Dave Wiegand

Dave Wiegand in 2005

Dave Wiegand (born July 22, 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 more than two thirds of his games and has earned over $112,000 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

  1. ↑ NASPA: National SCRABBLE Championship
  2. ↑ NSA: NSC history
  3. ↑ World Scrabble Championship 2005
  4. ↑ cross-tables.com: Leaders (ranked by prize money)
  5. ↑ http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/1/31.html

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