Dave Wiegand
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 1985, he has played nearly 4000 tournament games, winning more than two thirds of his games and has earned over $115,000 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]
Personal Life
Wiegand was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska to professors Roger and Sylvia Wiegand. He attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, where he graduated in 1995 with a B.A. in mathematics. He works as a mortgage underwriter and lives with his wife and two daughters in Portland.
References
- ↑ NASPA: National SCRABBLE Championship
- ↑ NSA: NSC history
- ↑ World Scrabble Championship 2005
- ↑ cross-tables.com: Leaders (ranked by prize money)
- ↑ http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/1/31.html
External links
- Dave Wiegand Scrabble tournament results at cross-tables.com
- NASPA: Dave Wiegand
- NSA Player Information: Dave Wiegand
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