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| + | * 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship in Reno (NV) | ||
| + | ** July 26, 2019: [https://lynnwoodtoday.com/lynnwood-man-becomes-youngest-north-american-scrabble-champion Lynnwood Today] reports on Lynnwood resident and North American SCRABBLE Champion [[Alec Sjoholm]]. | ||
| + | ** July 24, 2019: [https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Top-scrabble-players-compete-for-national-title--513135661.html KOLO 8 ABC] interviews [[Joshua Sokol]] and [[John Chew]]. | ||
| + | ** July 24, 2019: [https://www.ktvn.com/story/40833013/intense-wordplay-in-reno-the-north-american-scrabble-championships KTVN 2] interviews Deborah Komatsu, Cheryl Kagan, [[Andy Hoang]], and [[John Chew]]. | ||
| + | * July 24, 2019: The Angry Grammarian at the [https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/scrabble-dictionary-tournament-words-language-20190724.html Philadelphia Inquirer] interviews 2017 North American SCRABBLE Champion [[Will Anderson]] and [[John Chew]] about why slurs are allowed in tournament and club play. | ||
| + | * [[Cornelia Guest]] ran a SCRABBLE tournament in conjunction with the Newtown (CT) Bridge Club's 3rd annual Longest Day fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association on June 19th. | ||
| + | ** July 1, 2019: The [https://www.newtownbee.com/bridge-fans-scrabblers-converge-%E2%80%98longest-day%E2%80%99-fundraiser/07012019 Newtown Bee] covers the event. | ||
| + | ** May 24, 2019: The [https://www.newtownbee.com/longest-day-fundraiser-support-alzheimer%E2%80%99s-association/05242019 Newtown Bee] announces the event. | ||
| + | * May 8, 2019: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJuLtETpzms&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2KvBEaWrcHDabwapCNRYvsiME9rL6ld83s5Dbj56IJVlRAr5w-Fbnr9ho WGBY] profiles Northampton (MA) NASPA Club #667 - including interviews with director Brett Constantine, NASC 2018 Div 4 champion Evan Yurko, and 2019 North American School SCRABBLE Championship director Ben Greenwood. | ||
| + | * May 2, 2019: The [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/arts/scrabble-new-words.html New York Times] interviews NASPA co-president [[John Chew]] about the release of the Collins 2019 lexicon. | ||
* Youth player Ricky Rodriguez is interviewed by local San Antonio (TX) media. | * Youth player Ricky Rodriguez is interviewed by local San Antonio (TX) media. | ||
** May 7, 2019: [https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/kid-scrabble-champ-gains-national-attention Fox29] in San Antonio interviews Ricky after his return from the North American School SCRABBLE Championship where his team placed 3rd in the Challenge Division. | ** May 7, 2019: [https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/kid-scrabble-champ-gains-national-attention Fox29] in San Antonio interviews Ricky after his return from the North American School SCRABBLE Championship where his team placed 3rd in the Challenge Division. | ||
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