=== August 5, 2009: Dave Wiegand wins National SCRABBLE Championship ===
[[Dave Wiegand]] from Portland, OR wins the [[2009 National SCRABBLE Championship]] and receives the $10,000 grand prize. He defeated the reigning champion [[Nigel Richards]] from Malaysia in the last two rounds today. Both had players won 25 wins games in the tournament but Dave accumulated a superior point spread (+1728 vs. +1593). This is the second championship for Dave ; he also won the title in 2005.
Joel Wapnick, from Montreal, QC placed third in the first divisionwith 22 wins. Divisions two through five were won by Thomas Reinke from Middleton, WI, Dave Leonard from Buffalo, NY, Max Karten from Barrington, RI and Doug Szymkowiak from North Ridgeville, OH.
Final standings:
# * [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/1/31.html Division 1].# * [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/2/31.html Division 2].# * [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/3/31.html Division 3].# * [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/4/31.html Division 4].# * [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/5/31.html Division 5].
== July 2009 ==