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Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
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Dino Registered Lunatic User ID: 113920 08-16-2012 11:08 AM
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Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
Seriously bro, if you're going to cheat, why scrabble? Why not save the cheating for something important??
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of the top young Scrabble players in the country has been kicked out of the game's national championship tournament in Florida after he was caught hiding blank letter tiles, organizers said Tuesday.
John D. Williams, Jr., executive director of the National Scrabble Association, said that a male player was ejected from the 350-player event in Round 24 of the 28-round event.
The cheating was spotted by a player at a nearby table, who noticed the ejected player conceal a pair of blank tiles, which can be used as wild card letters. When confronted by the tournament director, he admitted to it, organizers said.
Williams, who has served as executive director for 25 years and co-authored a book on the popular Hasbro board game in 1993, said this was the first incident of cheating at a national tournament. However, he said it's been known to occur at smaller, regional events.
"It does happen no matter what. People will try to do this," he said. "It's the first time it's happened in a venue this big though. It's unfortunate. The Scrabble world is abuzz. The Internet is abuzz."
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/unplugged/g...50605.html
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SexualChocolate الشوكولاته الجنسي User ID: 16352 08-16-2012 12:22 PM
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RE: Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
this is the most DOOM I have heard all week.
don't know why but I laughed  when I saw it was put on by Hasbro bro.
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SexualChocolate الشوكولاته الجنسي User ID: 16352 08-16-2012 12:23 PM
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RE: Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
the scrabble world is abuzz?
I wonder if they have a monthly newsletter
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far too many people want to be fed, and clothed and taken care of cradle to grave. Tyranny will exist as long as sloth and greed are subsidized.
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-Vod- Registered User User ID: 114980 08-16-2012 01:05 PM
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RE: Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
Dino Wrote:Seriously bro, if you're going to cheat, why scrabble? Why not save the cheating for something important?? 
There's still a prize of 10 000$.
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LoP Guest lop guest User ID: 65684 08-16-2012 01:40 PM
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RE: Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
Dino Wrote:Seriously bro, if you're going to cheat, why scrabble? Why not save the cheating for something important?? 
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of the top young Scrabble players in the country has been kicked out of the game's national championship tournament in Florida after he was caught hiding blank letter tiles, organizers said Tuesday.
John D. Williams, Jr., executive director of the National Scrabble Association, said that a male player was ejected from the 350-player event in Round 24 of the 28-round event.
The cheating was spotted by a player at a nearby table, who noticed the ejected player conceal a pair of blank tiles, which can be used as wild card letters. When confronted by the tournament director, he admitted to it, organizers said.
Williams, who has served as executive director for 25 years and co-authored a book on the popular Hasbro board game in 1993, said this was the first incident of cheating at a national tournament. However, he said it's been known to occur at smaller, regional events.
"It does happen no matter what. People will try to do this," he said. "It's the first time it's happened in a venue this big though. It's unfortunate. The Scrabble world is abuzz. The Internet is abuzz."
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/unplugged/g...50605.html
Corruption corruption everywhere, when will it stop? Does anyone really care? Scrabble, jeez! Nothing like showing how the real system works, can't win? Cheat but don't get caught seems to be the norm these days. How very sad. I wonder, is this how Bernie Madoff started?
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SPØT Registered User User ID: 15222 08-16-2012 01:48 PM
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RE: Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
He shows initiative and emerging sign of a master strategist plotting to win using whatever means available to him.
A bit like the young James T Kirk in Star Trek.
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LoP Guest lop guest User ID: 65684 08-16-2012 01:55 PM
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RE: Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
SPØT v2.0 Wrote:He shows initiative and emerging sign of a master strategist plotting to win using whatever means available to him.
A bit like the young James T Kirk in Star Trek.
Nothing can be hidden, all will be revealed.
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mikelanders29 Registered User User ID: 115365 08-18-2012 12:45 PM
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RE: Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
I feel embarrassed that people cheat in scrabble it’s the easiest but interesting thing I got from online reading. My grammar got better, now I can spell those words which was not easy for me, in my field of work correct pronunciation is necessary.
scrabble help
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(This post was last modified: 08-18-2012 12:46 PM by mikelanders29.)
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LoP Guest lop guest User ID: 67725 08-18-2012 01:23 PM
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RE: Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
The cheater's hand in his pants digging in his butt was the tip off......and the tiles smelled poopie.....
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LoP Guest lop guest User ID: 62850 08-18-2012 02:39 PM
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RE: Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
Dino Wrote:Seriously bro, if you're going to cheat, why scrabble? Why not save the cheating for something important?? 
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of the top young Scrabble players in the country has been kicked out of the game's national championship tournament in Florida after he was caught hiding blank letter tiles, organizers said Tuesday.
John D. Williams, Jr., executive director of the National Scrabble Association, said that a male player was ejected from the 350-player event in Round 24 of the 28-round event.
The cheating was spotted by a player at a nearby table, who noticed the ejected player conceal a pair of blank tiles, which can be used as wild card letters. When confronted by the tournament director, he admitted to it, organizers said.
Williams, who has served as executive director for 25 years and co-authored a book on the popular Hasbro board game in 1993, said this was the first incident of cheating at a national tournament. However, he said it's been known to occur at smaller, regional events.
"It does happen no matter what. People will try to do this," he said. "It's the first time it's happened in a venue this big though. It's unfortunate. The Scrabble world is abuzz. The Internet is abuzz."
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/unplugged/g...50605.html
spork!
Take back all the dudes trophies! Oh wait...they don't give trophies to scrabble players...take back all that dude's 10 dollar gift certificates to the olive garden!
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