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2009 National SCRABBLE Championship prizes

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This page lists all prizes to be awarded at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship.

We are grateful to Hasbro for increasing their contribution to this second major championship in Dayton, and to our many private donors this year. Overall donations, which amounted to the equivalent of four divisions' prize funds in 2007, are down significantly this year, and pay for only two. We are nonetheless happy to be able to offer a Division 5 prize fund that is between 2007 and 2008 values on a per player basis, prize funds for Divisions 2, 3 and 4 which are between 2007 and 2008 gross values and awarding the 2009 National Scrabble Champion the top prize of $10,000.

In addition, all division winners will receive personalized commemorative boards designed by Kelly Smith.

Inquiries concerning the allocation of the prize fund should be directed to this year’s budget committee, consisting of John Chew and Mary Rhoades, preferably after the conclusion of the Championship.

This Year’s Prizewinners

Complete lists of prizewinners by division are available at this web site: Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, Division 4 and Division 5.

Congratulations to 2009 National SCRABBLE Champion Dave Wiegand.

The following chart shows the prizes that will be awarded in each division. “Pick” indicates that the winner can choose one from the following pool of prizes: 9 Scrabylon DVDs, 6 sets of Protiles, 2 copies of the book Letterati, and 1 Luise Shafritz quilted board cover. Cash prizes will be mailed by check to the winners; 30% withholding tax applies to those who have not completed the appropriate IRS form. Noncash prizes may not be shipped, and may be awarded to a runner-up at the organizers' discretion.

  Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5
1st Place $10,000 & Kelly Smith board $4,000 & Kelly Smith board $3,000 & Kelly Smith board $2,000 & Kelly Smith board $1,000 & Kelly Smith board
2nd Place $5,000 $1,250 $1,000 $750 $500
3rd Place $2,000 $700 $600 $500 $400
4th Place $1,000 $600 $500 $400 $300
5th Place $600 $500 $450 $350 $200
6th Place $500 $400 $400 $300 Sam Kantimathi Board
7th Place $400 $350 $350 $250 pick
8th Place $300 $300 $300 $200 pick
9th Place $250 Sam Kantimathi Board $250 Sam Kantimathi Board pick
10th Place $200 pick $200 pick -
11th Place Sam Kantimathi Board pick Sam Kantimathi Board pick -
12th Place pick pick pick pick -
13th Place pick - pick - -
1st Class Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board
2nd Class SamTimer SamTimer SamTimer SamTimer SamTimer
3rd Class pick pick pick pick pick
Last Ten Places - - - - Mike Baron Cheat Sheet
Last Place Mary Krizan Tile Bag Mary Krizan Tile Bag Mary Krizan Tile Bag Mary Krizan Tile Bag Mary Krizan Tile Bag
High Win $25 $25 $25 $25 $25
High Loss $25 $25 $25 $25 $25
Low Win $25 $25 $25 $25 $25
High Play $25 $25 $25 $25 $25
Tuff Luck $25 $25 $25 $25 $25
Best Record, Lower Half, Day 3 Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board
Best Record, Lower Half, Day 4 Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board Sam Kantimathi Board
High "NSC" Words Mike Baron Word Book (3 copies)
Best Earth Word - Peter Schwartzman Word Nerd CD Book Peter Schwartzman Word Nerd CD Book Peter Schwartzman Word Nerd CD Book Peter Schwartzman Word Nerd CD Book