Tournaments

2006 CanAm Challenge

The Fourth Annual Can-Am SCRABBLE^® Challenge took place on June 17 & 18, 2006 at the Metropolitan Hotel, 108 Chestnut Street in Toronto. Vying in this invitational tournament for the majority of the 98 team points and the Challenge Trophy will be the seven top ranking players from Canada and the USA.

The Can-Am SCRABBLE^® Challenge has pitted the top players from Canada and the United States against each other since its inception in 2002. The U.S. leads Canada by a record of two titles to one.

Live coverage of the event included hourly updates from the tournament site.

The Players

Team members qualified based on their peak rating attained at a fully-rated tournament between the June 1, 2005 and March 1, 2006 NSA ratings lists, after having played at least 24 fully-rated games.

Team U.S.A.

Dave Wiegand Portland, OR Mortgage Underwriter, 31 2005 National Champion

Jerry Lerman Foster City, CA Risk Management Consultant, 56

Joey Mallick Cape Elizabeth, ME Chart-man, 26

Tim Adamson Saint Paul, MN Masonry Contractor, 52

John Luebkemann Pineville, NC Actuary, 41

Chris Cree Dallas, TX Used equipment sales and leasing, 51

Jason Katz-Brown Cambridge, MA Student, 19

Team Canada

Lloyd Mills Georgetown ON A/C contractor, 40

Adam Logan Waterloo ON Mathematician, 31 1996, 2005 Canadian Champion 1996 U.S. Champion 2005 World Champion

David Boys Dorval QC Programmer Analyst, 42 2003 Canadian Champion 1995 World Champion

Joel Wapnick Montreal QC University Professor, 50 1998 Canadian Champion 1983 U.S. Champion 1999 World Champion

Robin Pollock Daniel Toronto ON Mom/Psychotherapist, 44

Dean Saldanha Richmond BC Engineering Assistant/Student, 23

Evan Berofsky Thornhill ON Student, Writer, 30

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