A 332. GALLSTONE 11G 703. BRUTALISED C1 644. THEREUNTO 12B 765. BILINGUAL 2E 652 4ANSWERS TO “ SPOTLIGHT ON STRATEGY”Note: Strategic decisions usually attempt to answerthe following two questions: 1) If you play a positionmany times, testing several different plays each time,which play would lead to a win more often? 2) Whatwords will likely appear in the next few moves thatinfluence the outcome of the game? Computer simulations(or “simming”) and the experts’ own experienceare the keys to understanding and answering thesequestions. Notes by Joe Edley.#1. The J is a clunky tile, terrible for bingos,and compared to other big tiles, it isn’t nearlyas flexible as the X or Z. The bottom line isthat you have to get rid of the J here. Playslike ORB, BRO, ORBY don’t do that, nor dothey score well, so they should be immediatelyrejected. JOEY scores too few and theleave is horrendous, so that’s out. So, whichcan we live with, JEON or JERRY? This is aninteresting situation, because at first glanceJERRY seems to be the right play. It scoresreasonably well, gets rid of most of the drek,saving only the BN, and may leave you feelingcontent given what your rack was. However,look at the board after JEON. JEON doesNOT take an S hook. If opponent does NOThave an O, or a bingo through the O or beginningwith an A, E, O or U (to be played on columnK), what has he? Very very little. JEONblocks up the board so well that many of youropponent’s racks are going to die on the vine,with him/her scoring little and/or exchangingor opening the board for you next turn. True,your BRRY leave is pretty bad, but if opponentDOES play, you’ll likely have a rack-balancingplay. If he exchanges, you can always exchangeright back or lock up the board evenmore with a small play through the E! JEONsims winning 47.4% of the time, while JERRYwins 45.9% of the time.#2. What’s your goal here? Well, no matterwhat you do, you’re not going to be looking fora bingo next turn very often, so how to youdecide which of several plays is best, all scoringabout the same?By the leave and board. Yep. Bingo or not,it’s still the name of the game, and when scoredoesn’t count, leave is all important, as maybe the board. So, which of these leaves isbest: AEIT, AO, OT, AEO, AEO T? Unlessyou’re a newbie, it may be obviously apparentthat AEIT is the leave of choice. Why? It certainlybeats AEOT, I being much better thanthe O, and likewise beats AEO and AO, whicharen’t good in anyone’s book. How about OT?Well, OT certainly has a better consonant/vowel ratio. However, there are two thingsWOG has going for it. First, WOG partiallyblocks the bottom row from the NINE –S hook.This is a very good thing. The second thingabout AEIT is that you only need two of thethree tiles you’re drawing to be different consonantsto have a really good rack. And thereARE plenty of bingos with four vowels, includingthe A, E and I. So, it’s really no contest.WOG is the best play. It sims winning 40.8%of the time, while WEIGHT E4 28 sims secondwinning 39.6% of the time. Hey, the extrapoints carry WEIGHT and they add up! But Ihate the leave (AO) and would never think ofplaying it here.#3. There are basically three kinds of plays inthis position: those that use up yourresources now for a few extra points (SIDES,EIDOS) or those that fish for a better play nexttime (OE, ODEON 12D 12, JOE F10 10) andfinally there is DOE, which uses up a littlemore of your resources, but keeps the S,scores a few extra but leaves you with 3 vowelsto one consonant.It’s usually not right to use up your resourceswith plays like SIDES or EIDOS, becauseessentially you’re leaving yourself blowing inthe wind for the rest of the game. You’ll eitherdraw well, or you won’t, with no clear edgenow. And true to form, these plays simulatethe lowest of them all. If we look at ODEON,the EIS leave is quite nice, for you only needtwo consonants and two vowels to bingo.However, as with JOE, you leave the H1 TWSwide open, and this would be a big mistake.Why? Well, one theory goes that if you leavetwo hotspots on the board, if your opponenttakes one, you’ll take the other. In this case,analogy with food might be appropriate:Would you prefer a bowl of cereal, or a 7course dinner? What I mean is that the openingsare not at all equal. The H1 TWS is ripefor almost any kind of rack your opponent mayhave. He’s likely to score anything from 40-60points easily. However, the E on O2 is dependenteither on a triple-triple or on having agood high-pointer to go in the fourth position inorder to score any more than an average play.Or, opponent could have just the right tiles for1M, 1N and 1O, and if the letter on 1O is big,then he may score really well. But that’s a big“if.” The point is that if you take the H1 hotspot,leaving the other for your opponent may leavehim with little. So, OE becomes the play ofchoice, both because of the board andbecause the leave is not that far from bingoing.Just drawing one consonant may be allthat’s needed.

NSC 2008CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8and Keith Smith, will generate thewinners of these and other categories.Before each morning andafternoon session, John Williamsrecognized different groups,which included two players whohave attended every Nationals,Steve Polatnick and Joel Wapnick.Other groups recognized wereDirectors of the Year, AdvisoryBoard members, Rules Committeemembers, Technology Committeemembers, and the many clubdirectors who were present. Johnalso noted two School SCRABBLEProgram champions in attendance,Aune Mitchell and MattSilver.The high game of the tournamentwas Susan Beard's 700 gamein Division 3, followed closely byEvan Berofsky's 678 game inDivision 1.On Tuesday, the last day, severaldivisions went down to thewire and the crescendo of suspensebuilt. Finally, as the lastround ended, we learned that thewinners of four divisions wereunder 19.The aforementioned BradleyRobbins, 11, playing his sixth tournament,won Division 6, fourgames ahead of the second placewinner. Stephen Sneed, 14, playinghis fourth tournament ever,won Division 4 by half a game,and Conrad Bassett-Bouchard, 18,won Division 2, three gamesahead of the second place winner.Throughout the tournament theyoung players gravitated to oneanother like a school of fish!Only slightly older than Conradwas the winner of Division 3, ayoung lady from Thailand,Piengkamol Intarasuwan, 19, whois a college student in Florida.Of course we shouldn't forgetthe adults who won Divisions 1and 5. In Division 5, Kendrick Lo,a patent attorney from Toronto,Photo Credit: John ChewBrian Cappelletto (r) congratulating Nigel Richards (l) on his final win. Game recorder Kate Watson in background.Canada, took top honors. InDivision 1 it was a battle to the endfor the $25,000 top prize. Finally,Nigel Richards, originally fromNew Zealand and now livingin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, roseto the top, defeating BrianCappelletto of Chicago in the lastthree games of the five matchesthey had during the championshipand wrapping up the victory bywinning those three games. Nigelis the reigning World SCRABBLE®Championship winner as well asholding the British title. A veryspecial honor indeed. All theprizewinners in the tournamentreceived enthusiastic rounds ofapplause, and a number of themgot standing ovations. Anyoneready for the 2010 NSC?Photo Credits: NSA staffThe ladies of the NSA ready to present NSC reception guests with festive shell necklaces:Katie Schulz, Theresa Bubb, Patty Hocker, Monica Sledjeski, Jane RatseyWilliams and Hannah Lyons.SCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221It's All in The NumbersPlayers came from 5 countries (Bahamas, Canada, Malaysia, Thailand,U.S.A.), 5 provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador,Ontario, Quebec) and 46 statesPlayers at NSC: 662Players from outside U.S.: 69Youngest player: Bradley Robbins, 11Oldest player: Justine J. Zollinger, 90Committee: 22Club directors who played: 96Club directors who worked: 11NSA staff: 7Largest division:134 Division TwoGames played: 9,212Games tied: 49Points scored: 6,916,446Women players: 316Men players: 346Players 21 & under: 39Florida players: 96Median score: 373Mean score: 375Highest score:700 (Susan Beard)Highest combined score: 1062: Panupol Sujjayakorn 650 -Edward De Guzman 412Lowest score: 141Lowest combined score: 519: Kathy Johnson 306 -Lois M. Hawkins 213Biggest spread: 530: Susan Beard 700 - Linda Hoggatt 170High loss:513 Lisa Odom to 546 Keith SmithHighest opening play: MuZJIKS (126) by Jesse Inman (new record)Greatest ratings increase: 312 (Denise Mahnken, 961 to 1273)Most prizes won:6 (Bradley Robbins and Judy Levitt)Word Judge computers: 10Orlando zip: 32819Total number of points needed to spell all player names: 14,657Player whose name scores the most points: Mark Przybyszewski (58)Most points scored in 28 rounds: Robert Quigley (10,946)Most points scored: Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (12,354)Most points scored by opponents: Rahn McKeown (11,899)Median age of division winners: 19Number of positions Gibsonized in Division 2: 3Length of David Gibson's final winning streak: 15 gamesNumber of vowels on Brian Cappelletto's last rack: 7Nigel Richards' record against Brian Cappelletto: 4-1Total miles walked by NSA staff at the NSC 2008: ~200.5 miles

SCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221NATIONAL SCRABBLE ® CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGSDIVISION ONEPosition Name W +/-1. NIGEL RICHARDS 22 +13402. BRIAN CAPPELLETTO 20 +15003. DAVID GIBSON 19+ +15434. JOEY MALLICK 19 +5085. MATT GRAHAM 18+ +8046. IAN WEINSTEIN 18 +10757. NIGEL PELTIER 18 +6348. JERRY LERMAN 18 +2279. NATHAN BENEDICT 17+ +81310. PANUPOL SUJJAYAKORN 17 +106611. JASON KATZ-BROWN 17 +96212. CARL JOHNSON 17 +96113. TRIP PAYNE 17 +95714. DAVID KOENIG 17 +66815. PETER ARMSTRONG 17 +31116. SAM ROSIN 17 +23417. JOEL WAPNICK 17 +18518. ORRY SWIFT 16+ +98919. GEOFF THEVENOT 16+ +66220. DAVE WIEGAND 16 +93221. SCOTT APPEL 16 +56722. NICK MEYER 16 +55023. ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL 16 +52624. MARK PRZYBYSZEWSKI 16 +35525. RON TIEKERT 16 +23526. SAMMY OKOSAGAH 16 -4327. PAKORN NEMITRMANSUK 16 -35328. MARLON HILL 16 -35529. SAM KANTIMATHI 15+ +52030. PAUL EPSTEIN 15+ +49531. EDWARD DE GUZMAN 15+ -76832. EVAN BEROFSKY 15 +111933. ROBERT QUIGLEY 15 +83834. RAFI STERN 15 +28635. JOE EDLEY 15 +22836. MANOP PHIPHATBOONSERM 15 +9737. ROBERT LINN 15 +2538. DAVID WEISBERG 15 -1039. DEBBIE STEGMAN 15 -1740. LAURIE COHEN 15 -7441. MIKE BARON 15 -17342. RON HOEKSTRA 15 -29543. STEVE GROB 15 -40444. JIM KRAMER 15 -43645. MARK KENAS 14+ +73246. MIKE FRENTZ 14+ -6747. MARTY GABRIEL 14+ -31848. KENJI MATSUMOTO 14 +68649. MADDY KAMEN 14 +28950. JOHN O’LAUGHLIN 14 +16751. DARRELL DAY 14 +14852. DEAN SALDANHA 14 +5253. MARK MILAN 14 -5454. STEVE POLATNICK 14 -7255. MICHAEL BAKER 14 -16456. HOWARD PISTOL 14 -33657. LISA ODOM 14 -38158. WINTER 14 -47559. RAHN MCKEOWN 14 -71760. ROBERT ELLICKSON 13+ +4661. ROD MACNEIL 13 +25262. DIELLE SALDANHA 13 +23563. ROB ROBINSKY 13 +17364. STEVE GLASS 13 +13065. JEFF REEVES 13 +11666. NAWAPADOL SAYAVESA 13 +5267. CHUCK ARMSTRONG 13 -4668. LESTER SCHONBRUN 13 -9969. GREG HEIDLER 13 -27070. JESSE DAY 13 -28471. DANIEL FOGEL 13 -31972. JEREMY FRANK 13 -49173. MICHAEL EARLY 13 -52574. STEVE PELLINEN 13 -62875. WEBSTER PHILLIPS 13 -92976. JAN DIXON 12+ -31477. CHRIS LIPE 12 +33878. RANDY GREENSPAN 12 +20079. TED ROSEN 12 +1280. STEFAN RAU 12 -11681. PATRICIA BARRETT 12 -28582. CECILIA LE 12 -34383. CESAR DEL SOLAR 12 -38484. AMNUAY PLOYSANGNGAM 12 -47885. JESSE MATTHEWS 12 -49586. MIKE PAXSON 12 -54987. ALYSSA FARIA 12 -67488. KEITH SMITH 12 -72989. JEREMY HILDEBRAND 12 -125390. RANDY HERSOM 11+ -90291. SETH LIPKIN 11 -7192. IRA COHEN 11 -35493. STEVE OLIGER 11 -52194. LOUIE MULLER 11 -60895. CRAIG ROWLAND 11 -85296. VERNON JONES 10+ -89097. DAVE LEIFER 10 -20798. JON SHREVE 10 -83299. FRANK TANGREDI 9+ -826100. MARJORIE SCHONEBOOM 9 -517101. ROSE KREISWIRTH 9 -528102. DAVID PEARL 9 -1259103. JEREMY CAHNMANN 8 -1450DIVISION TWOPosition Name W +/-1. CONRAD BASSETT-BOUCHARD 24 +17682. JOHN STARDOM 21 +17873. SHANNON BURNS 21 +7904. BEN HARRISON 19 +10495. ROY KAMEN 19 +9196. JUDY LEVITT 18 +15137. RICK WONG 18 +14958. BRADLEY WHITMARSH 18 +9569. JEFF FISZBEIN 18 +73010. ALAN STERN 18 +65411. JASON D BROOKS 18 +37512. WIN INTHARA 18 +2613. ANDREW SOLOMON 17+ +129514. KEVIN RICKHOFF 17 +166115. PAUL HAVERLY 17 +85516. DANIEL STOCK 17 +84417. BRETT HAUGHNEY 17 +78318. JOEL HORN 17 +69419. DAVID ABOLAFIA 17 +43520. BOB ENSZER 17 +13521. JOE BIHLMEYER 17 +8122. VERNA BERG RICHARDS 17 -4123. JASON UBEIKA 17 -6024. JEFF CLARK 16+ +95825. THOMAS CONRAD 16+ +49026. ANDREW FRIEDRICH 16 +81327. PAUL AVRIN 16 +72728. ALEX FISZBEIN 16 +39329. MARTIN WEISSKOPF 16 +24030. DAVID WHITLEY 16 +17531. CURTIS LEE 16 +16432. TIM ANGLIN 16 +13933. LAURA SCHEIMBERG 16 +10434. TONY CLAITOR 16 +2635. JEAN MCARTHUR 16 +1736. LISA SLANKARD 16 +1637. SAM HOLLINGTON 16 -15538. DAVID HERMANSON 16 -16239. LEESA BERAHOVICH 15+ -12240. CHRISTIANE TRAN 15 +89841. DENNIS TAYLOR 15 +42642. MOHAMED ALIM 15 +39843. WENDELL HAYNES 15 +39344. THAVACHAI THIVAVARNVONGS 15 +27945. GLENN DUNLOP 15 +24446. LAWREN FREEBODY 15 +22447. KRISTINA SIMON 15 -2148. JUDY HORN 15 -5849. RYAN FISCHER 15 -7450. ANDY BOHNSACK 15 -8851. EVANS CLINCHY 15 -12252. DIANE FIRSTMAN 15 -13853. MASON SHAMBACH 15 -38254. JOHN KARRIS 14+ +2155. DAVID ENGELHARDT 14+ -12856. PAUL IZIKOFF 14 +59057. LUISE SHAFRITZ 14 +55958. JACK EICHENBAUM 14 +54459. DANIEL GOODWIN 14 +46660. GLENDA SHORT 14 +34161. ELAINE PATTERSON 14 +26762. KEITH HAGEL 14 +26163. YUKIKO LORITZ 14 +25264. SUSI TIEKERT 14 +18065. CYNTHIA PUGHSLEY 14 +14166. DAVID WEISS 14 +9567. CHRIS PATRICK MORGAN 14 +4568. KAY PATTERSON 14 -4269. KEVIN LEEDS 14 -14670. EMELY WEISSMAN 14 -20671. HEATHER MCCALL 14 -20772. ARUN METHASET 14 -20973. MICHAEL ELDEIRY 14 -24874. LARRY RAND 14 -30275. SCOTT LEIFER 14 -52576. T C HOULGATE-WEST 13+ -15977. JOEY KRAFCHICK 13+ -31678. MARY ALINE STEVENS 13+ -45179. JEFF PARSONS 13+ -63080. CHARLES SMITH 13 +34681. CATHY OSICKEY 13 +11282. JOANNE COHEN 13 +10783. REBECCA LAMBERT 13 +8284. JEFF MARTIN 13 +2085. ADRIAN MANNELLA 13 +1286. STAN MIRANDA 13 -8787. DAVID JOHNSON 13 -25588. CYNTHIA SEALES 13 -28389. KAREN FISHMAN 13 -31190. RUTH HAMILTON 13 -32391. BENJAMIN BLOOM 13 -42792. SIRI TILLEKERATNE 13 -47693. ROBERT GILLIS 13 -72994. R JASON SOMMER 13 -74095. STUART GOLDMAN 12 +26896. TIM WILKINSON 12 +24097. TIM MICHAELS 12 +23698. ELSPETH ABBATE 12 +8999. CARL STOCKER 12 -99100. TERRY KANG RAU 12 -148101. MARY A LYONS 12 -151102. NATALIE LIEBMAN 12 -249103. JAMES HENDERSON 12 -305104. RICHARD POPPER 12 -393105. ERIC KINDERMAN 12 -481106. BETTY CORNELISON 12 -672107. HARRIETTE LAKERNICK 12 -701108. CAROLE DENTON 12 -736109. JOE PETREE 12 -1107110. AMNON IGRA 11+ -233111. LILA CROTTY 11+ -318112. ANNE HAY 11+ -1390113. CONNIE CREED 11 +0114. MATTHEW RIDOUT 11 -177115. DANIEL MILTON 11 -293116. JOAN KELLY 11 -360117. CAROL DUSTIN 11 -406CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGEPhoto Credit: Joe Kaleita/AP ImagesThe winning board.Photo Credit: Joe Kaleita/AP ImagesBradley Robbins, Division 6 winnerI lost all my games and croaked!Photo Credit: Katie Schulz

SCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221NATIONAL SCRABBLE ® CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGSCONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE118. ROBERT FELMAN 11 -678119. MARC LEVESQUE 11 -775120. FRANCIS ANUM 11 -832121. MATT DEWAELSCHE 11 -860122. DAN UNGER 10+ -1000123. MATTHEW SILVER 10 -148124. FLORENCE SPANFELNER 10 -313125. ERICA NORRIS 10 -777126. ROGER CULLMAN 10 -856127. DAVE ZIMMERMAN 10 -1010128. CAROLYN EASTER 10 -1017129. LARRY GRADUS 9 -722130. JUDY NEWHOUSE 9 -979131. ANN MIRABITO 9 -1024132. MARY CAPALBI 8 -777133. PAULA CATANESE 8 -1025134. SHAH ALI 6 -1708DIVISION THREEPosition Name W +/-1. PIENGKAMOL INTARASUWAN 21 +17822. GEOFF TONGUE 19+ +11243. BRIAN WAGNER 19+ +9794. BEN LAM 19 +10855. MICHAEL DAVID 19 +8786. FRED OSWALD 18+ +3807. JOHN GOVE 18 +10428. ERROL WILSON 18 +9619. GABRIEL WONG 18 +81010. RACHEL CHRISTENSEN 18 +61811. ROY DIXON 18 +59312. GARY PERMAN 18 +56913. ANNA MIRANSKY 18 +6014. THOMAS REINKE 17 +66215. FLOSSIE SWINT 17 +64216. MONA LARSEN 17 +55817. JILL HEFFNER 17 +52318. JACOB BERGMANN 17 +51919. SCOTT MCDOUGALL 17 +42620. CHERYL CADIEUX 17 +34821. STEVE MONIZ 17 +24722. MATT CANIK 17 +23223. WESLEY EDDINGS 17 +18924. YOLANDA USHRY 16+ +5325. MARK ROSENBERG 16 +128526. ELAINE GLOWNIAK 16 +62627. TOM KOWALIK 16 +60728. MARY PASTORE 16 +42529. CHARLES REINKE 16 +41130. ANDY HEALY 16 +25431. SUE GABLE 16 +23832. JACQUELINE CAMPER 16 +16533. MICHELLE DAVIS 16 +8334. MARLENE BOYDA 16 -1935. GEORGE ASAKA 16 -3336. GIGI MILLER 16 -23337. LINDA HOGGATT 16 -44338. RONNIE THOMAS 15+ +52539. ROSETTA DONELICK 15+ -540. MIRIAM GREEN 15+ -33341. VICTOR LI 15 +61542. KEN DUTCH 15 +60943. MAUREEN KENNERK 15 +57344. EDWARD COKER 15 +34945. SUSAN BEARD 15 +34546. MARY ELLEN WEISSKOPF 15 +29947. TED GEST 15 +24148. VERA BIGALL 15 +23049. BRENDA CASEY 15 +11650. NANCEE MANCEL 15 +6051. JEREMY HALL 15 +152. HILDA SCHLECHTER 15 -7953. RHONDA ROEDERER 15 -16254. NORBERT SALDANHA 15 -23655. JEREMY JEFFERS 15 -57556. PHYLLIS KOSELKE 15 -63757. MICHAEL WIER 14+ +66058. ARTHUR FINKLE 14+ -65559. BRIAN GALEBACH 14 +68960. YVONNE LOBO 14 +51461. JASON J SMITH 14 +33862. CHARLENE WHITE 14 +33363. LAVONNE TEAGUE 14 +24864. BOB BECKER 14 +22965. JEFFREY NELSON 14 +20366. KEVIN TURNER 14 +17467. VARNEY SENII 14 +4168. NANCY DRUSKIN 14 +3469. BRODERICK LARKINS 14 -2170. VICTOR TANTUA 14 -5871. JULIE ELLEN MARIA 14 -6672. TONY RANKIN 14 -11073. LEE BROOKS 14 -15874. HELENA GAUTHIER 14 -26575. HARRIET STRASBERG 14 -32976. LYNDA WISE 14 -43477. NANCY SCOTT 14 -55878. SU EDWARDS 13+ +11279. PAMELA STUBBLEFIELD 13 +52880. JIM W FISCHER 13 +26881. EDWARD STEWART 13 +21382. SANDY NANG 13 +16983. JEANNIE J WILSON 13 +5184. BETTY BURTON 13 +1985. SARAH KING 13 +886. DANNY KIDD 13 -2887. DIANA SPILLER 13 -11288. EMBER NELSON 13 -14489. RICHARD GANGUET 13 -15290. STAN WILLIAMS 13 -21191. JOHN FULTZ 13 -21392. KC FRODYMA 13 -25393. THOMAS E WOOD 13 -33894. NADINE JACOBSON 13 -40695. IRVING REED 13 -67196. ANN RAYMOND 13 -67597. SANDRA BLOOM 13 -93498. MARK GOOLEY 12 +14599. LYNDA FINN 12 +84100. PRIYA FERNANDO 12 +45101. OSSIE MAIR 12 -8102. CARL DAVIS 12 -34103. LORRAINE BURTON 12 -232104. AUSTIN STALNAKER 12 -271105. LOIS GREENE 12 -283106. MARY ATWOOD 12 -292107. PATRICIA A KROHN 12 -360108. ANDY MICHLIN 12 -416109. SARAH ROSENBLUM 12 -599110. FRASER SIMPSON 12 -606111. GRETCHEN COWAN 12 -627112. BARBARA VAN ALEN 11 +226113. NOLA HEMBROOK 11 +43114. DERVEN FRANCIS 11 -26115. BARBARA DRINKWINE 11 -103116. RALPH KING 11 -257117. SOPHIE MARQUES 11 -423118. CHERYL MELVIN 11 -424119. CARL WARNER 11 -578120. DAIVA MARKELIS 11 -705121. JEANNE FREEBODY 11 -794122. GEORGE ROGERS 11 -1227123. JACQUE LEASE 11 -1244124. YVONNE KNICKERBOCKER 10 -496125. NICHOLAS TAM 10 -533126. CAROLE MILLER 10 -547127. APRIL MCCARLEY 10 -680128. ROBERTA WECHTER 10 -753129. BUNNY GORCHOV 10 -871130. PAT YARNELL 10 -1217131. ALICE ANN GOODRICH 9 -831132. LINDA OLIVA 9 -1467133. PATRICIA DAY 5 -1261DIVISION FOURPosition Name W +/-1. STEPHEN SNEED 21+ +10732. PHIL WERTHEIMER 21 +15463. SCOTT GARNER 20 +19604. GWEN STEWART 19+ +9255. JASON KELLER 19 +10546. ALEXANDRA GIANIKAS 19 +9747. DENISE MAHNKEN 18+ +2528. CHUCK RIORDAN 18 +6869. GEORGE RHYNE 18 +60410. DANIEL HELLMANN 18 +28511. SUSAN BERTONI 17 +117512. MICHAEL PERL 17 +103513. KEN LOUIE 17 +87214. JUDY FORD 17 +68415. LYNN GUNN 17 +67516. RICHARD SPENCE 17 +52317. JOAN KNOBELSDORF 17 +30118. MANECK CONTRACTOR 17 -9319. CHRIS CANIK 16 +103420. MARTY MCCARTHY 16 +91521. KEVIN NAI 16 +73622. KEITH PRIES 16 +70623. LIZ GOTTLIN 16 +54924. DIANA ITTNER 16 +54725. RUCHI GUPTA 16 +54626. DION SALDANHA 16 +50627. AMANDA HUBBLE 16 +39628. SHELLEY KIRK 16 +27229. SYLVIA SPARKMAN 16 +21530. RICK SETTLE 16 -3531. WAHEED THOMPSON 16 -10032. MARY BECKER 15+ +77533. GINGER WHITE 15+ +26934. CHRIS BONIN 15+ +535. BRUCE SHUMAN 15 +55936. SUSIE PAGE 15 +51737. ROBIN ROSS 15 +49438. FRAN SHAW 15 +47639. JIM FONTI 15 +33540. MARLYS FEDER 15 +30341. JENNIFER DEVANEY 15 +14041. CORNELIA GUEST 15 +14043. HANS OH 15 -3944. GENE RAWLINS 15 -7445. KATYA LEZIN 15 -17746. KATHY HOOPER 15 -25747. TRISH HARROP 15 -28248. DALLAS JOHNSON 15 -89649. PAT SANCHEZ 14+ +20650. TERESA SCHAEFFER 14+ +6051. VIVIENNE MUHLING 14+ -8652. DIANE WEINERMAN 14+ -22553. ANGELA DANCHO 14 +44354. KEVIN SEARS 14 +22855. BETTY BERGERON 14 +21156. TOM O’LAUGHLIN 14 +17157. SHELLEY KOCH 14 +14158. MARCIA WADE 14 +6359. ALICE GOODWIN 14 -17060. JO ANNE COHEN 14 -18661. TIMOTHY BOTTORFF 14 -21862. KEITH NISHIMI 14 -30163. MATT EASON 14 -34764. GENE TYSZKA 14 -39865. MARIE GIER 14 -49566. DEBBIE GUIFFRE 14 -730CONTINUED ON PAGE 14Photo Credits: Joe Kaleita/AP Images2008 National School SCRABBLE ® Champion Matthew Silver competing in Division 2. Nadine Jacobsen a legally blind contestant using the Braille recorder.

SCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221NATIONAL SCRABBLE ® CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGSCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1367. MARINA A VILLENA 13+ +30068. MARGO KUNO 13+ -20569. MARY ELLEN BERGERON 13+ -29170. RUTH PATRICK 13+ -53671. NANCY HANLEY 13 +22972. JANE WHITMORE 13 +12973. WILL SCOTT 13 +11974. MARGARET BEE 13 +8875. LISA THOMAS 13 -876. SAM ROTHBART 13 -18777. EVELYN ENSZER 13 -18978. ANGELA HELLMANN 13 -25579. EDWARD GOWASH 13 -32180. HERB LEWIS 13 -54581. KAR-MUN WONG 13 -68482. BETZY COLLINS 12+ +30583. ANDY LUDWIG 12+ +28884. T A SANDERS 12+ -26885. MICHAEL GARNER 12+ -31886. DIANNE WITTMAN 12+ -55287. MIRIAM SALDANHA 12 +4688. CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY 12 +3089. JASON BELL 12 -2790. MICHAEL DONEGAN 12 -8891. PEG PYWAR 12 -23692. RICHARD SAVITT 12 -32393. TERRY AITKEN 12 -48094. CYNTHIA HUGHES 12 -55195. LAURA THOMLEY 12 -63196. CELIA THOMPSON 12 -75197. EVELYN R DAVIS 12 -80898. TIM WISE 11+ -77599. DEVONNA GEE 11 -112100. JON DEMETER 11 -148101. GEEKE LOSSING 11 -194102. JERRY SCHWARTZ 11 -284103. CONCHITA DEPROSPO 11 -449104. LINDA WANCEL 11 -743105. BARBARA EPSTEIN 11 -817106. MARTY LEVINE 11 -1138107. BETSEY WOOD 10 -585108. BOBBI HENDRICKSON 10 -992109. DAVID DINNING 10 -1021110. DAWN DOYLE 10 -1117111. MARTIN ROSEN 9+ -1079112. MOLLIE BRAVERMAN 9 -183113. ESLA EWIDA 8+ -1183114. MARK HAMILTON 8 -901115. JOAN HAWORTH 6 -1715116. JOAN GLATTHORN 4 -1417DIVISION FIVEPosition Name W +/-1. KENDRICK LO 23 +12472. LESESNE KUNZ 20 +13443. AARON DALY 19 +7144. BARBARA MCGREW 19 +6365. MARK BARNETT 18 +14826. BRIAN MILLER 18 +8887. JEFF JACOBS 18 +8028. ARTHUR MOORE 18 +5889. HENRY DE YOUNG 18 +16810. MARILYN SCHMIDT 17 +113511. EMILY JAMES 17 +85812. TREVOR MCGUIRE 17 +73713. JESSE INMAN 17 +71914. TOBEY ROLAND 17 +38015. MAXINE SAPERSTEIN 17 +34116. BARBARA DIXON 17 +32517. ASHLEY WALSH-BUIE 17 +19918. DEBBIE SCHOLZ 16+ +59119. RON BARKER 16+ +22120. CHRISTOPHER WALLECK 16 +58321. LINDA BIANCA 16 +56922. JEFF GOLDSTEIN 16 +56723. CARL NAPLES 16 +39824. ESTHER WHITE 16 +35725. AL DEMERS 16 +34526. WANDA TUMLIN 16 +32427. ROBB GRIFFITH 16 -3928. KAVERI RAVIRAJ 15+ +42529. RICHARD STRICK 15+ +33430. TACY CALLIES 15 +79231. INGRID HAWKINS 15 +21132. PAT HARDWICK 15 +18233. JOHN THOMASON 15 +11634. BILLIE GARVER 15 +4835. GEORGIA T PHILPOT 15 +2736. LOIS S ODA 15 -4837. SALLY REESER 15 -17438. SHEREEN E WEINSTEIN 15 -21039. CHORA B EILERTSEN 15 -25140. NANCY STERNGOLD 14+ +29141. JOYCE STOCK 14+ -1842. CHRIS KNIGHT 14 +64743. YUKARI BALABANOV 14 +64244. MARIE FILANDRO 14 +5745. DENISE DIXON 14 +2946. DEBORAH LIGHT 14 -9047. BARBARA C RING 14 -9548. ZBIGNIEW WIECKOWSKI 14 -19849. MERRY L BERN 14 -21650. BARBARA BESADNY 14 -22151. CATHERINE DAY 14 -26852. SHAUNA PETRIE 14 -31453. JUSTINE ZOLLINGER 14 -32754. SCOTT HAWKINS 14 -47055. KATHI CANN 13 +13056. SHARON DOWNING 13 +11557. EILEEN JOHNSON 13 +5958. BRENDA DEDE 13 +2459. CATHY POOLE 13 -3160. PETER FILANDRO 13 -10861. GAVIN THOMPSON 13 -16962. THOMAS TREMONT 13 -31463. CECILIA HUBER 13 -38864. IDA ANN SHAPIRO 13 -42965. GLORIOSA ONDOY AGDEPPA 13 -43466. IVAN BLACKMAN 13 -49567. JC GREEN 13 -59768. NEVA SLATER 13 -60569. WENDY WILKINSON 13 -85470. DAVID KLIONSKY 12+ +6971. CHRISTINE ENGLE 12 +14572. BARBARA MAJOR 12 +5873. GAURAV BHARGAVA 12 -15074. JACK ALLARD 12 -22775. LINDA STEPHANIDES 12 -26776. SHERRY SCHAFF 12 -32777. WAYNE SCRUGGS 12 -37578. NOAH LIEBERMAN 12 -46979. MALIHA MAHMOOD 12 -64180. WANELL KELSEY 12 -74481. BEULAH COOPER 11+ -26482. CANDACE HURLEY 11+ -28683. LINDA BRANDT 11 -49684. STELLA RUSSELL 11 -53985. LORETTA SHAPOFF 11 -62686. RONALD F MILLARD 10+ -104487. STEVE WOLF 10 -14888. MARILENA SOUZA 10 -56989. JANE FISCHER 10 -62790. COLLEEN SHEA 10 -79091. BRIAN RUDDEFORTH 10 -97992. DIANE BROWN 9 -35093. RUTH SAWYER 9 -55194. BRENDA WERNER 9 -83995. JEAN ZUCHERATE 8 -72596. DAN GOLDBERG 5 -1523DIVISION SIXPosition Name W +/-1. BRADLEY ROBBINS 24 +27582. DAVE RAUPPIUS 20 +10973. RYAN CHEPITA 20 +6444. HARRY DURBIN 18+ +5045. STEFAN HUBER 18 +10026. JULIA SCRUGGS 18 +4797. PEGGY GRANT 18 +4748. DAVE KROOK 17 +10709. AVIS TURNER 17 +76810. JAMIE DE JONG 17 +76411. TAT REISTRUP 17 +45012. EDMOND WILSON 17 +43813. LAURA RICKHOFF 16+ +64514. JOSEPHINE FLOWERS 16 +74215. MELISSA BROWN 16 +69316. KEN MIDDLETON 16 +56617. LOIS LOCKHART 16 +50818. RUTH BROWER 16 +50119. JANICE KONKOL 16 +34020. MICHAEL KRAFCHICK 16 +29621. PAUL RICKHOFF 16 +6422. LOUIS REED 16 -4423. CAROLYN BOYD 15 +65124. L CHERYL FRANCIS 15 +51125. PERCY FERNANDO 15 +49826. MARGIE FICKES 15 +33327. JANET GRIESEL 15 +24828. RICHARD BELL 15 +22629. JEAN PUGH 15 +15730. SARA MCLAUGHLIN 15 +11331. GEORGIANNE FIORINI 15 +9832. KATHY JOHNSON 15 -3533. TONY LUDWIG 15 -18434. VIMALAN RAVIRAJ 15 -29135. BRIAN FARELLO 14+ +17436. PAUL DRAKE 14+ -6137. KATIE BUECHNER 14+ -28638. JOHN SPANGLER 14+ -47139. MARTY MIRON 14 +66140. MARY LOU GOETZ 14 +33741. PAUL BECKER 14 -1642. BEVERLY OTTO 14 -4643. EILEEN BRADBURY 14 -7244. POLLY LENZEN 14 -7345. AUNE MITCHELL 14 -41646. AYAL WOLF 14 -42247. MARGARET HUGHES 13+ +28848. REBECCA GILMORE 13+ -36449. JOHN WRIGHT 13 +83850. LAVERNE BROOKES 13 +38451. JOHN LAUCK 13 -952. BLOSSOM THOMPSON 13 -5453. MARY E CAPRIA 13 -18154. MATT MCCARTHY 13 -31155. ERICA ROGERS 13 -47656. JEAN TROTMAN 13 -69157. LINDA NERVIS 13 -75458. MERRAN DUNLOP 12 +30559. JOSEPHINE LAMANTIA 12 +7060. LILLIAN ZOLLER 12 -3961. KAY FAUST 12 -21962. HANNAH LIEBERMAN 12 -35763. SAMARIA GRAHAM 12 -37264. ESTHER GLUSKIN 12 -39765. JIM LARIS 12 -50166. MARY KAY HUIZEL 12 -63767. VICTORIA COX 12 -77468. JOETTA WILKINSON 12 -83369. HELEN RUSSELL 12 -87970. ARLENE BIBBS 11 -33571. YVONNE KLASKOW 11 -53072. LOIS M HAWKINS 11 -74473. GINA BRADEN 11 -95574. DONNA PAUL 10+ -12575. EVA BARTHOLOMEUSZ 10 -43176. SUSIE M MOON 10 -69977. KATHRENE BERGER 8+ -135078. DAVID GILMORE 8 -90979. CYNTHIA CAPRISE 7 -86880. JILL BROOKS 1 -3584Photo Credit: John ChewDivision 6 shakes hands.Photo Credit: Joe Kaleita/AP ImagesNigel Richards makes a play during the final game.Photo Credit: John ChewAEIOOCC NNNTTR

TOURNAMENTR1E1 S1 U1 L1 T1 S1Key: W: wins. A “+” sign in the wincolumn represents one-half of a win. SPR:Total plus or minus spread points. RTG: New rating.CH: Rating change. Tournaments arelisted in the order in which they are received.Due to the increasing number of tournamentsand our space limitations, only the winnerof each division is listed. Complete results willbe listed at our website www.scrabbleassoc.com/tourneys/results.html.Tuscon, AZ; January 26; 7 RDS; 24 players;Director: Ed SaundersDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Laurie Cohen 5 +738 1771 -112. William Barfuss 7 +532 1219 +973. Karen Lundeen 5 +240 917 +7Elyria, OH; March 15-16; 13 RDS; 42 players;Director: Dan StockDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Dorcas Alexander 11 +798 1628 +1882. Wayne Kraus 13 +1311 1346 +843. Stanley Angrist 10 +751 945 +56Edmonton, AB, CAN; March 15-16; 14 RDS;38 players; Director: Huguette SettleDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Albert Hahn 11 +656 1771 +52. Juraj Pivovarov 10 +708 1199 -193. Estelle Matthews 12 +803 841 +54North Salem, NY; March 15 AM; 4 RDS;4 players; Director: Cornelia GuestDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Stephen Winston 3 +487 642 +22North Salem, NY; March 15 PM; 4 RDS;4 players; Director: Cornelia GuestDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Jacob Klein 4 +732 749 +96North Salem, NY; March 15 AM-PM; 8 RDS;36 players; Director: Cornelia GuestDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Eric Goldstein 6 +238 1712 +142. Charles Rohrmann, Jr 6 +309 1379 +113. Kevin Gauthier 7 +579 1120 +284. Charlie Panek 8 +517 915 +142Philadelphia, PA; March 16; 7 RDS; 53 players;Director: Matt HopkinsDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Richard Popper 6 +230 1729 +512. Christian Jurlando 5 +311 1366 +663. Paul Olenick 6 +196 1313 +274. Martin Langer 5 +859 1017 +6Milpitas, CA; March 16; 6RDS; 25 players; Director: Rick WongDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Kevin Fraley 5 +304 1811 +542. Stu Goldman 4 +228 1572 +113. Mary Aline Stevens 4 +126 1451 -14. Martin Mondragon 4 +409 1248 +6Farmingdale, NY; March 22; 7 RDS; 26 players;Director: Richard FerraraDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. David Koenig 5 +524 1752 +12. Sue Gable 6 +359 1358 +213. Michelle Beach 6 +346 857 +195Chicago, IL; March 22-23; 14 RDS; 24 players;Director: Jeremy CahnmannDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Steve Hartsman 12 +873 1809 +39Seattle, WA; March 29; 7 RDS; 40 players;Director: Rebecca SlivkaDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Dave Wiegand 7 +826 1949 +192. Norbert Saldanha 5 +676 1465 +253. Frank Kashuk 6 +444 1326 +314. Matt Ross 5 +423 1082 +165. Matthew Nelson 5 +363 722 +22Dallas, TX; March 29; 6 RDS; 14 players;Director: Bryan PepperDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Geoff Thevenot 5 +942 1863 +82. Paul Hagelstein 6 +291 1349 +37Homer, AK; March 28; 16 RDS; 9 players;Director: Mike GradzDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Mike Gracz 11 +942 946 +54Battle Creek, MI; March 28; 7 RDS; 27 players;Director: Carol RavichandranDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Jeff Clark 5 +448 1647 +62. Linda Hoggatt 5 +115 1266 +393. Carol Jones 7 +498 1087 +84Palm Harbor, FL; March 29; 6 RDS; 20 players;Director: Joan KnobelsdorfDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Cheryl Cadieux 5 +11 1376 +212. Kate Petroczy 5 +540 1324 +93. Linda Brandt 6 +443 917 +12Princeton, NJ EB; March 28; 5 RDS; 22 players;Director: Lynda Woods ClearyDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Joe Bihlmeyer 4 +390 1636 +602. Linda Wancel 4 +357 1145 +31Princeton, NJ ME; March 28-29; 14 RDS;56 players; Director: Lynda Woods ClearyDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Sam Rosin 11 +971 1790 +1422. Jeffrey Jacobson 9 +544 1517 +573. Paul Olenick 10 +759 1332 +194. Jason Keller 10 +808 1081 +23Clayton, CA; March 30; 7 RDS; 20 players;Director: Mike TreshlerDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Sam Kantimathi 5+ +546 1704 +282. Leesa Berahovich 7 +666 1515 +323. Merry L. Bern 6 +345 957 +161Manchester, CT; March 30; 6 RDS; 27 players;Director: David CarlsonDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Kevin McCarthy 4 +157 1383 +62. Renee Stokowski 4 +323 1160 +123. Max Karten 5 +835 1002 UNRMexican Riviera CruiseDirector: Larry RandDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Larry Rand 15 +1366 1701 +462. Joey Cross 14 +1699 845 +35Berlin, NJ; April 4; 7 RDS; 43 players;Director: Betty C. McDanielDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Scott Kitchen 5 +419 1518 +552. Mona Larsen 6 +441 1416 +253. Lynda Woods Cleary 5 +119 1172 +204. Richard Hamilton 6 +461 951 +30Twin Cities, MN; NAST; April 4; 6 RDS;16 players; Director: Sue HoehnDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Vincent Van Dover 5 +501 1806 -32. Eric Ufferman 5 +323 1689 +323. Mary Krizan 4+ +154 1416 +634. Mark Kenas 4 +709 1853 -22Twin Cities, MN; April 5; 12 RDS;66 players; Director: Sue HoehnDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Mike Weepie 9 +743 1737 +952. Andrew Gaertner 9 +680 1485 +543. Carol Dustin 9 +356 1395 +354. Paul Kyllonen 12 +1049 1236 +1085. Karen Slaton 11 +477 964 +78Fenton, MI; April 5; 7 RDS; 30 playersDirector: Jeff ClarkDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Jeff Fiszbein 6 +363 1710 +532. Pat Badgley 5 +214 1449 +343. Tom Kowalik 7 +871 1455 +624. Kathleen Washburn 6 +189 1098 +91Fenton, MI; April 6; 7 RDS; 20 players;Director: Jeff ClarkDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Jeff Clark 7 +452 1698 +65SCRABBLE ® News, Issue 221Laguna Woods, CA; April 6;7 RDS; 19 players;Director: Gary MossDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Kevin Rickhoff 6 +623 1701 +22. Nicholas Seistrup 7 +545 1021 +145Bayside, NY; April 5; 8 RDS; 22 players;Director: Ginger WhiteDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Verna Richards Berg 6 +316 1532 +322. Fran Shaw 7 +208 1135 +1433. Gaurav Bhargava 6 +87 925 +77Ft. Lauderdale, FL; April 4; 8 RDS; 38 players;Director: Tim WiseDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. David Weisberg 6 +902 1861 -112. Ossie Mair 7 +187 1299 +343. Claire Ullman 7 +714 954 +614. Hilda Siegel 6 +537 803 +45Moose Jaw, SK, CAN; April 5; 123 RDS; 29players; Director: Evelyn SchmidtDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Trevor Venne 8 +695 1291 +162. Amy Knight 11 +363 894 +853. William Woodward 9 +523 844 +82Berkeley, CA; April 6; 6 RDS; 30 players;Director: Rick WongDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Kevin Fraley 5 +250 1838 +272. Spencer S. Sun 4 +146 1690 +13. Peter Dolgenos 5 +122 1477 +683. Dan Unger 5 +110 1412 +254. Joan Mocine 5 +45 1241 +24Charleston, WV; April 4 EB; 4 RDS; 40 players;Director: Brad MillsDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Marc Broering 3 +173 1646 +292. Pete Zeigler 4 +513 1557 +403. Steve Bush 4 +329 1364 +494. George Rhyne 3 +360 1141 +205. Kevin Sears 3 +135 1093 +116. Brad Mills 3 +332 998 +177. Dallas Johnson 4 +349 987 +538. Margaret Yoder 4 +134 928 +619. Eric Yoder 3 +317 823 +4610. Joetta Wilkinson 3 +360 536 +27Charleston, WV; April 5 ME; 12RDS; 61 players;Director: Brad MillsDIVISION/NAME W SPR RTG CH1. Winter 9 +557 1765 +112. Gary Perman 9 +661 1456 -53. David A. Brown 10 +627 1082 +844. Wendy Wilkinson 10 +479 925 +38NSC Player ProfileName: Rahn McKeownFrom: Pittsboro, NCAge: 28What is your current occupation? ScientistNSC 2008 Division: OneHow did you get introduced to SCRABBLE ®and how long have you been playing? I startedplaying online Boggle ® at www.WorldWinner.comabout four years ago and one of my online competitors,Marsh Richards, told me I should trySCRABBLE ® . I started playing online SCRAB-BLE ® and then played in my first real tournamentin 2004 so I could attend the Nationals in NewOrleans that same year. Orlando is my secondNationals.You were sponsored by WorldWinner’s gameSCRABBLE ® Cubes to come to the 2008 NSC.How did you become involved with this? I startedplaying SCRABBLE ® Cubes on WorldWinnerover a year ago and quickly became very good. Iheard that SCRABBLE ® Cubes might be doingsomething at this year’s Nationals, so I wrote thema letter explaining that I was one of the Top 5 playerson their site and asked if they were interestedin sponsoring me for this event.What does your sponsorship entail, and howlong is the commitment? The sponsorship isjust for the NSC. WorldWinner gave me a travelallowance and money to attend the event. Inreturn, I am obligated to do interviews, endorsethe game and wear and give away promotionalt-shirts and hats.What has been the response to SCRABBLE ®Cubes at the NSC? People are generally veryenthusiastic about the game. The hats andt-shirts have been very popular overall.How does SCRABBLE ® Cubes compare toplaying tournament SCRABBLE? SCRABBLE ®Cubes is like a 3-D game of Boggle ® . Playingonline and tournament SCRABBLE ® has definitelyhelped me get good at SCRABBLE ® Cubes. Iplay regular SCRABBLE ® about once every twoweeks at a local club, mainly to prepare for tournamentsand the Nationals. I play SCRABBLE ®Cubes at least once a day and enjoy it becauseof the monetary winnings.How much have you won playing SCRAB-BLE ® Cubes? On average about $1500 a monthfor the past year.How does this tournament compare tothe NSC in New Orleans? In New OrleansI played in Division Three and this year I’m playingin Division One. It’s definitely been moreintense, but it’s been a lot of fun.What are your favorite activitiesbesides SCRABBLE ® ? Basketball and poker.For more information, or to play SCRABBLE ®Cubes, visit www.WorldWinner.comPhoto Credit: Monica SledjeskiWorldWinner sponsored Division One playerRahn McKeown, wearing the signatureSCRABBLE ® Cubes HAT and SHIRT.