Dave Wiegand

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Dave Wiegand in 2005

Dave Wiegand (born 1974) is an American Scrabble player who won the National Scrabble Championship in 2005 and 2009.^[1]

Wiegand placed second in the same event in 1994 and third in 2000.^[2] He also finished eighth (of 102 competitors) in the World Scrabble Championship in 2005.^[3] Since his career began in 1993, he has played almost 3,500 tournament games, winning 67%, and has earned over $109,000 in prize money, ranking fifth among all players.^[4]

In the 2009 NSC, Wiegand defeated defending champion and top seed Nigel Richards in the tournament's final two games to earn his second national title.^[5]

Wiegand lives with his wife and two daughters in Portland, Oregon, and works as a mortgage underwriter.

References

External links

Dave Wiegand Scrabble tournament results at cross-tables.com
NASPA: Dave Wiegand
NSA Player Information: Dave Wiegand

National Scrabble Championship winners

1978: David Prinz
1980: Joe Edley
1983: Joel Wapnick
1985: Ron Tiekert
1987: Rita Norr
1988: Robert Watson
1989: Peter Morris
1990: Robert Felt
1992: Joe Edley
1994: David Gibson
1996: Adam Logan
1998: Brian Cappelletto
2000: Joe Edley
2002: Joel Sherman
2004: Trey Wright
2005: Dave Wiegand
2006: Jim Kramer
2008: Nigel Richards
2009: Dave Wiegand
2010: Nigel Richards
2011: Nigel Richards
2012: Nigel Richards
2013: Nigel Richards

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Name	Wiegand, Dave
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Short description	American scrabble champion
Date of birth	1974
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