Latest revision as of 22:25, 29 June 2023

I’m delighted that NASPA has asked me to run the trivia contest at this year’s Scrabble Players Championship. The game is scheduled for Monday evening, July 17.

People can play in teams of up to five players. Entry fee is $10 per person. 90% of the total entry fees will be paid out in prize money, for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

I will be using the Categories format that we used last year in Baltimore. Here’s a quick rundown of how it works:

• There will be four rounds.
• Each round consists of 20 questions, each in a different category. The same 20 categories will be used in each round. Categories will cover a wide spectrum of subjects. Last year, categories ranged from Pixar Movies to The World Series - from Shakespearean Tragedies to Twitter - from North American Wildlife to Cakes.
• Before the game begins, your team gets to decide how much each category is worth. Do you know everything there is to know about World Capitals? Put 5 points on that category? Do you know nothing about Ancient Rome? Assign that 1 point.
• The game includes some audio and visual clues - including a fun visual category called Something in Common. (So if you can tell that the three images are a diamondback rattler, hearts of palm, and Sam Spade, you’ll know the answer is Playing Card Suits.)

I hope to see as many of you playing as possible. Let’s have some fun … and make the prize pot really big!

Your host, Frank Tangredi