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Article: Scrabble life spells big win for New York man
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 23, 2002
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Scrabble life spells big win for New York man
Associated Press
Friday, August 23, 2002
San Diego -- A New York man whose life revolves around the board
game Scrabble emerged Thursday as the nation's top-rated player.
Joel Sherman, 40, took first place in the National Scrabble
Championship, defeating Nigel Richards, 35, of New Zealand and
Jakkrit Klaphajone, 32, of Thailand.
Sherman finished the five-day tournament with a 25-6 record.
He was assured of victory after beating Richards, 35, by using
such words as vug, a small cavity in a rock, mu, a Greek letter, and
helicoid, a geometrical surface.
His top-scoring word in their match was tenures, which earned him
72 points for a final score of ...