DALLAS, Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a three-peat! Nigel Richards, 44, a New Zealand security analyst who lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has won the 2011 National SCRABBLE® Championship in Dallas, Texas. With this victory he becomes only the 2nd three-time winner of the 30 year old competition, tying New York expert Joe Edley. Richards, also a World SCRABBLE® Champion, won $10,000 and bragging rights among the world's 25,000 SCRABBLE® tournament players, finishing 22-9 with a +1532 point spread. Among the winning words played were FICE (a small dog of mixed breed), TUQUE (a knitted woolen cap) and OURIE (shivering with cold).
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Kenji Matsumoto, 26, from Aiea, HI, came in second with a win loss record of 22-9 and a +1186 point spread. This was Kenji's 8th Nationals since 2000. In third place was Brian Bowman from Villa Hills, KY, who also finished 22-9 with a +1028 spread. This was only Brian's 2nd Nationals since starting to play competitively in 2006.
Nearly 350 word wizards from 40 states and 4 countries played 31 rounds of SCRABBLE over five days at the Hotel InterContinental Dallas. Competitors ranged from ages 12-81.
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SOURCE National Scrabble Association
