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* Andy Hoang and Erik Salgado became the first team to win two NSSC titles.
 
* Andy Hoang and Erik Salgado became the first team to win two NSSC titles.
 
* Beginning with this event, rules were normalized to more closely match [[NASPA]] [[rules]], including the use of a 25- rather than 22-minute clock, and an explicit reference to NASPA rules for situations not covered in the event rules.
 
* Beginning with this event, rules were normalized to more closely match [[NASPA]] [[rules]], including the use of a 25- rather than 22-minute clock, and an explicit reference to NASPA rules for situations not covered in the event rules.
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* This was the first year in which fourth-graders were permitted to compete.
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== 2011 ==
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|-
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!align=right|Date
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|April 15–16
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!align=right|Place
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|Royal Pacific Resort, Orlando, FL
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!align=right|Winners
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|Alex Li and Jackson Smylie (ON)
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!align=right|Runners-Up
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|Evan McCarthy and Bradley Robbins (NH)
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!align=right|Winner’s Prize
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|$10,000
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|-
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!align=right|Prize Pool
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|$20,000
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|-
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!align=right|On Jimmy Kimmel Live
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|May 4
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|-
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!align=right|Teams
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|98
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|-
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!align=right|Format
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|7 rounds followed by 1-round final
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!align=right|Organizer
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|[[NSA]]
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!align=right|Director
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|[[John Chew]]
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* Alex Li and Jackson Smylie were the first Canadians to win the title.

Revision as of 22:44, 29 January 2014

The National School SCRABBLE Championship is an annual tournament organized until 2013 by the National SCRABBLE Association (NSA) as a part of their School SCRABBLE Program.

The tournament typically draws over 50 teams of two players each, representing schools and certain other youth organizations. Competitors must be in grades 4–8 and resident in the United States or Canada.

2014

See our unofficial page about the 2014 National School SCRABBLE Championship.

2013

Date May 3–4
Place Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC
Winners Kevin Bowerman and Raymond Gao (NC)
Runners-Up Thomas Draper (NJ) and Sam Masling (DC)
Winner’s Prize $10,000
Prize Pool $20,000
On Jimmy Kimmel Live May 23
Teams 89
Format 7 rounds followed by 1-round final
Organizer NSA
Director John Chew
  • This was the last NSSC organized by the NSA prior to their dissolution.
  • With this event, North Carolina became the first state to have winning

students in three Nationals, in 2009, 2012 and 2013.

  • This was the first event since 2009 in which no previous champions were competing.
  • Thomas Draper became the third person known to have been a runner-up twice.

2012

Date April 13–14
Place Royal Pacific Resort, Orlando, FL
Winners Andy Hoang and Erik Salgado (NC)
Runners-Up Thomas Draper and Nicholas Vasquez (NJ)
Winner’s Prize $10,000
Prize Pool $20,000
On Jimmy Kimmel Live April 23
Teams 72
Format 7 rounds followed by 1-round final
Organizer NSA
Director John Chew
  • Andy Hoang and Erik Salgado became the first team to win two NSSC titles.
  • Beginning with this event, rules were normalized to more closely match NASPA rules, including the use of a 25- rather than 22-minute clock, and an explicit reference to NASPA rules for situations not covered in the event rules.
  • This was the first year in which fourth-graders were permitted to compete.

2011

Date April 15–16
Place Royal Pacific Resort, Orlando, FL
Winners Alex Li and Jackson Smylie (ON)
Runners-Up Evan McCarthy and Bradley Robbins (NH)
Winner’s Prize $10,000
Prize Pool $20,000
On Jimmy Kimmel Live May 4
Teams 98
Format 7 rounds followed by 1-round final
Organizer NSA
Director John Chew
  • Alex Li and Jackson Smylie were the first Canadians to win the title.
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