National School Scrabble Championship
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The National School Scrabble Championship is a Scrabble
tournament for 5th-8th graders held in North America
. It has been held annually since 2003. In 2009, for the first time ever, the event was won by a team of 5th graders. In 2010, and some prior years, the winners were invited to be on Good Morning America
and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The event has also received recognition from president Barack Obama
and NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal
, who are advocates for the game themselves.
Scrabble
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary. Official reference works provide a list...
tournament for 5th-8th graders held in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. It has been held annually since 2003. In 2009, for the first time ever, the event was won by a team of 5th graders. In 2010, and some prior years, the winners were invited to be on Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The event has also received recognition from president Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
and NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...
, who are advocates for the game themselves.
Past winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up | Location | Event Director | Winner's Prize | Total Prize Pool |
| 2011 | Alex Li & Jackson Smylie (ON) | Bradley D. Robbins & Evan D. McCarthy (NH) | Orlando, FL | John Chew | USD United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 10,000 |
USD 20,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bradley D. Robbins & Evan D. McCarthy (NH) | Timothy Bryant & Kevin Rosenberg (NY) | Orlando, FL | Ben Greenwood | USD 10,000 | USD 20,000 |
| 2009 | Erik Salgado & Andy Hoang (NC) | Paolo Federico O'Murchu & Nicky Vasquez (NJ) | Providence, RI | Ben Greenwood | USD 10,000 | USD 20,000 |
| 2008 | Logan Rosen & Matthew Silver (CT) | Joey Krafchick & Dorian Hill (GA) | Providence, RI | Ben Greenwood | USD 5,000 | USD 10,000 |
| 2007 | Matthew Silver & Aune Mitchell (CT) | Joey Krafchick & Dorian Hill (GA) | Providence, RI | Ben Greenwood | USD 5,000 | |
| 2006 | Aaron Jacobs & Nathan Mendelsohn (MA) | Boston, MA | Ben Greenwood | USD 5,000 | USD 9,250 | |
| 2005 | Asif Rahman & Scott Cardone (OH) | Boston, MA | Ben (Loiterstein) Greenwood | USD 5,000 | ||
| 2004 | Eric Johnston & Thomas Bao (CA) | Boston, MA | Ben Loiterstein & Joe Edley Joe Edley Joseph Edley is a professional Scrabble player and author, and the first player to win the National Scrabble Championship three times.-Pre-Scrabble life:... |
USD 5,000 | ||
| 2003 | Nick Amphlett & John Ezekowitz (MA) | Boston, MA | Ben Loiterstein & Joe Edley |
USD 5,000 |
See also
- World Scrabble ChampionshipWorld Scrabble ChampionshipThe World Scrabble Championship is the most prestigious title in competitive English-language Scrabble. It has been held every second year since 1991. The current World Scrabble Champion is Nigel Richards...
- World Youth Scrabble ChampionshipsWorld Youth Scrabble ChampionshipsThe first World Youth Scrabble Championships were held in Wollongong, Australia 2006. Competitors from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, England, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka. Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab...
- Canadian Scrabble ChampionshipCanadian Scrabble ChampionshipThe Canadian National Scrabble Championship is the Canadian national Scrabble competition in the English language, open by invitation and special qualification only to the top rank of Canadian players. All CNSC events have been held in Toronto....
- Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup
- National Scrabble Championship